Perfume coverage in the October issues of Allure, Details, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and W; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Olivia Wilde
Scent strips: Fan di Fendi
Editorial coverage:
Michael Kors: 10 Things Every Woman Should Have includes (duh) Michael Kors Gold (p. 108).
The Insider's Guide includes a short talk with Tomas Maier about the new Bottega Veneta fragrance (p. 116).
Fall's Top Notes by Frédéric Malle — he smells 41 new fragrances and tells you about his favorite 4: Elie Saab, Diane by Diane von Furstenberg, Cartier Baiser Volé and Chanel No. 19 Poudré. (p. 124)
The Best of Beauty feature gives a nod to the long time winners (Chanel No. 5, p. 196) and this year's crop of awards (the page for Scent is 242, winners include Balenciaga Paris L'Essence and Pure DKNY Drop of Verbena).
Bottled Seduction tells you "how to fall in love with fragrance all over again" (4 1/2 pages starting at p. 260). It includes quotes from bloggers Carrie Meredith of Eyeliner on a Cat, Victoria Jent of EauMG, Ann Gugliotti of Blogdorf Goodman, plus a whole bunch of perfumers & other perfume industry folk).
Details:
Cover: Armie Hammer
Scent strips: Bleu de Chanel, Gucci Guilty Intense
Editorial coverage: p. 100, How Seaweed Can Save Your Skin: Whether you want to shave, moisturize or fight the signs of aging, you’ll find that the latest innovations come from the ocean.
ELLE
Cover: Victoria’s Secret models
Scent strips: Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Burberry Body, Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh, Beyonce Pulse, Fan di Fendi
Editorial coverage: p. 290, Black Magic: With the fashion world atwitter about a certain job opening, Riccardo Tisci is keeping busy at the house of Givenchy, mixing up a scent as intoxicating as his muse Mariacarla Boscono, by Maggie Bullock.
GQ
Cover: Leo diCaprio
Scent strips: YSL L’Homme, Guess Seductive Homme, Paco Rabanne 1 Million
Editorial coverage: p. 78, M: Trending: our favorite smell-goods finally get a flagship (Aesop arrives in NYC).
Harper’s Bazaar
Cover: Lady Gaga
Scent strips: None
Editorial coverage: None
Brief Mention: p. 205 onwards: Secrets of the World’s Most Stylish Women by Derek Blasberg (five women reveal their favorite scents, among other things).
p. 238, Scents We Love (for day, night, weekend wear).
W
Cover: Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried
Scent strips: Dolce & Gabbana the one
Editorial coverage: p. 116, Scents of Design: five iconic labels have created fragrances to complement their bags, baubles and shoes, by Jane Larkworthy.
Note: As always, thanks to Kevin, who covered everything but Allure.
Ok, so here’s the Shape coverage for the month! (I know you’ve been dying to know!)
Actually, a good month for perfume in Shape. Their fashion spread this month was fashion paired with perfume, called “Scents of Style.” Recommendations and pairings include Michael Kors Gold (getting around!), Chanel Jersey, Burburry Body, and other recent releases. The blurbs are pretty much the same as the press releases we see here, but I was surprised to see so much coverage, even if it’s lacking depth.
Thanks Marjorie Rose!