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15 Nov

Chaka Khan On Creating Her “Life’s Scent” With HSN

Getty Images / Michael Putland Chaka Khan’s unmistakable voice is one that may immediately make you desire to get in your feet. Whether it’s on “I’m Every Woman” or “Ain’t No one,” the Chicago-native has been blessing us along with her buttery-smooth vocals because the Seventies. As if that weren’t enough, she’s all the time been one to serve up aspirational hair and makeup looks, too. This includes every thing from big, auburn curls and perfectly coiffed afros, to fuchsia lipsticks.  Relating to beauty, Khan tells us, at Quad Recording Studios, “I’ve all the time been a fragrance freak, too.” Which is why it is smart for her to be launching her own perfume, Chaka by Chaka Khan, with fragrance house, HSN...
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23 May

Bath & Body Works to Launch Laundry Detergent, Scent

Bath & Body Works is entering fabric care. The corporate will debut its first laundry detergents and scent boosters online and in 80 stores this fall, with plans to later introduce fabric softeners and other products inside the category. “The client was asking [for fabric care], and we began to take a look at the market, which is over a $13 billion market, and we don’t own any share in it — as a market leader, we thought we had an enormous opportunity,” said Julie Rosen, president of Bath & Body Works. From now through May 29, members of the Bath & Body Works loyalty program can vote for which Bath & Body Works fragrances they would really like...
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19 May

Louis Vuitton’s Newest California-inspired Scent – WWD

“Thanks for coming to our wedding,” joked Alex Israel, walking through rows of lined benches within the open air, alongside Louis Vuitton’s maître parfumeur Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud. It’s a wedding of artistry; the 2 presented their latest fragrance collaboration, the fifth within the series, Pacific Chill. They faced an audience of influencers and press overlooking the ocean, perched atop the hills of Malibu on Wednesday. “They actually brought the Pacific chill,” remarked a reporter with a chuckle. It was a very hazy view of the beach town, where the posh French house took over a property to immerse guests into the world of the scent. It’s a world inspired by California, with notes of black currant, cédrat, basil, lemon, coriander, in addition to carrot...
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17 Apr

Stop and Smell the Roses, with Floral Street’s Michelle

Flowers have been utilized in fragrances because the precedent days, when plant-based ingredients like blooms, leaves, and resins were blended to create scented oils. Michelle thinks the time has come to offer traditional florals the fashionable upgrade they deserve. She’s no stranger to innovation. Starting out in PR, she worked with the pioneering women who built the London fashion scene. She launched Tommy Hilfiger’s first-ever fragrance, helped lead MAC Cosmetics to change into the most important makeup brand on the earth, and created beauty products that went on to change into cult classics. On this episode, Michelle sits down with Heather Hyatt, who runs social media at Scentbird. She tells the story of the inspiration behind her fragrances, including an iconic...
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