Tauer Perfumes will launch Cologne du Maghreb, a new all natural fragrance, at the end of this month. Cologne du Maghreb was featured in Tauer’s 2010 advent calendar give-away, and will be exclusive to Indiescents…
Gorilla Perfume at Lush Cocktail ~ fragrance review
A few years ago, I managed to sample some of the beauty and fragrance products sold only in England by B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful, a sister company of Lush. (You always want what you can’t have.) Then B Never closed its doors in late 2009, and I was sad that I’d never be able to sample its wares again. Recently, thank goodness, several former B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful fragrances were re-released under the auspices of Lush’s Gorilla Perfumes. I enjoyed revisiting B Scent last year, and now I’m happy that even more scents from the original line have reappeared and are available to international online shoppers. Cocktail is one fragrance that I enjoyed in those B Never days and then missed when my sample was finished. Coming back to it, I’m finding it unchanged and just as oddly appealing as it was to me when I first wore it.
Cocktail is billed as an homage to classic French perfumery…
Woodley & Bunny ~ shopping for perfume in New York City
You might not normally think of going to a neighborhood hair salon to shop for fragrance, but Williamsburg, Brooklyn is not a typical neighborhood, and Woodley & Bunny is not a typical haircut joint. This trend-focused “Salon & Apothecary,” which opened in 2005, specializes not only in edgy hairstyles but also in cult-favorite beauty products of all kinds, including a selection of non-mainstream fragrances.
Woodley & Bunny is located three blocks from the subway (the Bedford Avenue stop of the L train) and just a few steps down from street level. Its retail area is located immediately inside the entrance of the salon. This space seems to be undergoing perpetual renovations, but it’s still easily browsable. In its fragrance offerings, there’s an emphasis on independent perfumers, including several New York-based lines and hard-to-find imports. (Woodley & Bunny is the only New York venue that carries Tauer Parfums, for example.) The various perfume lines are displayed on tables and open shelving…
Lazy weekend poll ~ comfort scents
Quick & easy: your favorite comfort scent for winter?
Note: image is Wooden Eye [cropped] by delphaber at flickr; some rights reserved.
Fifi Awards Arabia ~ the 2011 winners
The Fragrance Foundation Arabia has announced the winners of the 2011 Fifi Awards Arabia. The Middle East chapter of the Fragrance Foundation was established in 2008, and this is the second year they have held an awards ceremony; last year the awards were called Fifi Awards Dubai. The winners are:
Arabian Prestige Male ~ By Kilian Incense Oud
Arabian Prestige Female ~ Arabian Oud Arabian Legend…