• About
  • Login to comment
    • Facebook
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Perfumers
  • Perfume Houses
  • Shop for perfume
  • Resources
Browsing by tag: celine barel

Zoologist Squid ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2019 9 Comments

Indie Canadian line Zoologist has launched Squid, a new unisex aromatic fragrance…

Read the rest of this article »

Shawn Mendes Signature ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 5 August 2017 Leave a Comment

Shawn Mendes Signature

Singer songwriter Shawn Mendes has launched Shawn Mendes Signature, a new unisex fragrance.

Read the rest of this article »

Norell Elixir ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 6 July 2016 2 Comments

Norell Elixir

Norell Parfums will launch Norell Elixir, a new fragrance for women, this fall…

Read the rest of this article »

Norell New York ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 28 September 2015 20 Comments

Riley Keough for Norell New York

The press release accompanying my lab sample of Norell New York says that “the heritage of the campaign” is “Fusing Then and Now.” To a lover of vintage fragrances, these are dangerous words. I wonder, what’s wrong with leaving the “then” alone — why not simply offer the classic Norell made with good materials and balanced by a skilled nose? By “now,” do they mean “market-driven” (aka “pandering”)? Deepening my skepticism, the press release says “Norell New York makes you feel like ‘Each Time is the First Time’.” I groan in dread.

I’m happy to report that Norell New York does not pander to fragrance trends, and although I wouldn’t call it a dupe, it respects the original’s bones and character. Whether it’s for you is a different question…

Read the rest of this article »

A custom scent

Posted by Robin on 19 August 2015 Leave a Comment

It turned out to be a custom scent. Mr. Guerrivil began with a base of Jean Naté After Bath Splash, then mixed in various scented oils bought on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. He pulled several vials out of a bag and started naming them: amber, bergamot …

— Reporter Kate Taylor, sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier and perfumer Céline Barel find out what summer smells like in New York City, and encounter everything from cabbage to the custom fragrance Jean Guerrivil uses to scent his cab. Read more at The Smells of Summer at The New York Times. Hat tip to Tara!

Older articles »

Advertisement


Luckyscent

Search

Browse by…

Topic

Perfume talk New fragrances
Shopping Books :: News
Body products Home fragrance
Polls Another subject

Date

December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
Prior months

Author

Robin Jessica
Angela Kevin
Erin Guest Author

Tag

Celebrity perfumes
Cheap thrills
Collector bottles
Perfumista tip series
Video
The complete tag index

From NST at Twitter

  • "How French perfumer Frédéric Malle conquered the sophisticated world of fragrance" (options) https://t.co/EfHtUkBWob, 18 hours ago
  • Headline of the day: "Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina-scented candle almost burns down home of woman who won it in a quiz" https://t.co/F6bvZtoSXl,

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

List of upcoming Friday projects

TBA April ~ freebiemeet

Back to Top

Home
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy

Shop for Perfume Online
Perfume Shopping in New York
Perfume Shopping in London
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Links
Perfume Books
Fragrance Awards

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2021 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.