D.S. & Durga

Our good friends at Norse Projects has started selling the amazing fragrances from D.S. & Durga in their store. Only for the guys though … (or girls who don’t give a damn!)

Vintage Baleciaga

Wow. What a beautiful perfume bottle …

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“34″ by Diptyque

Let it be no secret that we LOVE beautiful and thought-through concepts when it comes to design. French fragrance house DIPTYQUE masters this to perfection – and their latest scent “34″ is no exception. Have a look at the presentation of their series here (click on “click to explore 34″ and scroll down)

My Sin

Beautiful old perfume campaign by Lanvin.

Byredo vs. M/M

“The new Eau de Parfum M/Mink from Swedish brand Byredo and French creative team M/M was created based upon three ideas: Asian ink, a photo of a Japanese calligrapher and a utopian concept drawn on traditional Korean paper, by Mathias Augustyniak. This scent, which is firstly that of ink, is transformed gradually to the idea of ink, before finally arriving at a scent that will remind you of the ink that is most precious: the blood that flows in our body …. ” from Colette.fr.

More LOVE

You can never get enough (of neither love nor perfume!!) Beautiful new fragrance from Chloé.

Campaign shot by Inez & Vinoodh starring Raquel Zimmermann.

Joya

Fragrance house Joya has got some nice-smelling things which are also quite decorative.

Miller Harris Fragrant Tea Room

Mostly associated with their lovely and very expensive perfumes, English fragrance label Miller Harris, actually has a little tea room in their Bruton Street shop as well. Make sure to pay a visit next time you’re in London …

No no no, why would you go and do that?

Ohhh we’ve seen it so many times before … old extinguished (fashion, furniture etc) house gets a “fresh” new idea (is it related to a “fresh” new person in their PR / retail department who desperately needs to show action and determination in order to validate his/hers employment and decides to modernize?) Modernize = A word seemingly progressive and dynamic, but put in the wrong hands and minds so potentionally dangerous and in worst case damaging. Now, some houses, in this case Italian fashion house ETRO, seem to float on an ethereal level of quality, history and establishement, and you would think, they would never act with such carelessness … which is why we were devastated to see that they have re-designed the entire packaging for their (formerly) exquisitely beautiful perfume series. Before all this madness, ETRO had a series of over 20 perfumes, each individually designed but with same overall lines of look. Especially the individual typography, decorative flourishes and different shape of label for each smell, was highly skillfully applied and designed with a distinct eye for luxury and a respect for the valuable story of the house. Today, all the labels 1. look the same 2. all use the same predictable typography and colour scheme. What a shame, what a loss … and what a terrible mistake.

Old packaging

New packaging

AGONIST Parfums

LA loves this new nordic perfume label AGONIST. Exclusive scents in unique bottles! Very nice idea to bring back bottles that last and can be refilled (also very eco-friendly). They are made by the Swedish glassworks Kosta Boda and designed by glass artist Åsa Jungnelius. The perfume itself is made in Grasse France, but the whole project is designed to be an experience larger than just being a fragrance. Very vice!