Courteney Cox, known for her role as Monica Geller in ‘Friends’, has expanded her Homecourt lifestyle brand to include a new body care line, Cocomoi. The collection, created with her daughter Coco Arquette, features a warm, fresh, and sophisticated scent with notes of coconut, cedarwood, and fig. The fragrance is inspired by both Monica’s personality and Courteney’s own coastal mom aesthetic, offering a blend of nostalgia and modern elegance.
Renaud Salmon, Amouage’s Chief Creative Officer, shares his personal olfactory experiences and unexpected muses from Oman, revealing the unique inspiration behind the fragrance house’s complex compositions.
Primark is winning over shoppers with its latest fragrance release, offering six budget-friendly perfumes that are said to be similar to popular designer scents. From a Sol de Janeiro dupe to a Tom Ford alternative, these affordable options have sparked a frenzy among perfume lovers.
Courteney Cox has created a new fragrance for her home scent brand, Homecourt, inspired by her daughter, Coco Arquette. The scent, called Cocomoi, is a youthful and tropical blend with notes of coconut water, black pepper, cardamom, cedarwood, and vetiver. The collection also includes a candle, body wash, body scrub, lotion, and hand cream.
The European Union has fined International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) €15.9 million for obstructing a cartel probe after an employee deleted WhatsApp messages. The company deleted the messages after being notified of an inspection, but later helped recover the data. The EU’s antitrust regulator is investigating several fragrance companies, including IFF, for suspected price fixing.
Rihanna has been announced as the new face of Dior’s iconic J’Adore fragrance, replacing Charlize Theron who held the position for over two decades. Rihanna expressed her excitement about joining the brand and representing the fragrance that holds a special meaning for women. The first campaign featuring Rihanna will be released on September 1st, shot by Steven Klein.
A fragrance expert reveals which scents can make you appear older, emphasizing that the key is to find a well-balanced fragrance with modern interpretations. While floral notes are common, heavy, overly sweet, or powdery fragrances can feel dated. The expert recommends seeking fresh, green, woody, citrus, gourmand, or aquatic notes for a more contemporary feel. Sultry scents with amber, musk, and oud can also be alluring, while bright, fresh, and fruity notes offer a youthful and playful appeal.
Inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s famous quote, Chanel has unveiled a contemporary interpretation of its iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume, dubbed Chanel No. 5 L’Eau Drop. Stripping down the classic scent to its essential elements—aldehyde, jasmine, rose, and ylang-ylang—and adding citrus and cedarwood, this new iteration embodies a fresh and invigorating fragrance. Encased in a sleek, droplet-shaped bottle reminiscent of Monroe’s beauty anecdote, Chanel No. 5 L’Eau Drop evokes a captivating journey through emotions, symbolized by immersive installations at its launch event.
After a 12-month renovation, the iconic Selfridges Beauty Hall has reopened with a stunning new look and an expanded selection of brands, services, and experiences. Shoppers can now browse over 300 beauty brands, including 50 exclusive to Selfridges, and enjoy over 200 beauty services and consultations with over 1,000 beauty experts. The Beauty Hall also features over 150 annual beauty pop-ups and offers over 2,500 refill options from 74 brands. By 2025, all beauty brands will incorporate refill options into their counters. The Beauty Hall features a new Beauty Spot, a permanent destination for creative and experimental beauty retail concepts, launching with a special residency from REFY. A bespoke lighting system has been created for optimal shade matching and color consultations. Every Wednesday morning, Selfridges offers a ‘quiet shopping’ experience for customers seeking a calmer, quieter environment. And throughout June, a series of beauty events will be held each weekend in the London, Birmingham, and Manchester Beauty Halls to celebrate each city’s unique culture as part of the Big City Beauty program.
LVERS, the first fragrance collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Pharrell Williams, is a unique and desirable scent that transcends gender and age. Inspired by the smell of sunlight, the fragrance features notes of galbanum, ginger, and other natural ingredients that create a fresh and elegant aroma. With a focus on the power of olfaction, Williams and master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud worked closely to develop a scent that evokes memories and embodies Williams’ vision of a fragrance that smells like colors. LVERS is available in a 100ml eau de parfum for $480.
