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Hugo Boss Celebrates 20 with New Men's Scent

Hugo is turning 20 and what better way to celebrate the soul and brand identity by creating a new fragrance?  Hugo Red, the newest fragrance is set to launch in January, the 20th anniversary of the Hugo fragrance brand at Proctor & Gamble Prestige.  

Hugo Red is said to aim to 'bypass the "top note, heart note, base note"' structure and rather, starts with a punch of grapefruit and rhubarb, transitioning to contrasting cedarwood and hot amber notes".  
“What is innovative about this is that it is a two-phase fragrance, and you have this almost extreme freshness followed by the beautiful warmth,” said Will Andrews of P&G’s Fragrance Creation Team. 

Jared Leto is the face of Hugo Red, the daring new fragrance for men, where red means GO! 
 Photo Courtesy: Hugo, Hugo Boss RED

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One Direction Announces Scent Set

The English-Irish boy band One Direction is hopping on the band wagon and joining the teen crazed fragrance market.  Watch out Justin Bieber...this boy band is introducing an entire scent set next fall with Olivann Beauty, a spin-off of Fusion Brands Inc.'s Luxury Fragrance Division.  The concept has been in the works for about six months, but it has just recently been announced that the fragrance will launch globally in fall 2013.  

One Direction

Photo By Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images
More details, such as the name, will be released early next year. Until then...we can sing a long to their upbeat pop songs like "Live While We're Young" and "What Makes You Beautiful".  

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Artist to Sell Sweat as Perfume to Tourists

So this may be the most disgusting perfume news ever, but Daniel Peltz, a conceptual artist from Sweden, is planning to collect sweat of Swedish glass-blowers as they work and sell it as perfume to tourists! 
The glass-blower´s sweat and work is something that tourists appreciate when they come here and look. So for me there isn´t such a huge difference in selling the glass-blower´s sweat and the finished glass," the American explained. 

And what do the glass-blowers think about this 'project' of Peltz?  

They are happy to provide their sweat for the project.  Interesting. 

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New Fall Scent: Ulrich Lang's Lightscape

Ulrich Lang New York has released their fourth (and most versatile fragrance, Lightscape).  Lightscape explores the bold freshness of galbanum and Sicilian lemon against the delicate refinement of violet leaves.  The middle note in Lightscape showcases the violet flower blended with subtle florals, sculptural woods and rich ambergis to create a contemporary scent.  Dry notes include musk, woods and creamy tonka bean, addying a layer of comforting warmth, making the scent subtle and sensous. 
 

  • TOP: Galbanum, Lemon, Violet Leaves
  • MID: Iris, Rose, Violet Flower, Cyclamen, Cedarwood
  • DRY: Ambergris, Tonka Bean, Cashmere Wood, Musk, Ambrette Seeds
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Sixty’s Icon Launches Scent

Twiggy, the sixty's British fashion icon, has recently released a fragrance available through HSN.  The fragrance opens with a burst of golden fruits into an opulent floral heart of gardenias, orange flower and precious jasmine absolute.  The drydown is a luxurious blend of warm, earthy patchouli, rich amber and smoky musk. 

The pink bottle is topped with a chunky gold closure which also features a pearl like necklace and charms (like a heart and a black cat).  

Fashionable fragrance, or no? 

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Marni Launches First Women's Fragrance Line

Italian fashion house Marni will be launching it's first women's fragrance line in February 2013.


Photo: The Marni collection Courtesy: Marni


“The perfume reflects Marni’s fashion, certainly,” said Consuelo Castiglioni, Marni’s creative director to WWD. “Because it’s a perfume that’s quite individual, that doesn’t evoke anything in particular. It’s for a woman who dresses for herself, who doesn’t follow trends but is sophisticated and also maybe a little eccentric.”  

The line will consist of body lotion, shower gel, body cream and a deo-fragrance. The scent is a floral and fruity one, blending spicy and woody notes with a dark, intense rose oil to 'inject voluptuousness'.  “It’s very modern and bold,” said Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, global brand president of Aramis and Designer Fragrances, who has partnered with Marni in licensing and creating the innovative fragrance. 

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Dennis Basso to Launch Fragrance for QVC

November 5th, Dennis Basso will launch his first ever fragrance exclusively on TV on the QVC channel and expand into Harrods and internationally in March.  

