FOREIGNCORRESPONDENTS NOTES FROM PARIS by Sarah Colton For The Ultra-Glam Stars Of The Night For those whose imaginations soar during the evening hours, Guerlain’s ephemeral Holiday 2011 makeup collection, Belle de Nuit, promises high altitude, perhaps even heroic, drama after nightfall. The collection is inspired by the Guerlain fragrance Vol de Nuit, created in 1933—two years after Antoine de Saint- Exupéry, Aviator, Writer, and close friend of Jacques Guerlain, published his novel of the same name. Heads will also be watching the night skies this holiday season as the latest heavenly body from Thierry Mugler flashes across the horizon bringing with it Angel Eau de Toilette. It is housed in a flacon shaped as a comet following closely in the path of a star. Brilliant! A Walk On The Wild Side Talk about pulling out all the marketing stops, the Azzaro Decibel fragrance from Clarins Fragrance Group comes complete with a microphone shaped bottle and ‘speaker bag’ to pack a mega-hertz punch. It didn’t last 10 minutes out of the box before it danced out of my office on the shoulder of Florence Guerlain introduces Vol de Nuit Perfumed Shimmer Powder for Face, Body and Hair. Angel Eau de Toilette by Thierry Mugler Hold Your Horses’ Florence Villeminot with the Azzaro Decibel ‘speaker bag’ Villeminot, drummer and singer of the Franco-American indie rock group Hold Your Horses. Thanks for the tip-off, Julian Casablancas [of The Strokes, who fronts the fragrance campaign], all of Paris is now rockin’! BF SCENT TREKKERS’ ODYSSEY IN MANHATTAN Sunday was devoted to scent-spotting in downtown New York City. The day began at the Soho Grand Hotel where the Sniffapalooza group experienced Navigations Through Scent, a Master Class presented by Molton Brown. The group then moved on to Le Labo and MiN NY before lunch at Barolo where speakers introduced their new fragrances. Arquiste’s Carlos Huber (c.) with Givaudan’s Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Yann Vasnier (continued from page 43) Firmenich’s Jennifer Clancy with Ms. Adams and Sephora’s Allison Slater Firmenich’s Amanda Lingham, Wendy Patel, Marisha McEwan, Caroline Lumpp and Ms. Clancy at The Sensorium Carlos Huber, along with Givaudan’s Perfumers Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Yann Vasnier, who developed Arquiste fragrances, told the story of their collaboration and the inspiration for the scents. The Sniffapaloozas also learned about The Sensorium before visiting the installation on West 14 th Street. After a walk on Bleecker Street for stops at Diptyque and NARS, the group’s final destination was The Sensorium . Firmenich, which developed The Sensorium , partnered with Sephora to bring this project to consumers. “Firmenich and Sephora wanted to engage the consumer with The Sensorium . We wanted to get them excited about the stories behind scent,” declared Sephora’s Allison Slater, Vice President of Retail Marketing. “The Sensorium showcases the art of perfumery.” BF BEAUTY FASHION (ISSN00057487) is published monthly by Beauty Fashion 16 E. 40th Street, Suite 700 New York, NY 10016 U.S.A. (212) 840-8800. Fax: (212) 840-7246. Subscription: Domestic $25.00 a year. Foreign: Canada and Mexico $50.00: Air Mail-Europe and all other countries $175.00. Single copy price: $5.00 except directory issues which are $10.00. Periodical postage paid at New York and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to Beauty Fashion 16 East 40th Street Suite 700 New York, NY 10016 U.S.A PUBLISHER CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY The subscription lists of this publication are maintained on a confidential basis. Beauty Fashion has never marketed, sold or otherwise distributed, its subscription lists for any commercial or other purpose. DECEMBER 2011 / 56 / BEAUTY FASHION FOREIGNCORRESPONDENTS
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