New York nightlife mainstay and tranny performance artist Amanda Lepore has jumped onto the celebrity fragrance bandwagon. She has launched a fragrance called “Amanda” with notes of champagne, steamed rice, cucumber, strawberry and mandarin…seriously. What did you think Amanda would smell like? [NY Times]
Adidas’ newest line SLVR (it’s eco-friendly, relatively affordable and functional clothing, not a Motorola phone, we swear) has opened a new store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. [NY Times]
NowSmellThis has a great review of Guerlain’s Mouchoir de Homme (Gentleman’s Handkerchief), a true classic scent (it was created by …

Is Kris Van Assche out at Dior Homme? The blog rumor mill is out of control with gossip the English bad boy Gareth Pugh will take the helm of menswear at the house that Hedi Slimane built. [Grazia via Hypebeast]
Manuel Puig, the head of the Puig fragrance empire, sat front row at Bottega Veneta’s fashion week show on Saturday. Could there be a Bottega Veneta fragrance on the horizon? Never say never. [WWD]
A new men’s shop has opened on the interwebs and received a kind writeup in WWD. Check out …

Marc Ecko
We’ve received a tip that Marc Ecko will release his first fragrance in September. Previous reports pointed to a Fall release, but it looks like September is the target drop date. His first scent isn’t for the ladies. Well, it could be for the ladies if their men are wearing it.
Last November, Ecko announced a licensing agreement with Parlux Fragrances (the same team that brought you fragrances from Guess, Andy Roddick and Paris Hilton) to develop and market men’s and women’s scents.
While the details of the fragrance are still …

Diesel’s upcoming fragrance for men, Only the Brave, packs some serious punch.

Ralph Lauren is poised to launch his fifth Polo fragrance this September with Polo Explorer and it promises to be a must-have scent for the season. In my opinion, Explorer is a breath of fresh air for Ralph Lauren’s fragrances because it breaks away from the other scents that all kinda start to smell the same after a while. Explorer contains a diverse blend of notes that add an exotic edge to the portfolio.
Here’s the run down on the notes:
Top Notes: South African Mandarin & Sicilian Bergamot
Base Notes: Argentinian Mate …