Oct 01, 2008 -
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.
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Mar 26, 2008 -
So, it's official: I am smitten with Chandler Burr's latest book, The Perfect Scent. Read it; you won't regret it. Burr, the perfume critic of The New York Times, was gracious enough to talk with me about perfume last week.
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Aug 15, 2008 -
This October, Thierry Mugler is releasing a new version of his 1992 perfume, Angel; the new scent is called Angel Les Parfums Corps. According to WWD, the nine items (exfoliating cream, hair mist, deodorant) will be as strongly scented as the perfume thanks to a new technology called the IDS-Intense Diffusion System technique. Sounds fancy.
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Aug 21, 2008 -
OK, no matter what you think about Gwen Stefani's tendency to fetishize anything and everything Asian, you've gotta admit: Her new perfume bottles are pret-ty darn 可愛い — that's kawaii, which is Japanese for "cute." The quintet comprises the Harajuku Lovers fragrance collection — more details here — and the scents are aimed toward a younger crowd than her first scent, L.
But how do these scents smell?
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Jul 29, 2008 -
Pop star, clothes designer, mother and all round superstar – Gwen Stefani is not one to rest on her laurels. She's launching a new fragrance, Harajuku Lovers, named after Tokyo's famous, street-style fashionista district.
Following the success of her first perfume – L.A.M.B – Harajuku Lovers will be out in September.
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Oct 13, 2008 -
Victoria Beckham looked every inch the glamour puss in her monochrome ensemble and signature Louboutins as she boarded a flight from Los Angeles to London yesterday. She's on the cover of British Glamour this month, promoting her new fragrance and talking about family, fashion and food. Here are the highlights:
- On her signature style: "I wouldn't want to stop experimenting, but at the same time I do have certain signature things.
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Sep 25, 2008 -
- Are you vain on social websites? Jezebel comments on the results of a recent study: the more Facebook friends you have, the more narcissistic you might be.
- Makeup and Beauty Blog wonders if you'd take life advice from Gwyneth Paltrow.
- The Beauty Brains figures out how much perfume would cost if it were gasoline. Angel by Thierry Mugler for $11,530, anyone?
- Now Smell This wants to know what "cashmere sweater fragrances" are your favorite.
- Got a straw?
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