Givenchy has launched Very Irresistible Givenchy Summer For Women (see bottle at right), a limited edition fragrance featuring centifolia rose, peony rose, fantasia rose, passion rose, emotion rose, verbena leaf and star anise; and Very Irresistible Givenchy Summer For Men, with grapefruit peel, mint leaf, sesame seed, mocha, hazelnut wood and Virginia cedar.
Both fragrances are available now at sephora…
In a case that may have far-reaching implications for the perfume industry, L'Oreal has won a lawsuit against a company that copied the "olfactory architecture" of its fragrances:
A scent is a work of art just like a painting or a symphony, a French court has ruled in a case seen as a major victory in the battle against copycat fragrances.
After decades of failed attempts to copyright a particular perfume, cosmetics giant L'Oreal finally persuaded the court that its perfumes were entitled to the French droits d'auteur (authorial rights) that protect their creators from imitation for 70 years.
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