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Author and perfume critic of the New York Times, Chandler Burr is all set to host a perfume dinner on October 23, 2008 at Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn. Natalie’s chef de cuisine, Lawrence Clang has been working with Chandler Burr to create the special menu for the dinner.

The owner of the Camden Harbour Inn, Raymond Brunyanszki said that they are extremely proud that Chandler Burr approached them for the perfume dinner and claimed that the dinner is sure to be filled with surprises. Burr’s new book “The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris & New York” published in January 2008 contain two parallel stories – first about a year that Burr spent for the New York Magazine in Paris and the second about a year inside Coty with Sarah Jessica Parker as she directed the making of her perfume “Lovely.”

Natalie’s Inn is a classic European style inn atop a stunning hillside offering views of picturesque Camden Harbour, Mount Battle and Penobscot Bay.

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Britney Spears is all set to launch her new perfume “Hidden Fantasy” together with her new album “Circus” on 2nd December – her 27th birthday.

The singer is working with Elizabeth Arden Perfume Company for all her beauty ventures and sources close to her say that her new perfume would smell of cherry and vanilla. The bottle of the new perfume is the same as that of the two previous Fantasy perfumes and the only difference is the colour red on it.

Britney is following the league of other high profile stars like Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, and Sarah Jessica Parker in launching her own perfume. The pop diva has already launched a lot of other perfumes including Curious, Fantasy, Curious Heart, In Control, Midnight fantasy and Believe. Experts believe that Britney has earned a whopping 13 million pounds with her public and private meltdown that increased the popularity of the fragrances.

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Hubpages is a great online service which enables anybody to write pages called ‘Hubs’: these can be about ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING - whether it’s random, or something you want to share with the world.It is also great for people who have opinions and preferences in the fashion-related world: the ability to post and recieve comments and rate each others pages makes this a great opportunity for those in the know but not in the books to enter the world of creative, opinionated and persuasive writing.As an example, please view this Annick Goutal Hubpage, which is everything a hub should be: informative, interesting, and topic related.  

ITF International, the Italian company will be introducing perfume trio at the TFWA World exhibition in Cannes this month. The three perfumes are Dsquared² She Wood, Ferré Acqua Azury for Men and Ferré Rose Princesse.

The woody floral scent, She Wood is created by Daphne Bugey and the perfume is said to share the same qualities as the masculine version, He wood. Ferré Acqua Azury for Men has been created by Mark Buxton and it is a fresh woody scent with marine notes. Ferré Rose Princesse is described at the ‘undisputed symbol of femininity’ and is said to have been inspired from a precious and aristocratic hybrid of tea rose. It has been created by Karine Dubreuil.

TFWA World exhibition in Cannes is conducted every year during October and brings together the industry’s most prestigious luxury brands.

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Paris Hilton announced the release of her fifth perfume named Fairy Dust. The ad campaign will feature Paris Hilton as a fairy and is expected to be launched later this year.

Parlux Fragrances, the company that holds the Paris Hilton fragrance licence described the new perfume as the “an essence of enchantment, a sensual, seductive floral, which is bright, effervescent and inviting.” The perfume was created by Mane’s Celine Krakower. The scent contains top notes of Prosecco Accord, Pink Peony, and Orange Blossom. Paris Hilton said that the fragrance is delicate in the morning, sensual during the day and seductive in the evening.

Parlux aims at launching the Fairy Dust in US during October, whereas the international fragrance launch will be in 2009.

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A QUICKIE ABOUT ‘MY PERSONAL PERFUME’

Something which many of us don’t realize at all, it just how wonderful Annick Goutal is. It was in fact first introduced to the world nearly 30 years ago, in 1981. An age dominated by style, is was the perfect decade for perfumes as original and perfect as those of Annick Goutal’s to be born, and it still retains its distinctive classic French character to this day and age.

