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Fragrance Foundation is holding its Junior Advisory Board meeting, which will be held Thursday, June 8th, 2006 in New York City. It will be open to both members and non-members. The topic of discussion shall be natural perfumery. Featured speakers include Mandy Aftel, author of Essence and Alchemy, Jean Michel Duriez, house nose of Jean Patou, Richard Louapre, sales director of Danisco’s Flavor and Fragrance Division, Camille McDonald, executive of Bath & Body Works, Paul Seplowitz, vice president of product development for Coty Beauty. The meeting titled “Let’s Talk About Naturals in Fragrance” will be moderated by Jeb Gleason-Allured, the editor of “Perfumer and Flavorist Magazine”. More details about the event can be obtained from Natural Perfumery website. Thanks to Anya for the news.

BBC reports that the Stilton Cheese Makers Association (SCMA) has launched Eau de Stilton, a perfume that the SCMA hopes would encourage people to eat more stilton. As one of the SCMA representatives, Nigel White noted, “The perfume has a very earthy, musky, herby type of background which is very different to the very sweet perfumes you smell wafting down the street as someone walks past you.” “Blue Stilton cheese has a very distinctive mellow aroma and our perfumier was able to capture the key essence of that scent and recreate it in what is an unusual but highly wearable perfume that we are very proud to put our name to. ”

For the time being, the fragrance is available in sample form from the SCMA, however, if it is to prove commercially successful, the mass distribution is planned. More information on the creation of the perfume is available from the Stilton Cheese Makers Association, which also lists the notes for the perfume as including yarrow, angelica seed, clary Sage and valerian. The samples can be obtained by emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Paru for the link.

To my knowledge, this is the first time that cheese has served as a direct inspiration for a perfume, although a clever Canadian Gouda cheese ad has often been construed as advertising a fragrance. It is rather amusing, and I encourage you to take a look.

Parfumerie Generale has extended its line with the following fragrances:

Jardins de Kerylos
A pairing of fig and sycamore wood.

Iris Taïzo
Cardamom, iris, gingko wood, fig honey, Mexican vanilla.

Aomassaï
Inspired by the African woods and accented with the gourmand notes. Caramel, hazelnuts, spices, vetiver, tolu balsam, bitter orange, incense, licorice and wenge wood.

Hyperessence Matale
A more concentrated version of L’Eau Rare Matale.

The fragrances are available directly from the online boutique of Parfumerie Generale.

Lalique is preparing to launch a new fragrance called Perles de Lalique. Nathalie Lorson of Firmenich incorporated the high quality raw materials into her composition, including Bulgarian rose, Bourbon pepper, iris, Indonesian patchouli and Cashmeran. The handmade Lalique bottle is inspired by the Cactus powder case designed by Rene Lalique in 1928. As fragrance expert Roja Dove said, “this creation is the perfect successor to the perfumery’s most outstanding launch of 2005 – Le Parfum; it is both fragrance and bottle of true originality.” From Lalique press release and cosmeticsbusiness.

Which of her fragrances does Britney Spears prefer? According to WWD, In Control Curious is her favorite. Curious, Fantasy and In Control Curious have done remarkably well, with Elizabeth Arden celebrating more than $300 million in global retail sales this week. Indeed, Arden executives note that the launch of a flanker for Fantasy is being planned for October or November. Other celebrity fragrances are in the works by Arden: Hilary Duff’s scent, expected in Sept­ember, novelist Danielle Steel’s in October, and Mariah Carey’s next spring.