The scent is intended to complement both Basso’s upscale collection, as well as the affordable faux furs, ready-to-wear and accessories he sells on QVC. Basso’s association with QVC spans two decades.


Photo Courtesy: Dennis Basso

“I love the idea of being able to dress women and give them part of my world,” Basso told WWD. “I truly wanted this to be a signature fragrance, but this is just the beginning. I would love to do more scents in the future, and create complementary products like sachets. I’ve waited so long to do this — I didn’t want to make something just for the sake of doing one, so I was extremely involved in putting it together.”

The scent can be worn day or night; top notes include Italian bergamot, lemon, and crisp green; a heart of orange blossom, jasmine sambac and French tuberose, and a drydown of cedarwood, cashmere woods and white musk.

In keeping the taste for luxe finishes, the fragrance bottle's outside edge will be banded with faux fur.  “I wanted it to look luxurious and modern, with some weight to it,” he added. It is topped with a faceted crystal with an engraved silver-tone plaque.

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$500,000 Fragrance...What Does It Smell Like?

Your eyes are not playing games with you, yes, there is a $500,000 fragrance, and it has been launched by Victoria's Secret.  It was designed to be gawked at in its "Christmas Dreams and Fantasies" catalog, not mass produced. 

Photo: Victoria's Secret

The dreamy bottle is filled with VS Beauty's Bombshell eau de parfum, adorned with white, pink and yellow diamons, sapphires, and rubies.  If that doesn't sound luxurious enough, the bottle also features a 10 carat white diamond, and a one of a kind hand carved tourmaline butterfly. WOW! The bottle was designed by London Jewelers and is actually part of a gift set that includes the retailers $2.5 million Fantasy bra and belt, naturally, they do go hand in hand! 

So what does it smell like? Exactly like VS Bombshell eau de parfum, a fresh scent with top notes of tangelo, pineapple, strawberry, and purple passion fruit.  Middle notes include jasmine, red berries, muguet, Shangri-la peony, vanilla orchid, and the n base notes include musk, blonde woods, and oakmoss! 
Stay tuned, as all of these goodies will flaunted on the runway during Victoria's Secret runway show on December 4th!  

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YLANG IN GOLD Reinvents Ylang-Ylang

Parfums M.Micallef, renowned for their deluxe fragrances presented in marvelous hand-decorated bottles, is launching its new perfume YLANG IN GOLD in the U.S.A.
On the skin, Ylang in Gold leaves a light and delicate pearly golden dust made of golden powder, especially created and elaborated according to current standards for cosmetics. 

Head notes include tangerine orange, geranium, and artemisia.  Heart notes are ylang-ylang, rose, sandalwood, lily of the valley, magnolia. Lastly, base notes include coconut, vanilla, and musk. 

The M.Micallef Company gives priority to qualitative and natural ingredients in its fragrances and magnifies each bottle in its art studio. The bottle of YLANG IN GOLD is delicately hand decorated with Swarovski crystals specially designed for M.Micallef. 

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Roberto Cavalli Sets Launch for Second Fragrance

Clap it up for Cavalli's second fragrance with COTY, set to launch this spring with Coty.  Just Cavalli is all about being sexy, cool, trendy and edgy.  Just Cavalli is intended to appeal to women from 20 to 35 years old, with 20 to 25 years being the sweet spot.

During an exclusive interview in his Manhattan showroom (Cavalli calls the city “a laboratory where you build ideas”), he compared fragrance to “a beautiful woman. In the beginning, you judge a woman for her beauty. After, a woman has to be special.”

Photo: JustCavalli
“Fragrance is important to me because it completes my fashion,” said Cavalli — who is a true believer to the point of having salespeople spritz his eponymous first fragrance with Coty liberally throughout his stores each day. “The fragrance is part of my fashion. Every woman should have my dress, and every woman needs a Cavalli perfume.”

What do you think of the pink glass and gold toned metal bottle with pink python skin wrapped around the collar of the bottle? 

Georgia May Jagger who fronts the fragrance says, It’s a seduction from beginning to end,” said Jagger of the campaign, which was shot in Manhattan. “It’s a chase.”

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