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Heatwave Favorites: Olfactive Studio Panorama & Fiele Fragrances Myrrha ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 12 August 2015 24 Comments

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong and I have similar reactions to soaring temperatures: stunned looks and handkerchiefs. In the Pacific Northwest this year, we’ve been experiencing the long hot summer. To reference another movie title, most days I think: “Hurry Sundown!” During the almost-constant heatwaves since June, I’ve discovered I love to wear strong fragrances in the heat: woody/resinous, smoky compositions (is that a forest fire?…or my perfume?) Wearing warm assertive perfumes in summer is like drinking hot tea on a sunny, 90-degree balcony; I imagined misery but, instead, enjoy wallowing in the heat, merging with it instead of fighting it (till a moment comes when I run into the air-conditioned house).

Two fragrances I’ve enjoyed wearing in hot weather are Olfactive Studio Panorama and Fiele Fragrances Myrrha; both accent the heat in a good way…

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Diana Vreeland Smashingly Brilliant ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 4 February 2015 8 Comments

Diana Vreeland Smashingly Brilliant

The Diana Vreeland line has launched their sixth fragrance, Smashingly Brilliant. The brand debuted last year with five fragrances (Simply Divine, Perfectly Marvelous, Outrageously Vibrant, Absolutely Vital and Extravagance Russe)…

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J Del Pozo Halloween Man Rock On ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 9 June 2014 4 Comments

J Del Pozo Halloween Man Rock On

Spanish fashion house J Del Pozo has launched Halloween Man Rock On, a new modern fougère fragrance. Halloween Man Rock On is a flanker to 2012’s Halloween Man…

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Elizabeth Arden Untold ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 26 August 2013 88 Comments

Elizabeth Arden Untold, advert

According to Woman’s Wear Daily, Elizabeth Arden released its new fragrance, Untold, to attract a younger audience to the fusty brand. To many, Elizabeth Arden is known as the prized cosmetics line of American matrons and for its tubes of eight-hour cream. Elizabeth Arden wants to change that. WWD quoted E. Scott Beattie, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of Elizabeth Arden as saying, “This [Untold] is a modern interpretation of a woman, which will bring younger consumers to the franchise. We believe this will be a gateway for those consumers to show the brand is relevant to them. And we believe the concept — which is downtown New York cool — is universal enough that it will play well globally.”1

The article also notes that fragrance comprises half of the brand’s business, and Elizabeth Arden hasn’t had a major fragrance launch since Red Door in 1989. They must be expecting a lot of Untold.

And how does the fragrance hold up? Is it the young, New York cool fragrance they’re counting on? For my take on it, let me refer you to the episode of Sex in the City where Carrie insisted to her boyfriend, Berger, that she could identify a real Manhattanite by looks alone…

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I saw the future

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2013 6 Comments

Model Olga Kaboulova for Elizabeth Arden Untold. Below the jump, perfumer Clément Gavarry talks about the Untold woman.

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