Caron have launched a new advertising campaign for their classic men's fragrance, Caron Pour Un Homme. The new ad features French rugby star, Sebastien Chabal, who is nicknamed l'Homme des Cavernes (The Cave Man) by fans. [more...]
Last month Zirh created its Annual ESPY Suite for athletes and celebrities. The suite was hosted at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, where Zirh provided a variety of services including mini-facials and massages. (picture story) [more...]
Zephyr is a big dog. I met him a month ago and a few thousand miles away, but as I shut my eyes, it is as if he's lying on the carpet in front of me. He's rolling on his back, encouraging me to rub his pinkly dogsome tummy, and he smells very strongly and wetly canine. His master, Christopher Brosius, would understand this hallucinatory kind of scent memory - in this case sparked by some smears of doggy smell that rubbed off my hands onto my notebook and seem to have been fixed by something on the scent test strips I have tucked into the cover. Brosius' perfumery is all about lucid and occasionally startling scent memories and illusions. The vials in his shop are magic portals which allow you to revisit your grandmother's tomato greenhouse, experience a worm's-eye view of a luminous flower or stamp your way through a hot, mulchy forest; all standing in a bare room with your eyes tightly shut and your nose twitching with surprise. [more...]
I like the smell of perfume. A simple timeless pleasure of things that smell good. However, like many things, once I start to think about a little, the simplicity has a tendency to evaporate at the speed of citrus top notes.
The complexity starts with a problem of over indulgence; I am fortunate enough to possess many bottles. The catch is that with the rich diversity in my cupboard comes a very modern dilemma: options are too many, criteria too few (or to put it another way: which shall I wear today and why?)
Michelyn Camen gives us the latest on what is new in niche. This time we sniff the much awaited fragrances from Creed and Frederic Malle: Love in Black and Dans tes Bras respectively. Also Gaiac by Micallef, Ferragamo's Tuscan Soul, Parfums d'Imperfiction, Musc Botanique by Strange Invisible Perfumes, Geisha Blanche EDP and Saffron James Parfums. [more...]