Ferragamo is Seeking a New Signorina About Town. You, Perhaps?

To celebrate their new "subtly cheeky" scent made for fabulous femmes everywhere, Salvatore Ferragamo just launched "The Signorina Story", a Phil Pinto-directed film celebrating the story of Signora through fashion and festivities - as personified happenin' chicks like Theodora Richards, Rachel Chandler Guinness, Alexandra Richards & Bianca Balti. Regardless of which girl is your fave, you can learn more about her style references, beauty regimen, inspiration, current project, favorite hot spots & insights via videos, photos, and text uploaded to TheGirlsAboutTown.com each day - and, of course, the usual Social Media suspects: FB, Twitter, YouTube & Tumblr.

Should you believe you should be celebrated along with them, submit a brief bio focused around what makes you such a rockin' Signorina. 10 lucky ladies will then be featured on the site to tell the world about how they are the ultimate girls about town.

And the scent itself? A Floriental Fruity by Sophie Labbé & Juliette Karagueuzoglou of IFF.  The top notes are bright and fizzy currant spiced by fresh pink pepper; the floral heart is a blend of jasmine, peony & rose; airy, creamy pannacotta together with soft musk & woody patchouli notes completes the drydown. In other words: molto Italian, elegant & addictive - & available at Ferragamo.com.

- Lesley Scott

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Oscar de la Renta Introduces a Fragrance Recipe for How to Live: In Love!

His feminine frocks keep many a chic A-lister permanently atop the Best Dressed Lists, but even if his designs aren't presently within your budget, now you can certainly smell unforgettable - with live in love. Inspired by a passion for life, even the flacon was designed by de la Renta in the same way he conceives of a dress: with craftsmanship & attention paid to every detail. The facets of the glass are meant to represent the different dimensions of a woman's life - as lived in love - from beauty to joy to wonder.

The fragrance itself evokes the classic perfumes, opening with sparkling ginger orchid and bergamot, merged with lush hyacinth, green muguet and galbanum. The heart is redolent with florals like jasmine sambac, orange flower and rose; the dry down an earthy blend of creamy white woods, sensual musk, amber, sandalwood and cedarwood.

"The scent is a reflection of the woman who lives each day with joy, whose life is filled with beauty and inspiration," says Senor de la Renta. "For her, there is no other way to live- she loves life."

Available at OscarDeLaRenta.com.

- Lesley Scott

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*THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES* Blends Up a Heady Mix of History, Passion, Suspense & Cleopatra!

After her mother's suicide, Jac L'Etoile fled to America to forget her painful past, her memories infused with the exotic scents she grew up as heir to a storied French perfume house. And 14 years later, the past comes calling when she discovers she and her brother, Robbie, inherited the company, along with its financial problems.

Plus a corpse.

Having hinted an earth-shattering discovery in the family archives, Robbie goes missing, a dead body in his wake. Jac finds herself plunged back into the world she thought she'd left behind & further haunted by a strange story dating from 1799: the intriguing legend of a scent that can unlock the mystery of reincarnation.

From revolutionary France to Tibet's battle with China to the glamour of modern-day Paris, the ancient perfume someone is willing to kill for holds the key.

In doing research for "The Book of Lost Fragrances", author M.J. Rose spent more than two and half years examining ancient treatises on perfumery and alchemy, traveling to flower farms and conventions, as well as studying with fragrance architects, famous noses & niche perfumers. And while writing, she helped bring her world to life by burning incense and her favorite JOYA candles created by Frederick Bouchardy.

- Lesley Scott

 

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman ... in Love with Shoes & Scent

For their first foray into the fragrance market, Nine West opted to walk a slightly different path from their footwear designs. Instead of trendy, they went more timeless with LOVE FURY, from the elegant flacon which is topped with the heel of a stiletto to the seductive juice redolant with lush florals, fresh fruits, warm woods & addictive amber.

TOP NOTES: Rose Bud, Mimosa Petals, Juicy Mandarin, Red Berries Pulp

HEART: Tiare Tahiti, Jasmine Sambac, Sandalwood

DRY DOWN: Orris Flower, Sensual Musk, Precious Wood, Addictive Amber

LOVE FURY is available at NineWest.com & even comes with a sleek matching pointy-toe pump!

