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Luxist Giveaway: Victorinox Swiss Unlimited Fragrances

Victorinox Swiss Unlimited has created a new limited edition fragrance for women. Snow Flower is designed to capture the feeling of crisp winter mornings in Switzerland. The flower part comes in with a warm-up of orris, vanilla and wood. For men, Victorinox Swiss Unlimited has created Snow Power. The idea behind the scent is the same, the brisk feeling of winter, but the men's scent combines icy freshness with vetiver and cedar wood. Both have rugged Swiss Army-inspired design with textured packaging, a twist on/off-system to prevent cap loss and an attached carbineer for carrying ease. Each sells for $55.

We are giving away a choice of either Snow Flower or Snow Power to one Luxist reader.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before November 2, 2010 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
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* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a bottle of either Snow Flower or Snow Power from Victorinox, valued at $55.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

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John Varvatos 10th Anniversary Fragrance

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

John Varvatos is commemorating his 10th anniversary with a special new fragrance. Described as "assertive" and "powerful" it features refreshing essences of citrus and bergamot along with Chinotto orange, Ceylonese cinnamon, Tamboti Wood, and even hints of black leather. "We have an iconic, contemporary brand in the American fashion landscape," said John Varvatos. "John Varvatos 10th Anniversary Special Edition exemplifies both the vintage and modern edge we bring to our clothes and offers another way for consumers to experience the brand and celebrate our ten year heritage."

The scent comes packaged in a sleek metallic chrome bottle, a redesign of the iconic original, with a signature logo-adorned dog tag. $88

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Beverly Hills to Launch Official City Fragrances

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Beverly Hills has long stood out as a city all about beauty and glamour and now it's planning to take that reputation and bottle it up in physical form by launching its own line of fragrances. The official City of Beverly Hills fragrance line includes three scents that are meant to "evoke what life is like for the Beverly Hills woman." "Must Have" represents spontaneity, energy, and sunshine, "Rodeo" evokes the glamor of red carpet events, and "Iconic" is inspired by the sexy, soft, playful vibe of Beverly Hills nights.

No word yet on what scents each fragrance will actually be made up of but the line was created by Swiss perfumiers specifically for the city and pains were taken to ensure flowers local to the Beverly Hills area were used, including wild rose, sweet pea, honeysuckle, peony and red cedar. Set to debut in department stores in January the three fragrances are only the beginning of a full-on beauty line that will become available slowly over 2011. Watch for men's cologne, hydration treatments and eventually cosmetics, all of which will feature the city's trademarked shield logo as part of their bottle designs.

The official City of Beverly Hills fragrances will retail for $120 each.

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Eau de Steve McQueen

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style, Celebrity Design

It seems like every celebrity and his/her cousin is launching their own scents these days. Thing is, most of those celebrities are, well...you know, alive. Not this one, though.

Amidst the myriad jackets, watches and even motorcycles – and just about everything in between – licensed by the late Steve McQueen's estate comes this cologne. It features a fresh green fruit top-note, the essence of cardamom, sage and cinnamon and cedar base. And of course, the name and likeness of the legendary King of Cool himself.

It won't come cheap, with a €190 (nearly $250) list price (before shipping and taxes), and hits the market as we go to press.

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Martin Scorsese & The Rolling Stones Rock Chanel's New Men's Fragrance [video]

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style, Video

Famed French fashion and luxury goods house Chanel has brought on legendary director Martin Scorsese to help promote its new men's fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. Scorcese has made a sexy new commercial for the scent starring actor Gaspard Ulliel with a soundtrack by the Rolling Stones, firmly positioning it as a cologne for the young, cool, rich and beautiful – or those who think all that can be found in a perfume bottle in any case. Marked by notes of citrus, vetiver, pink pepper, grapefruit, dry cedar, labdanum, frankincense, ginger and sandalwood, Chanel says Bleu "embodies that greatness of a man when he chooses to be free". To be specific, it smells "enigmatically seductive", reeking of "bold masculinity" and an "untameable, rebellious spirit." The collaboration follows other high-profile director–fashion label matchups, including David Lynch for Dior, Frank Miller for Gucci and Zoe Cassavetes for Louis Vuitton.

Tags: Bleu de Chanel, Chanel, cologne, commercials, directors, fragrance, French fashion, Gaspard Ulliel, Martin Scorsese, mens style, Rolling Stones

Ralph Lauren Launches Big Pony Fragrances

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style

Ralph Lauren has launched a new line of men's fragrances dubbed the Big Pony collection, derived from the supersized polo player logos the designer featured on some of his sportswear. The four fragrances in bold and colorful bottles are Sporty, with lime and grapefruit notes; Seductive, with dark chocolate and musk; Adventurous, with pine and ginger root; and Stylish, with notes of mandarin and kyara wood. Each is priced at $50. To launch the new line, Lauren commissioned a "soundtrack song" by One Republic called Secrets along with a promo video; on the Big Pony fragrances website fans can also mix and match clips characterizing the different scents to create their own videos peopled by beautiful, stylish, sexually available and apparently somewhat accident-prone Ralph Lauren models.

