The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine

North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter{Scented Thoughts}{Perfume List}{Shoppin

American perfumery is as varied as its landscape. One of its most notable traits is the fact that in spite of the presence of giant corporations like Coty or Estée Lauder, there exists a strong...

North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter{Scented Thoughts}{Shopping Tips}

American perfumery is as varied as its landscape. One of its most notable traits is the fact that in spite of the presence of giant corporations like Coty or Estée Lauder, there exists a strong...

Barbara Orbison Pretty Woman (2009){New Perfume}

Barbara Orbison, the widow of singer and composer Roy Orbison, has launched a fragrance inspired by the song Pretty Woman composed by her husband. Elvis Presley said about the musician that "Roy...

Two Versions of the Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci Commercial + The Behind-the-Scenes{Perfume Images &a

There is apparently a cute, girly and mischievous version of the TV commercial for Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci featuring model Jessica Stam. It plays either in English or French. Here is the French...

Design Thierry Bogaert Voile de Beton (2009){New Perfume}

If you love architecture and deplore our loss of connectedness to our sense of touch not just to smell, you will have to check out this new perfume whose core concept was created by architect Thierry...

Scented German Calendars{Fragrant Shopping}

Apparently, the Germans love their calendars to be more than visually appealing, they also appreciate a little scratch-and-sniff action. You can find a series of such scented calendars called...

Lubin Parfumeur Has a New Website{Fragrance News}

Lubin, perfumer since 1798, have completely relooked their website. Entering it now is like walking through different rooms, galleries, atmospheres also created by different musics and animations....

Nature et Decouvertes Nectar de Sajara, Bulle de Yuzu, Seve de Wenge (2009){New Perfumes}

Nature et Découvertes (Nature and Discoveries), the chain of stores specializing in natural lifestyle founded in 1990 by François and Françoise Lemarchand is in the process of developing their beauty...

Scented Quote of the Day, from Celine Lheritier: Why Functional Perfumery is Cool

Ten years after having graduated from the school of perfumery ISIPCA, young perfumer Céline Lhéritier now at Colgate remembers how she fell in love with her chosen specialty:"A l'époque la parfumerie...

New AminoGenesis Instant Wrinkle Filler & nuNAAT Hair Mask{Contests & Giveaways}

Double Reader Giveaway today!You will be automatically entered to win a set of AminoGenesis Gone in 60 Seconds and NuNaat Karité Special Hair Mask when you answer the question in the comments: what...