The Factory by Steve Madden Fragrance Launch

On Friday, September 21st, I attended the launch of The Factory, Steve Madden's first-ever fragrance collection comprised of five unique scents. The collection is all about how personal style and self-expression fluidly evolve with every mood, vibe, and feel. 

Steve Madden unveiled the new scents with a multi-sensory pop up experience at 168 Bowery. The pop up featured installations by Reed + Radar, Michael Bianchino, Adela Andea, Lucia Hierro & Larissa McCoy. Each installation was meant to inspire a different facet within you as you experience each scent - the dreamer, the flirt, the risk-taker, the boss, or the traveler.

"We've been talking about doing fragrance for 10 years and the smell is so important," says Steve Madden. Check out the full interview here on IGTV.

Here's a closer look at each fragrance:

We Need to Talk

You know exactly what you want and you let others know it. 

Key Ingredients: Matcha latte, cucumber, jasmine petals, caramel

Secret Girls Club

Sometimes you just need to reset. Beach trip? *Renames group chat to Secret Girls Club*

Key Ingredients: Watermelon, fleur de monoi, frangipani, vanilla woods

Delusional Heart

Always imagining Oscar-worthy scenarios of how your romance could play out. We're here for it. 

Key Ingredients: Pink pineapple, ivy, dewy jasmine, marshmallow

She Plays With Fire

Tinder date go-to's: Sky diving lesson or crashing a wedding for the hell of it.

Key Ingredients: Marshmallow, birchwood, addictive musks

Kiss My Rose

On the rare occasion that people see you without your rose-red lipstick, and heels. They ask if you're not feeling well. Tell 'em. 

Key Ingredients: Warm nutmeg, geranium, red rose petals, spiced woods

- Kim Weling

Agent Provocateur Fatale Fragrance Launch at Saks Fifth Avenue

On Thursday, August 14th I celebrated the fragrance launch of Agent Provocateur Fatale and the opening of the Agent Provocateur Boutique on the 10th floor at Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Fatale is inspired by the 1940's Hollywood femme fatale - mysterious, seductive, sensual and elegant. Mónica Cruz is featured in the campaign imagery, embodying the ultimate femme fatale and representing intense femininity in layers of lace and figure defining lingerie. 

The bold and enticing top note of the Fatale fragrance is a striking blend of spicy Pink Pepper from Madagascar, juxtaposed with succulent Mango and exotic Blackcurrant. The heart of the fragrance is a voluptuous mix of addictive florals - heavenly Gardenia, smoky Indonesian Patchouli and violet-scented Orris Absolute. The base consists of sultry, sensual Skin Musk, creamy Vanilla Orchid, irresistible Chocolate Gourmand and leathery Spanish Labdanum. 

Agent Provocateur Fatale is available in-store and online at Saks Fifth Avenue and at Agent Provocateur Boutiques. 

- Kim Weling

Nomaterra Boutique Opening and Launch of Brooklyn Fragrance

Last week I visited with Aggie Burnett for the launch of her Nomaterra boutique at The Shops at 240 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When I met Aggie in January, she had just launched three fragrances - East Hampton, Miami and DC. Since then she has expanded her line of travel-inspired fragrances to include Oahu, Boston, Malibu, Savannah and now the newly launched Brooklyn, with a masculine violet leaf scent. 

I've received a ton of compliments whenever I wear the fruity floral Miami orange blossom scent and am so excited to have more favorites from Nomaterra to wear including Brooklyn, Malibu and Boston. Malibu's honeysuckle scent and Boston's tobacco leaf scent smell amazing on their own but you can create an entirely new fragrance just by layering the two. One of Nomaterra's customers had originally started layering the two scents, so I'm glad Aggie recommended it. 

In addition to Nomaterra's fragrances ($86 for both spray + replacement) and fragrance wipes ($26 for a box of 12), Nomaterra has also recently launched roll-on perfume oils ($55) and soy candles ($60) which are all great stocking stuffer options for the holiday season. You'll also notice a packaging redesign from Nomaterra, who worked closely with artists Michelle Kiela and Marta Solomianko on creating detailed illustrations of each city. 

