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Acqua di Parma Arancia La Spugnatura ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 12 April 2023 6 Comments

Italian niche line Acqua di Parma has launched Blu Mediterraneo Arancia La Spugnatura, a limited edition variation on 1999’s Arancia di Capri. Arancia La Spugnatura follows 2021’s Bergamotto di Calabria La Spugnatura…

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Kurkdjian is brimming with excitement

Posted by Robin on 9 October 2021 2 Comments

For his part, Kurkdjian is brimming with excitement over his new post at Dior. “It’s a brand that even at 52 makes me dream,” he said during an interview during which he extolled Demachy for his extraordinary career.

Kurkdjian has had links with Dior spanning his entire life. The Armenian church his parents attended and grandparents married in is on a street parallel to Avenue Montaigne, the site of Dior’s flagship in Paris.

“Even in my mother’s womb, I passed in front of the Dior windows,” said the perfumer, who also has an in-depth knowledge of Avenue Montaigne, recalling the time when it was lined with couture boutiques for the likes of Celine, Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro and Guy Laroche.

— Francis Kurkdjian will succeed François Demachy as  perfume creation director at Dior later this month. He will also continue to maintain Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Read more in EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names Francis Kurkdjian Perfume Creation Director at WWD via Yahoo! Life.

Nose

Posted by Robin on 12 February 2021 2 Comments

Nose, a new documentary, will “open” on demand (Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and Google Play) on 22 February…

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We are the land

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2019 3 Comments

Johnny Depp, back again to do his thing, for the new Parfum version of Dior Sauvage. You can read more about the campaign here. Below the jump, Depp talks about the campaign, then below that, perfumer François Demachy talks about the fragrance.

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Dior Joy ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2018 47 Comments

Dior has launched Joy, a new fragrance for women. Joy is fronted by actress Jennifer Lawrence, who starred in a 2015 movie of the same name…

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