CB I Hate Perfume has re-introduced the (anti) celebrity fragrance, Cumming, under the name 2nd (Alan) Cumming. If you missed the first Cumming, see the review and the commercial.
The fragrance, which is reportedly unchanged, is now in the CB I Hate Perfume house packaging, and all profits go to charity…
No big perfume news today (imagine that!) so for anyone desperate to waste time at work, here is the commercial for Alan Cumming's Cumming: The Fragrance ("a scent that is all about Sex, Scotch, Cigars and Scotland"). The fragrance itself is just great, and the commercial gets my vote for the funniest celebrity fragrance ad ever.
I use ‘darling’ a lot. My mother calls me darling. I call my friends darling. It’s almost so old-fashioned it has come around again. It’s sweet, personal, loving and affectionate. It’s a term you can use for anyone — it’s not just for your lover or your child, you can use it for everybody. And it’s a little showbiz.
— Kylie Minogue explains how she came up with the name for her new fragrance…
The 3A Gallery in San Francisco will be hosting a new exhibit by Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes called Constructing Perfume, "an interactive exhibit of perfumes and their relationship to space and color". The exhibit opens on December 1st and runs through the 23rd; 3A is located at 101 South Park. For details call 415-543-3347.
Columnist Vince Staten points out that there is nothing new about using body sprays like Axe and Tag to attract girls; that was also the main purpose behind fragrances like Canoe, English Leather, Hai Karate, and British Sterling (link to article no longer working, sorry!).
Fashion Wire Daily talks to Alan Cumming about his eponymous scent and then takes him shopping at Love Saves The Day in the East Village. (link to article no longer working, sorry!)
If you haven't seen it yet, do go watch the new commercial for CUMMING: The Fragrance.
Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes has recreated a perfume used by Egyptians 2000 years ago as part of their funerary rituals. Read all about it at SFGate (link no longer working, sorry!).
There is an article in Wallpaper on the new Andrée Putman design (link no longer working, sorry!) for the Guerlain flagship store in Paris.