It’s official: The lavish party has replaced the casual luncheon for perfume launches. Last month, Dior fêted the tenth anniversary of its J’Adore fragrance at the Boom Boom Room, and last night, two of Fall’s biggest flacons made after-dark debuts. First up, the Monkey Bar, where Helena Rubinstein celebrated the arrival of its first scent [...]

The beauty world finally got its turn to take over the Standard Hotel’s new Boom Boom Room last night when Dior pulled out all the stops to fête the tenth anniversary of its popular fruity-floral scent J’Adore. One of the brand’s most successful fragrance franchises to date, the bergamot, rose, and jasmine absolute perfume drew [...]

As we reported yesterday, the Oscar nominations are out and five of Hollywood’s leading ladies will vie for the honor of Best Actress in a Leading Role. While Angelina Jolie’s star power and Meryl Streep’s tremendous talent will make them hard to beat on February 22—sorry, Melissa Leo, this just isn’t your year—our money is [...]