The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine

Marilyn Miglin Fo-Ti-Tieng{Perfume Review}

I have been eager to try the perfume named Fo-Ti-Tieng by Marilyn Miglin for the longest of times (in the very fast internet age) but was able to procure it only recently. Life. The buzz it has...

Scented Quote of the Day, from a 13th Century French Poem:

Le livre des propriétés des choses de Barthélémy l'Anglais, XVème siècleThe orchard was as beautiful as one could wish for:In it all sorts of plants were growingthat I would be most incapable of...

Preview of the New Creed Boutique in Manhattan{Perfume Movies & Adverts}

Here is a sneak peek at the new Creed boutique to open in New York City in December 2009. The store is located at 794 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Via press release...

Etat Libre d'Orange will Release Tilda Swinton & Josephine Baker Perfumes{Fragrance News}

We have the scoop on exciting celebrity fragrance news from French label Etat Libre d'Orange. As we indicated early on in the process, indie perfume brands have become increasingly interested in the...

The Body Shop Love Etc. (2009): Milky Fruity-Floral with a Mint Twist{Perfume Review}

What the US website of The Body Shop says,"If you love being enveloped in a captivating fragrance which inspires you, you will love this fragrance with its sensuous union of iconic feminine jasmine,...

Improve Health & Winter Skin with Houseplants Selected by NASA (Beauty & Health Tip of the

Image © CdwheatlyThank god for NASA the beauty literate can exclaim. Imagine the utterly frivolous, at first glance, thinking that one unforeseen upside of space exploration is the diverting of...

Fruit Ripening Rack or Winter Tree by Godefroy de Virieu{Shopping Tip}

Do you enjoy the compote-y scent of fruits left to slowly ripe, somewhere, in the kitchen? For those aware of scents, any new, delectable source of olfactory pleasure is to be noted down and...

Women Quote of the Day, from François de Malherbe: Like a Comment on Le Parfum de Thérèse

Femme portant un fruit by Paul Gauguin, 1892 (Woman carrying a Fruit)"There are only two beautiful things in the world, women and roses, and only two choice morsels: women and melons.""Il n'a a que...

Women Quote of the Day, from François de Malherbe:

Femme portant un fruit by Paul Gauguin, 1992 (Woman carrying a Fruit)"There are only two beautiful things in the world, women and roses, and only two choice morsels: women and melons.""Il n'a a que...

Mini Video Reportage on Grasse Colloquium on Perfumery Trends{Perfume Movies & Adverts}

Perfumers Jean-Claude Ellena and Jacques Cavallier talk to the camera of France 3. The sincerity of creation can find an echo or not in fashion and the public. Despite the creative challenges created...