I love perfume – who doesn’t? Perfume is such a personal thing – it’s hard to know what makes you like a certain scent. So I was quite looking forward to attending the launch of Agent Provocateur’s three new perfumes at the new Rose Club in London. The new fragrances are based on the original three fragrances but they are lighter, more day time: Eau Provocateur, L’Agent and Maitresse.
I met up with two friends at the event and we each had a favourite of the three perfumes so there really is something for everyone!
Here are the press release notes about each fragrance – I always like reading perfume descriptions, with "top notes" etc.! It’s a bit like wine reviews.
Eau Provocateur has top notes of citrus and red fruit, heart notes of muguet and orange flower, on a base of myrrh, vanilla and Tonka bean.
L’Agent contains top notes of bergamot, leaf accord, mandarin, apple, melon and peach, heart notes of rose, jasmine, tuberose, magnolia, freesia and ylang with a base of musk, patchouli, sandalwood and amber crystals.
Maitresse has top notes of rose, jasmine sambac, iris and acacia, a heart containing granny smith apples and a base of amber sandalwood, Tonka and gourmand elements.
It was only fitting that there were beautiful models dressed in super sexy lingerie – after all it is Agent Provocateur!
The perfumes come out in mid April and ‘Eau Provocateur’ is £39.00 – 50ml Eau de Toilette Spray
I’ve always been a fan of Ecco walking shoes but I never really thought of them for heels so I was quite delighted when they sent me these heeled ankle boots. I was pretty sure that they were going to be comfortable but was still surprised to discover that I could wear them all day at a shoot and that my feet didn’t ache at the end of the day.
In 2008 Ecco launched the My World, My Style, My ECCO campaign shot with real people and started to grow their brand image and their customer base.
The images below are from their Spring 2012 campaign.
I really like both versions of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, based on Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s novel. In David Fincher’s U.S. adaptation, with actress Rooney Mara-playing Lisbeth Salander you can’t help but notice her understated look. It’s the 12 piercings that she really had done and the short crazy girl fringe that makes the look fiece and slightly disturburing but the clothes are modern armour. They are tomboyish, rebellious and easy to wear.
The author is Swedish, the film is set in Sweden and H&M is Swedish so it only make sense that H&M wanted to celebrate a Hollwood film with a 30-piece collection, that sold out within moments.
There are very few collections that have the controversy around them that this collection has had. Journalist and blogger Natalie Karneef wrote an Open letter to H&M from a rape survivor. You can read the full letter here. What Natalie is saying is correct – no one wants to glorify rape, and, but this version was the "Hollywood" version – I could barely watch the Swedish verison. Karneef says "But you {H&M} glamorize it, putting a glossy, trendy finish on the face of sexual violence and the rage and fear it leaves behind."
Clothing is a language and this look has been around for several seasons at All Saints, Bolongaro Trevor and New Religion and now with this collection it’s more available on the high street. The look is about empowerment – having an edge, being rebellious in an understated way. That’s why so many consumers can relate to the look and want to emulate Lisbeth style – she’s a victim but the point of the movie is that she’s also strong and intelligent, a modern-day hero to be reckoned with.
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I’ve always been a fan of Ecco walking shoes but I never really thought of them for heels so I was quite delighted when they sent me these heeled ankle boots. I was pretty sure that they were going to be comfortable but was still surprised to discover that I could wear them all day at a shoot and that my feet didn’t ache at the end of the day.
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