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Amusing celebrity perfume names 'trending' on Twitter
by Grant Osborne, 11 November 2009
People on Twitter have been making up amusing names for fictional perfumes by celebrities, and it is currently the number one trend on the popular social networking site.
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Boadicea the Victorious backs Bill Clinton Foundation
by Danielle Cooper, 01 November 2009
Michael Boadi, the man behind British Brand Boadicea the Victorious supported Bill Clinton's Foundation at a charity event on Friday night. The Millennium Network Charity Gala was held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Friday Oct 30th to raise awareness of the issues that the Millennium Network seeks to confront....
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Dior celebrate tenth anniversary of J'Adore with touring retrospective exhibition
30 July 2009
the 10th anniversary of J’Adore and to celebrate this, Christian Dior is launching its first official retrospective exhibition, titled Christian Dior: Couturier Parfumer at Iguatemi, Sao Paulo on Friday, July 31st....
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Hanae Mori joins fight against breast cancer this fall
by Grant Osborne, 30 June 2009
BN Exclusive: Hanae Mori Parfums joins the fight against breast cancer with a number of new initiatives this fall. ...
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Clive Christian creates the Sound of Perfume
by Grant Osborne, 29 January 2009
Clive Christian has teamed up with the Royal College of Music to explore what they describe as the 'evocative and invisible art of perfume and music. The project, which started in October, asked 50 student composers at the RCM to create a piece of music to represent one of the Clive Christian fragrances....
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Nina Ricci attempts to forbid Twilight's fruit
by Danielle Cooper, 19 January 2009
Farina Gegenuber and Creed make Family Business Magazine's list of world's oldest family companies
by Grant Osborne, 03 October 2008
Family Business Magazine have announced their list of one hundred of the world's oldest family businesses. Two fragrance companies make the list: Farina Gegenuber, founded in 1709, and Creed, founded in 1760....
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Winners unveiled in 4711 creative competition
by Grant Osborne, 11 August 2008
4711 have announced the winners of their creative competition, where entrants were invited to create their interpretation of 4711 Original Eau de Cologne. The artists could use any media to create their work.
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Burr to host scented dinners in Paris, Rome and Florence
by Grant Osborne, 17 April 2008
Chandler Burr, NYT scent critic and author of The Perfect Scent will be hosting a series of 'scent dinners' in Paris, Rome and Florence, as part of a travelers' lecture series....
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Fragrance Foundation to allow public to vote for Fifi Awards via social media sites
by Grant Osborne, 08 April 2008
The Fragrance Foundation opens FiFi Award voting to the public for the first time this year. Consumers will have the chance to vote for the fragrance of the year via social media sites, MySpace, Facebook and iqons. Bloggers can also add a voting widget to their blogs....
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Perfume poetry project
by Grant Osborne, 28 March 2008
14 perfumers have contributed to a project organised by Heather Ettlinger, in which they have been asked to imagine a perfume based on the poem, In a Station on the Metro by Ezra Pound....
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Lancome creates 'eco-chic' shirt
by Grant Osborne, 30 August 2007
Lancome and the design duo Rag & Bone have teamed up to create a light-weight, limited-edition Carbon Free t-shirt. The shirt is made in North Carolina of 100 percent organic cotton and comes in two colors: Cloud and Carbon...
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