I was first introduced to Annick Goutal by my grandmother in 2000, when I received some for my 21st birthday. It was her personal favourite, my mother’s too, and it later grew to be mine as well. But one of the first things I learned about these expensive liquids was that one must not wear them on an everyday basis (unless one really can afford to). For me Eau de Camille (my favourite) has always been a perfume to be loved and treasured, and a perfume which is only to be worn on special occasions. (Eg. Don’t use it as a substitute for Frebreeze!)

The next thing I learned was just how much this magnificent perfume meant to my grandmother. She had tried her first sample when she was a woman of 60, and fell in love with it. It was also a wedding anniversary present given to her by my grandfather, giving it a huge semtimental value to her, as she lost him during the winter of 2001.  Now, if this perfume had such a direct link with my family, then I was going to feel it too. I loved my Grandfather, and the perfumes of Annick Goutal always makes me think of him, which I think is nice.

The final thing I learned (and this is the opinionated part) is that (for me) Annick Goutal Eau de Camille is simply the best perfume in existence.  I just love it: its distinctive and indescribable fragrance, its beautiful natural-looking colour. Everything about this perfume for me is just wonderful.

So there you have it: The Rolls-Royce of perfume, all summed up in a bottle. Hope you enjoyed this!

I get my supply of Annick Goutal  from that website,

Or you can read more about Annick Goutal Perfume here, at this hubpage.

Anya’s garden of natural perfumes announces new packaging for her perfume range with boxes and art paper that would fit well with the ecological theme of her perfumery. The new handmade boxes are made out of recycled paper and fibres from the Lokta Daphne plant and contain wildflower seeds.

In keeping with the green focus of her business, Anya McCoy, the perfumer of Anya’s Garden, found the boxes that are made of sustainable Daphne plant fibre and 50% recycled paper. The perfume box is embedded with wild flower seeds and once the perfume bottle is removed, the box can be flattened and placed under soil. With sun and water the seeds will sprout giving a true cycle of life and completing Anya’s garden theme.

Anya McCoy said that she resisted placing her perfumes in the retail outlets till now because she was not confident whether her perfume would reflect the ethos and art of her perfumery.

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Pop diva Christina Aguilera launched her new range of perfume named Inspire in New York at Macy’s Herald Square. She made the trip from Los Angeles to New York to promote the new perfume and to make presentation at Macy’s.

Aguilera merrily posed for the photos at the event and then went on to meet the customers who were waiting to buy the new perfume. The singer said that the perfume is a natural extension of hers and said that she love makeup and love playing around with different styles of hair, different elements of beauty. She also said that she love fragrance and collect perfume bottles and it has been a fun to create fragrance from bottle design to the actual scent.

Inspire is Aguilera’s third perfume line to be released and Macy’s said that this was their most successful perfume launch ever.

Ralph Lauren’s new super premium perfume, Love will cost £2,000 a bottle. The new perfume, which comes in a gold-plated bottle, is to be launched in Harrods in October. The perfume is targeted at women over 25 years who have got high spending powers.

Antny Rankin, senior marketing and product manager at Ralph Lauren, says that Love is the brand’s most exclusive fragrance and therefore it will have a more engaging marketing strategy than a blanket media campaign to support the launch. The super premium launch is coming at a time when there is increased pressure on consumer spending in the UK which has lead to a downturn in retail sales this year and persuaded many brands towards discount strategies.

Ralph Lauren is also introducing its Notorious fragrance, which was launched in the US over the summer, to the UK. The company is also planning to increase its media spending by 150% to launch both brands.

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L’Oreal SA, the world’s largest cosmetic maker, said that their first-half profit rose 6.8 percent, the slowest growth in three years, as European and U.S shoppers reduced their spending on skin care products, perfumes and other cosmetics.

The Paris-based firm said that their net income in the six months through June climbed to 1.26 billion Euros from 1.18 billion Euros a year earlier. The maker of Maybelline makeup and Lancome perfume last month reported the slowest quarterly growth rate in three years and reduced their sales target. Profit of the company, as a percentage of sales, widened by 0.4 percentage points to 17.3 percent during this period.

In a bid to compensate for a weaker dollar and slowing demand in both Western Europe and the U.S, L’Oreal has expanded in the emerging markets, from Russia to China.

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