Gallery: Ralph Lauren Big Pony Fragrances

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"Bulgari Man" Scent Set To Debut in September

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style

Bulgari will launch "Bulgari Man" in early fall with actor Clive Owen as its face. According to HAPPI, to promote the scent, the media campaign will include 13 million scented pieces (strips, catalog inserts and magazine ads) that will reach 22 million people. Industry sources estimate that Bulgari is aiming for a first-year sales target of $10 million at retail.

Perfumer Alberto Morillas gave Bulgari Man a woody-oriental scent with top notes of pear, bergamot, and violet leaves, in addition to white wood and vegetal amber that's based on a proprietary Firmenich molecule.

Bulgari Man eau de toilette sprays will be available in three sizes: $79 for a 100 ml bottle, $58 for 60ml and $42 for 30ml. A 200ml bath and shower gel, at $35; a 100ml aftershave balm, at $44; and a deodorant stick launching in January, at $25, will accompany the fragrance.

Read more at our sister site, stylelist.

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Creed Debuts New Fragrance With Its Own Polo Team

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Filed under: Sports, Men's Style

Creed of Paris, supplier of bespoke fragrances to royalty and aristocracy since 1760, has named a polo team after its newest scent for men. Called Aventus and inspired by Napoleon, the luxurious cologne was created by hand from ingredients sourced from important locations in the great emperor's life. The classic Creed "flask" design of the black leather-wrapped bottle also dates to the Napoleonic era. The newest addition to Creed's prestigious Permanent Collection, Aventus will debut this fall at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and the Creed boutique in New York City.

The newly-minted Creed Aventus polo team meanwhile will play at high-profile matches this summer in England and France. Aventus contains blackcurrant from Corsica, where Napoleon was born; bergamot from Italy, site of victories that made him famous; Calville Blanc apples from France, where he rose to be emperor; Napoleon Roses, named in his honor; Louisana birch, the wood of his throne; Jasmine from Egypt, where his empire reached; and oak moss from Spain, which he conquered, among other ingredients. Part of the proceeds from U.S. sales benefits American Rivers, protecting U.S. waterways from harm.

[via JustLuxe]

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Luxist Giveaway: Diesel Only The Brave Iron Man Cologne For You And A Friend

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style

Diesel has just released a limited edition fragrance for men based on Iron Man and their existing "Only the Brave" fragrance product (which we wrote about here previously). Just hearing this makes me think that it smells like oil and gasoline fumes mixed with the sweet chemical smell of a foundry. And with Diesel's new slogan of "Be Stupid" I wouldn't put it past them. Alas, "Only The Brave," has no mechanical odors to be found. It has a clean, modern scent that starts a bit sweet moving to a light citrus with an overtone of freshness. Perfect for hip city goers and young adults. You can learn more via the fragrance's Facebook page here.

Iron Man 2 was all about buddies and teamwork - so we are giving away a pair of Only the Brave Iron Man 2.5 Fl. Oz. bottles for you and a friend. You can decide who will go out as Iron Man and who will be War Machine. Again, we are giving away two bottles, each to the same person if you enter below and are selected to win. Diesel Only The Brave Iron Man Cologne comes in a red, fist-shaped dispenser and retails for $67.50. They are available for purchase online from Dillard's here, or at Diesel boutiques, major department stores, and other locations where fine fragrances can be found. Click on the READ MORE link below for a cool promo video for the product.

THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE ENTERED. THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win a pair of Only The Brave Iron Man bottles of cologne. The giveaway ends on May 25th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before May 25th, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive two bottles of Diesel Only The Brave Iron Man cologne valued at $67.50 each.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Ferrari Uomo Fragrance

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Ferrari presents a new fragrance, Ferrari Uomo, designed to evoke feelings of elegance, prestige, and uniqueness. The fragrance was created by Alberto Morillas and features notes of Sicilian lemons and Calabrese bergamot underlined by essences of juniper, cedar wood and nutmeg. The flacon is a mix of classic perfume bottle elements and Ferrari bodywork details, right down to the blend of metal and leather that is so much a part of Ferrari style. Limited to a run of just 50 100 ml bottles bottles you can get yours at the Ferrari store for €120.

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Creed Windsor, a Kingly Cologne

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Men's Style

Creed of Paris, supplier of bespoke fragrances to royalty and aristocracy since 1760, has released a limited edition bottling of a cologne originally created for the Duke of Windsor in 1936 during his brief reign as King Edward VIII before he abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson.

Only 320 bottles of the kingly cologne, presented in a shatterproof 1.7 oz. leather-wrapped flask numbered and signed by sixth-generation master perfumer Olivier Creed, will be available in the U.S. for $400 apiece. It's made exclusively from ingredients grown in what was once the British Empire.