Since the Brooklyn scent is so new, you are just going to have to visit the Nomaterra boutique to get your hands on it. If you stop by, be sure to check out the Beimeni Youth Elixir, only available during the holiday season. The oil uses the rarest and most exotic natural ingredients, with notes of Egyptian Jasmine, East Indian Sandalwood, and Egyptian Rose. If you can't make it to Brooklyn, then be sure to check out Nomaterra online at nomaterra.com.

Nomaterra has had such a great year, I look forward to their continued success in 2014. Congrats Aggie!

- Kim Weling

Agent Provocateur's New Fragrance Pétale Noir

Agent Provocateur's latest fragrance, Pétale Noir, is a sensual, deep floral scent with a hint of oriental mystique. This seductive fragrance has intoxicating top notes of Mandarin, Water Lily, Bergamot, Violet Leaves, Hyacinth and Magnolia, a rich floral heart of Rose Otto, Rose Absolut, Ylang - Ylang, Muget, Orris, Osmanthus, Neroli and Cassis Blossom, and a warm sensual base of Ginger, Leather, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Tobacco Leaf, Amber Musk and Cedarwood.

The Pétale Noir Luxury Body Elixir contains a blend of Nutmeg & Babassu Oil which helps the skin feel smooth, silky and hydrated. Extracts of 'Devil's Eyelashes', also known as Tribulus Terrestris and Tephrosia Pupurea Seeds are special ingredients with aphrodisiac properties.

The Agent Provocateur Pétale Noir collection is available exclusively in all Nordstrom stores, nordstrom.com and Agent Provocateur boutiques. 

Pétale Noir 50ml Eau de Parfum, $87.00

Pétale Noir 100ml Eau de Parfum, $118.00

Pétale Noir Luxury Body Elixir 225ml $53.00

The Pétale Noir fragrance and body elixir are both luxurious and sexy and a favorite for this spring!

  

- Kim Weling

Nomaterra Travel-Inspired Fragrances for Spring 2013

Nomaterra is inspired by travel and the opportunities, adventures and exploration that comes with it. Nomaterra takes us on a journey through Miami, East Hampton and Washington D.C. - three fragrances in the Spring collection that are based on these locations. These three locations hold great meaning to Nomaterra's founder and CEO, Agnieszka Sygnarowicz Burnett, since Miami, East Hampton and Washington D.C. were the first three areas her family traveled to after arriving in the United States from communist Poland in 1986. 

Miami is easily my favorite scent, with notes of orange blossom, jasmine, melon, pink grapefruit and coconut. It's a fun and flirty, seductive fruity-floral scent that I can't wait to spray on this spring/summer. 

East Hampton has a clean and refreshing, sophisticated and elegant woody-floral scent, with notes of jasmine, gardenia, bergamot and white woods. 

Washington D.C. is boldly-scented with spices of nutmeg, bay leaf, and black pepper, balanced with a citrus-y opening and a warm vanilla and musk base. 

 Nomaterra's "on-the-go" eau de parfum travel sprays retail for $110 and come in a modern 0.5 oz aluminum twist-up bottle and includes a 0.5 oz replacement. The spray is light enough to tote in your purse everyday, with no worries of leaking or breaking. 

What I really find unique are the fragrance wipes that can fit in your pocket or clutch. The fragrance wipes would be ideal when wearing delicate fabrics like silk, that sometimes get damaged by perfume spritzes and would also be refreshing during the summer. The wipe application more evenly distributes the fragrance, so you don't have to worry about having sprayed too much perfume or not enough. The fragrance wipes come as a set of 12 wipes in a portable flip box that retails for $36 and $3 individually. 

You can order samples, shop the fragrances and learn more at nomaterra.com. 

  

Nomaterra founder and CEO Agnieszka Sygnarowicz Burnett

 - Kim Weling