Terrence Malick's improvised reverie on love and commitment in the 21st century is one long dreamy, sun-burnished montage featuring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, and a murmured French voice-over in place of dialogue.

McCartney signs P&G perfume deal

Expect no more air-kissing between Stella McCartney and L'Oréal boss Jean-Paul Agon.

Do you think all fragrances are starting to feel the same? Rebecca Gonsalves profiles the artisan perfumers aiming to be different

A mere 18 months after The Tree of Life, the previously unprolific Terrence Malick is back with To the Wonder, an impressionistic, non-linear, semi-improvised meditation on the love of nature and the nature of love.

(Clockwise from top) 1. Rossetto perfume 30ml, £130, Prada, Selfridges, 0800 123 400

Coco Chanel famously said, "A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future". Dolce & Gabbana must feel the same applies to babies, as they have just launched a fragrance for tots.

There's a whole separate category of presents, aren't there, which we could just call "sigh presents". Gifts that just seem designed to make  you depressed at the effort which has been wasted on them.

For over 90 years, Chanel No 5 has been gracing the skin of wealthy, mostly hygienic types and increasing their allure. More recently, this brand of smelly water has achieved a new level of fame by associating itself with celebrities, such as Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tatou - and now Brad Pitt, the first bloke to adopt the role. Alas, this distinguished commercial history could soon be a thing of the past, in Britain at least.

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A dozen poets were given anonymous scents from which they had to write a poem. Meanwhile, six perfumers were asked to come up with a new fragrance inspired by a poem.