The subtle, elegant top notes of Creed Windsor are British gin, Jamaican lime and a touch of Scottish highland pine; the middle note the variety of roses now known as the "Duke of Windsor"; and the bottom notes Bahamian orange, Canadian cedar and a dab of Australian eucalyptus.

[via Duncan Quinn]

Tags: British royalty, BritishRoyalty, cologne, Creed, Duke of Windsor, DukeOfWindsor, fragrance, Paris, perfume, royalty

Porsche Design The Essence Intense

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Cosmetics and Fragrance

If you were trying to capture the essence of a sportscar, what sort of scents would you put in the bottle? Burnt rubber? Leather? Gasoline? How about juniper berries, mandarin orange and myrtle? Because those are exactly the notes which Porsche Design has used in its new fragrance, The Essence Intense.

The follow-up to their original scent, The Essence, launched about a year and a half ago, Intense is a fresh, aromatic and woody fragrance for men. The scent was developed together with Clarins Group – which is responsible, among other things, for the Azzuro line – but since it's a Porsche Design, the bottle has received significant attention, combining smoked frosted glass and black brushed aluminum in a particularly sleek package. Although it's initially available only as a spray eau-de-toilette in 50 and 80 milliliter sprays, expect a whole range of scented products to follow.

Gallery: Porsche Design The Essence Intense

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Toyota F1 Car Parts Available For Purchase

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Sports

Getting a piece of the action is what sports memorabilia is all about. And when it comes to motorsports, there's plenty to go around. Every year, each Formula One team complete redesigns its cars, and builds several of them in pairs to last its drivers the entire season. Once the season's done, many of the teams opt to sell off either the entire car, or pieces of the car to collectors. And while Toyota may not have fared so well in previous seasons, this year the team is in third place, ahead of recent championship-winning teams Ferrari, McLaren and Renault, making their memorabilia particularly attractive to collectors, especially at prices significantly lower than those of its competition. While a 1:3 scale replica of a Ferrari nose-cone from last year, for example, will set you back a whopping 5833 euros, an authentic example from Toyota (like the one pictured above) doesn't cost a fraction of that amount, and there are plenty of tantalizing collectible bits starting at just 200 euros for an authentic wheel, brake disc or carbon-fiber suspension piece.

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Sopranos Alum Tony "Paulie Walnuts" Sirico Debuts Cologne

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Filed under: Celebrity Shopping, Cosmetics and Fragrance

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File this under the category of "Too Much Sopranos Merchandise Is Never Enough." Actor Tony Sirico, aka Paulie Walnuts, launched his new cologne, Paolo Per Uomo (Paul for Men) a few nights ago at a bash in TriBeCa. Advertised under the catchphrase "Make It Known You Mean Business," the cologne is sold in a dark blue and gray bottle with a gray streak, to match Sirico's trademark coif. Asked what makes the cologne smell good, Sirico said they put some "cognac in it -- and it made the magic." There also are plans for Paulie-branded deodorant, aftershave, and other hygiene products. The cologne is not yet available in stores but will sell for $64.

Gallery: Celebrity Men's Fragrances

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Porsche Design Fragrance for Men Debuts This Fall

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Men's Style

The first scent from Porsche Design Group will debut this fall. The men's scent -- "The Essence by Porsche Design" -- was developed jointly by the Porsche SE subsidiary producing high-end accessories and Groupe Clarins' Parfums Azzaro. As reported in Women's Wear Daily, "It is a name everyone knows; next to 'Porsche' is the word 'design,' which is something modern and in the l'air du temps," said Gérard Delcour, president of Parfums Azzaro and Porsche Design Fragrances.

OK ... but what does it smell like? One molecule -- Artical, from International Flavors & Fragrances -- was the starting point for the scent's "fresh aromatic woody juice." Azzaro executives envisioned an urban, cultured, intelligent, sporty, sensual man in the 25-50 age range as the user (that means you, Luxist reader). In addition to Artical, other top notes are juniper and blueberry. Among heart notes are Russian coriander, black pepper and Siberian pine, and in the base are notes of fir balsam, patchouli and incense. (I'm sure that clears things up for you.)

Around early October, the scent will be introduced in selective distribution, plus Porsche Design sales points and travel-retail locations in Europe, the Middle East and North America. In the United States, the scent will be launched in Bloomingdale's during the first week of October, then in Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom during the first week of November. The second phase, starting in early 2009, will include Latin America, Asia and Africa.

The Porsche Design U.S. collection will include a 1.7-oz. eau de toilette spray for $54, a 2.7-oz. eau de toilette spray for $70, a 6.7-oz. hair and body shampoo for $28, and a 2.5-oz. stick deodorant for $20. A 2.7-oz. "luxury" eau de toilette spray (in black glass, as compared to the blue glass in the rest of the collection) for $80 is scheduled to come out in the U.S. in November. Just in time for the winter holiday gift-giving season, of course!

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