Krystle (Linda Evans) and Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) of the 1980s television classic Dynasty, sharing their bespoke fragrances with the 99%.
Twilight Beauty Immortal Twilight ~ new perfume
Twilight Beauty has launched Immortal Twilight, a new fragrance for women being released in conjunction with the upcoming Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn movie…
America’s Next Top Model Dream Come True ~ new perfume
The CW Network reality television series America’s Next Top Model will launch Dream Come True, a new fragrance for women, in January at Target…
Vomit that smells like chocolate
And there you have it: Vomit that smells like chocolate, candy that smells faintly like blueberry muffins, and bacon that doesn't smell like anything at all.
— Chandler Burr reviews the scratch 'n sniff cards for Spy Kids 4 in Poop or Chocolate? An Olfactory Review of Spy Kids 4’s Aroma-scope at Vulture.
Perfume in the Movies
Recently I saw The Silence of the Lambs again. When I first saw the film, just after it came out, my fragrance wardrobe consisted of Chanel Coco and Victoria’s Secret Tranquil Breezes bubble bath. This time, more attuned to perfume references, I chilled as Hannibal Lector met Clarice Starling for the first time. Lector stood straight-backed, arms at his side, and stared at Clarice on the other side of the bars. His nostrils flared and he half-shut his eyes. “You wear L’Air du Temps,” he said. “But not today.” Brilliant.
When I watch movies these days, my eyes are often fixed on the background as I look for perfume. In Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner, two 16-ounce, houndstooth Christian Dior bottles sit on a shelf in the bathroom. I think one of them is Miss Dior. In Auntie Mame, the Rosalind Russell version, Mame gives her housekeeper a giant clock-shaped bottle of something Guerlain I suspect is Shalimar. Another mammoth bottle of Guerlain, this one looking to hold nearly a gallon of Mitsouko Eau de Cologne, adorns the background of an Italian movie. I can’t remember the plot at all, only the Mitsouko…