Posted by Robin
on
18 May 2013

Today, our fourth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out 2010, 2011 and 2012 for inspiration).
Pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun…
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Posted by Robin
on
18 May 2013

CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) held their annual beauty awards yesterday. The winners for this year’s awards in fragrance are:
Women’s Scent Prestige ~ Marc Jacobs Dot
Women’s Scent Mass ~ Halle Berry Closer
Men’s Scent ~ Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb…
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Posted by Robin
on
17 May 2013

French niche line Memo will launch Irish Leather, the first fragrance in the new Cuirs Nomades collection, in June. The scent is an homage to Ireland and the smell of tack rooms and horseback riding…
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Posted by Robin
on
17 May 2013

The Fragrance Foundation UK held their annual Fifi Awards last night, and the winners are:
Best New Fragrance
Women’s: Marc Jacobs Dot
Men’s: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb…
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Posted by Robin
on
17 May 2013

Calvin Klein will launch Downtown, a new fragrance for women fronted by actress Rooney Mara. The target market is women 25 to 35…
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