- Lesley Scott

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A Fendi Fragrance as Opulent as One of their Fanciest Furs

As Fendi fashion is to ferosh fur & luxe leather, so their new Fan di Fendi is equal parts glam (the glittery gold flacon), gaudy glitz (the large logo), and g-g-good stuff: an artsy perfumed ode to everything fab under the Roman sun (& starry sky) distilled into a fragrance redolent with rich notes of Damascena Rse, Pink Peppercorn from Reunion Island, Yellow Jasmine, Indonesian Patchouli, Pear-blackcurrent & a soft leather accord. Available at Sephora.com.

- Lesley Scott

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Everything Glows this Holiday Thanks to Elizabeth Arden's Special Holiday Collection. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG

Holiday is the perfect time to put on the Ritz & lay on the glitz. The new Everything Glows Collection for eyes, cheeks & lips lets a girl glimmer & shimmer with elegance, with five vitamin-enriched & crease-resistant shades for eyes, two coordinating lip glosses, and a sheer Shimmer Powder - for highlighting cheekbones, decolletage & shoulders - with its own soft, Kabuki-style brush. (Finish off with a spritz of floral, woodsy Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean.) 

Available beginning in October at ElizabethArden.com.

- Lesley Scott

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Crack the Case of the Coveted Bottle - yes, the SJP Fragrance - and win $10,000 in Cash & Prizes. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY & PERFUME BLOG

By joining in the search for the missing bottle and the effort to “free” SJP from "prison" you will have a chance to win up to $10,000 until October 15th. Sleuth out weekly clues as the case unfolds, and team up with the online community - you never know what might pop-up on the MySpace page!

- Lesley Scott

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Nina Ricci Launches a Magical New Fragrance for Today's Fairy Princesses (& Fashionistas). FASHIONTRIBES PERFUME & BEAUTY BLOG

Encased in a fabulously flamboyant crystal apple, Nina by Nina Ricci is a luscious fruity-floral that's almost good enough to eat - with tasty notes of toffee apple, Calabrian lemon, Caipirinha lime, peony, moonflower, vanilla-infused praline, applewood & white cedar.

Available at NinaRicci.com.

- Lesley Scott

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Kenzo's Unusual New "Ryoko" Fragrance Pebbles - designed by Karim Rashid - Keep Your Travels Nicely Perfumed. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & PERFUME BLOG

Meaning travel in Japanese, each ultra-light & ergonomically-designed pebble houses a different Kenzo scent: FLOWERBYKENZO, SUMMERBYKENZO, L’EAU PAR KENZO pour femme, & L’EAU PAR KENZO pour homme.  "It's a practical, resilient and unique object to travel with you,”  explains Patrick Guedj, Kenzo Parfums Creative Director, who collaborated on the pocket-sized device that borders the world of art, design, fashion and fragrance in a modern, pop-culture way. “The Ryoko combines form with function in a romantic, nomadic way."

Available in August exclusively at KenzoUSA.com.

- Lesley Scott

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Fake a Great Vacay with a Few Easy Tips & Tricks. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & BEAUTY BLOG

Feel like you've hit the Bahamas, even though you were really stuck at your granny’s BBQ:

• FAKE A GREAT TAN a la Eva Longoria & Charlize Theron.  Try Too Faced Tanning Bed in a Tube - it's streak-free & smells like yummy Pina Colada. StarStyle tip: exfoliate before application for a more even tan. (Available at Sephora.com)

• FAKE A HEALTHY FLUSH For that sunny glow, brush bronzer on your cheeks. StarStyle tip: dab a little extra on the forehead, chin and nose for a more authentic sun bronze. Celeb make-up artists love Guerlain terracotta tan booster for olive skin and Too Faced's Pink Leopard Bronzer for the more fairy princesses (Beauty.com)

• FAKE THAT BEACHY SCENT With Bobbi Brown's Beach, you can bring the seaside with...it's mellow enough for the office but so delicious you might just pack up the computer early and play hooky. (BobbiBrownCosmetics.com)

 

• FAKE SOME POOLSIDE CHIC A new (fake) tan calls for a new bikini. Skinny minnies: Fake some curves with a cut out one-piece.  Little more voluptuous?  Celebs love Lisa Curran's bandeau.  StarStyle tip: When choosing a bathingsuit color, pick one that will look good even when you don’t have a tan! (LisaCurranSwim.com)

• FAKE VACAY STYLE Choose something beachy enough  to throw on your 'kini underneath and nice enough to wear out.  StarStyle tip: the mini is everywhere this season, dressed down during the day with flip flops or gussied up after dark. Try Tart's bohemian inspired mini. (Purchasing info at TartCollections.com)

- Talitha Peters, StarStyle.com

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