Yesterday Hollyoaks stars Carley Stenson, Gemma Merna and Emma Rigby posed to celebrate the launch of the eagerly awaited Hollyoaks fragrances. They are titled, somewhat unimaginatively, Hollyoaks Her and Hollyoaks Him, priced at £19.95 each from Superdrug.
Sex, death, betrayal, war - even the precise scent of certain neighbourhoods and fictional characters - are being sold by the ounce for customers demanding more from their cologne than celebrity endorsements.
Called “narrative perfume” by industry insiders, these cutting-edge fragrances aren’t necessarily about smelling pleasant but rather smelling like a specific time, place or experience.
Mozel Beene and her daughter Monika Beene have seen many changes in the 20 years of owning and operating Mozel Fashion Beauty Salon in the booming business section of Columbia Heights in D.C.
When gentrification threatened the community around her as new businesses, shops and the DC USA projects began replacing longtime ethnic establishments, she wondered what effect it would have on her business. Surprisingly, she says business has been better than ever.
Discover the secrets of the mysterious and exclusive world of perfume with Prestige Holidays at the luxurious Reid’s Palace Hotel in Madeira from 10-17 November. The operator is offering budding perfumers a package for a seven day “Perfume Master Class” departing the UK on 10 November and costing £2096 per person.
The package features four perfume master classes, the chance to create a perfume signature, a cooking lesson with perfumes, two lunches, one traditional afternoon tea, three dinners and a full body aromatherapy massage in the hotel spa.
Debbie Vegera is a woman of uncommon scents — about 1,500 of them, in fact.
Each of the myriad bottles and vials neatly displayed on the shelves of Kiki’s Perfume Shop Inc., at 13835 42nd St. holds an odour unique to it — and, as far as the laws of chemistry are concerned, unique to the customer who buys the product.
“Scents are associated with the person. Someone might say, ‘this reminds me of my first boyfriend,’ although I don’t know if that’s a good thing,” she says smiling.
The Perfume Connection concept has been re-engineered and repositioned in a complete make-over by its new owners.
Inside Retailing Weekly, our subscription-only edition, reports that the Queensland-founded chain has relocated its head office to Melbourne and a new executive team led by new owner Jeff Sher has been built up.
There is something about a sexy female fragrance that can get a guy’s imagination working overtime.
Studies have shown that, in the animal kingdom, pheromones play a huge role in controlling all aspects of social behaviour, including mating. Recent studies have now shown that pheromones play a similar role in human attraction as well.
A conventionally beautiful woman in a slinky dress enters a crowded room; a tall, dark, handsome stranger swivels his head; their eyes lock; a thrashing soundtrack breaks out, interrupted by a voice-over telling us to be who we know we can become or something equally clichéd.
Now this is what I really call “charming.” Missioni Profumi has come out with a real must-have “It” item. It’s a pretty and whimsical solid parfum charm bracelet that combines convenience with luxury . It’s simply a must for the girl on the go and it’s all for just $50!
The bracelets come with either red, blue or orange beads. Available with either the Missoni original or Missoni acqua solid parfum, the fragrance is neatly housed in a detachable charm. When not adorning your wrist it can be kept in its accompanying chocolate brown pouch with signature Missoni fabric accents.
Perfume, ah it smells so wonderful. When we put it on, we feel special. Our significant others breathe in deeply and tell us we smell delicious.
In most cases this is the scenario. For those who suffer from perfume allergies the story is quite different. I believe that many do not understand the seriousness of such allergies and so I hope this will serve as a vehicle to both inform and educate.
