Insanely addictive.
Even if you don't think you know Thierry Mugler's famous fragrance, Angel, you would probably recognize it. Launched in 1992, the scent is a perennial best-seller in both France and the United States. It's a honey-vanilla-chocolate confection — after all, it did launch the gourmand genre — and it's definitely a classic. But every classic needs an update now and then, and Angel's no exception. Read more
In October, Thierry Mugler (the house responsible for Angel) is releasing new, "flavored" versions of its most popular scents in a series called Taste of Fragrance ($90 each). Mugler's four anchor scents are each getting a unique “taste enhancer” that turns them all into gourmand scents plus slightly modified atomizers. If you're a chocoholic who loves Angel (already a gourmand perfume) for Read more
A few months ago, Eva Mendes was announced as the new face for Thierry Mugler Angel. And now, we're getting a first look at her new ads for the oriental gourmand fragrance. In the one above, Eva wears sexy waves and a Disney princess-like gown, all while cupping a glowing version of the bottle in her hands. Intergalactic! To see the second ad, just keep reading Read more
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Perfumer Ineke Rühland's latest collection, Floral Curiosities ($68 each), is a four-fragrance meditation on unique botanical essences, from the hypnotic perfume of datura to the sleepy beauty of poet's jasmine. It's a fascinating but highly wearable series from one of Anthropologie's rising stars, so to find out which Curiosity is likely to leave you satisfied, just keep reading. Read more
There's no denying her sultriness (even one of her hypersexy Calvin Klein Secret Obsession ads was banned from TV), and now, Eva Mendes has a new fragrance deal. She's just been named the face of Angel by Thierry Mugler. Eva, who succeeds Naomi Watts, was chosen because of what Mugler calls her "independence, determination, and humor." While Naomi's ads focused more on the ethereal, I'm sure Read more
Much as it stinks to say it, sometimes hair can smell not-so-fresh. "The more oily your hair, the more prone it is to picking up environmental pollutants, such as smoke, cooking odors, and other strong scents, that will make it smell," Glenn Lyons of the Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic explained to the Daily Mail. And while the cause of smelly hair can be attributed to many factors — from Read more
Fragrance notes are a complex and surprising thing. If a fragrance isn't very linear, the accord you get can be totally different than the sum total of its parts, and perfumers are often given to lavish, overstated descriptions of their ingredients. (How does Indonesian vanilla smell different from Tahitian vanilla if they're the same plant species, exactly?) I've gathered up five super-popular Read more
Ding! Every time a bell rings, an angel gets her lipstick, er. wings. And Read more
Looking for a lighter scent that's good for warm weather? Curious about what the fragrance world has in store for you this season? Then you've come to the right place. We Bellas sat down and sniffed a whole bunch of new fragrance releases designed to keep you cool and smelling great this Summer. We're describing how these perfumes actually smell, not just listing off notes, so if you want to know Read more
