Posted by: ryanny on: April 1, 2011
I have to admit, Justin Bieber came up with a pretty good fragrance idea in collaboration with Etoile Nation… scented jewelry! The fragrant dog tags and bracelets have been at Walmart since fall 2010, and are now coming to CVS and FYE with new pomegranate scents, available for just $10. It’s got trendy written all over it, especially with [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: March 3, 2011
In an interview with Suzy Menkes (NY Times/Intl. Herald Tribunal) yesterday at the Mugler show in Paris, Lady Gaga sat closely by the side of her “best friend,” Mugler creative director Nicola Formichetti and spoke about their collaborations and the fashion world. Lady Gaga has been openly discussing news of her forthcoming, debut perfume since January. When [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: November 6, 2009
Lady Gaga made quite the appearance at the Accessories Council of Excellence Awards on Monday. She was there as the recipient of the Stylemaker award. Presented by Marc Jacobs, she came onto stage through a cloud of talcum powder she flung ahead of herself. She gave a ten minute speech mentioning Jacobs, Alenxander McQueen, Stephan [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: October 30, 2009
Basenotes.com, a prominent fragrance community site that I’ve previously posted about, is channeling out to YouTube now! The Basenotes Fragrance TV Channel on YouTube will feature reports on the Basenotes events, and according to their newsletter an “amazing insights into the industry” from a currently secret project they have planned. News to come on that! [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: October 16, 2009
In an article on ArthritisToday.com, Margaret Chappell interviews Dr. Mehmet Oz (also known as Dr. Oz from Oprah), about using aromatherapy for pain relief. Dr. Oz explains in the article that “the thinking part of the brain can’t inhibit the effects of the scent, meaning you feel them instantaneously.” It doesn’t end at pain relief [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: October 14, 2009
I previously posted about Megan Fox becoming a spokeswoman for Armani. WWD reported today that Megan Fox will be modeling in campaigns for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans. The word on the street previously was that she would be replacing Beyoncé for the Diamonds fragrance campaign. Big shoes to fill! Well, doing the underwear [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: October 9, 2009
Kim Kardashian, being attentive to her fans via her blog, posted yesterday that she was recently in NYC to debut her self-titled fragrance to “beauty editors from Seventeen Magazine, Lucky Magazine, Glamour, Self and a ton more!” And the result of a phone interview has already been published in WWD. The bottle design and scent have been completed and [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: September 28, 2009
More information is coming out about the Creed store coming to New York City that I posted about on September 21. Turns out that Creed’s plan to launch it’s first store in North America doesn’t stop there. This first, new store, to be located at 794 Madison Avenue (corner of 67th Street), is a bit [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: September 25, 2009
Transformers star Megan Fox is reported to be replacing Beyoncé as a the face of Emporio Armani. Beyoncé had started modeling in ads for Emporio Armani Diamonds ads in 2007. She even appeared for Armani at some public events. I figured that since Beyoncé is now going to have her own perfume, independent of a [...]
Posted by: ryanny on: September 21, 2009
WWD reported today that parisian perfumer Creed signed a lease for a space on Madison Avenue in New York, near 67th Street. Creed is one of the oldest family businesses in the world, founded in 1760. Creed is currently operated by the sixth generation of Creed men, Olivier Creed, and is all lined up for [...]