The best brands are those that disrupt the industry in some way, big or small. These brands bring a new perspective to a world that, at times, relies ...
New to the niche fragrance market, éveilleur is an independent brand from Croatia. Its founder, Dajana Juki?, entrusted Olivier Cresp and Nathalie L ...
Diptyque?s holiday collection for 2024 once again features three candles. This year\'s decoration features felt labels by British artist Lucy Sparrow. ...
In the vast universe of perfumery, there are creations that transcend the mere act of perfuming the skin to become authentic artistic expression ...
BURBERRY Brit Rhythm For Him by BURBERRYMen Edt TesterBURBERRY Brit Rhythm was launched in 2013 by BURBERRY as a new fragrance. An iconic fr ...
Hump Day and International Translation Day. Plus, it?s the last day in September ? don?t forget your rabbits tomorrow (and Donatella will be dropping ...
Penhaligon?s has launched Brilliantly British, a new unisex fragrance celebrating the brand’s 150th anniversary… Read the rest of this ar ...
Three years ago, I reviewed Gucci Bloom. What caught my attention most were these lines from Gucci?s description of the perfume… Tuberose and ...
Club De Nuit Intense Women by ARMAFWomen EdpLaunched in 2013, Club De Nuit Intense Women basks in an elegant rose fragrance that highlights the b ...
French niche line Pierre Guillaume will launch Animal Mondain, a new unisex fragrance in the Black Collection. Animal Mondain was inspired by the 193 ...
French niche line Parfums de Marly has launched Greenley, a new fragrance… Read the rest of this article » ...
Salvatore Ferragamo has launched Amo Per Lei, a new fragrance for women. Amo Per Lei is a flanker to 2018’s Amo Ferragamo… Read the rest ...
It’s Tuesday and World Heart Day. Take care of your heart, folks! Birthdays today: Elizabeth Gaskell, Colin Dexter and Diana Vreeland. What fra ...
Jo Malone will launch Midnight Musk & Amber, a new limited edition fragrance for holiday 2020. In addition, Orange Bitters will make its seasonal ...
Tom Ford has launched Bitter Peach, a new fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection… Read the rest of this article » ...
While reading the memoirs of Mir Taqi Mir, a great Indian poet who lived in 18th century Delhi, I came across a charming anecdote about a jasmine pila ...
It’s Monday, plus International Day for the Universal Access to Information, World Rabies Day and Freedom from Hunger Day. What fragrance are y ...
Polo Sport by RALPH LAURENMen EdtRALPH LAUREN Polo Sport was inspired to capture the excitement of a day of outdoors sports and an evening of indoor p ...
Vanitas by VERSACEWomen EdpLaunched in 2011 by house of VERSACE. Vanity and beauty portrayed in a bright seductive fragrance evoking both tactil ...
Explorer by MONTBLANCMen Edp SetExplorer is a new perfume by MONTBLANC for men and was released in 2019. It is created for a man who has the taste for ...
Lanvin has launched Eclat d?Arpège Sheer, a new flanker to 2002?s Éclat d?Arpège, which was a flanker to 1927?s Lanvin Arpège… Read the res ...
Back in June, I wondered whether we’d see any independent perfumers responding to the events of 2020 through their fragrance work. Yes, as it t ...
The freebiemeet is open! PLEASE read the instructions, even if you’ve read them before! Really, pretty please, with sugar on top! There’s ...
Saturday is Johnny Appleseed Day, and we’re observing the occasion with our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like ? the fragr ...
Simon Constantine, formerly of Lush, has launched a new niche brand, ånd fragrance. There are currently five fragrances: Båre, Beån, Frånk, Måd ...
Happy Friday and happy National Comic Book Day! (And a few selected birthdays: William Faulkner, Donald Glover, Glenn Gould, Pedro Almodóvar, plus a ...
The Body Shop introduced the Scents of Life collection in 2019 in limited distribution; the 15 mix and match fragrances are now more widely available ...
It’s Almost-Friday, plus National Punctuation Day. Birthdays: Jim Henson, F. Scott Fitzgerald. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m ...
Niche line Byredo has launched Tobacco Mandarin, a new woody citrus addition to the Night Veils collection… Read the rest of this article &raqu ...
Happy Hump Day! Plus, a bunch of musical birthdays: John Lomax, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Julio Iglesias, Bruce Springsteen, Ani DiFranco. What fra ...
Roger & Gallet has launched Magnolia Chérie, a new fruity floral citrus addition to the Extraits de Cologne collection. Magnolia Chérie is a va ...
Chloé has launched three new additions to the Atelier des Fleurs collection: Vanilla Planifolia, Papyrus and Tuberosa 1974… Read the rest of t ...
Happy Autumnal Equinox! It’s also Tuesday and Hobbit Day. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m in Prada Infusion d’Iris, becau ...
Niche line Nasomatto has launched Fantomas, a new fragrance… Read the rest of this article » ...
Boucheron has launched Serpent Bohème, a new fragrance for women. Serpent Bohème was inspired by the brand’s jewelry collection of the same n ...
Our ?Recommend Me a Perfume? thread is open this week. You can use this space to find perfume recommendations, to share your discoveries and favorite ...
It’s Monday, plus International Day of Peace and World Gratitude Day. Birthdays today: H.G. Wells, Leonard Cohen, Bill Murray. The swapmeet is ...
Niche line Miller et Bertaux has launched Pimiento+++, a new unisex fragrance… Read the rest of this article » ...
Saturday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we’re marking the occasion with our usual open thread poll. (But first, a moment of silen ...
Anna Sui will launch Fantasia Forever, a new fruity floral flanker to 2017’s Fantasia… Read the rest of this article » ...
London-based niche line Gallivant will launch Bukhara, the latest in their series of “urban exploration” fragrances, later this monthR ...
I?m continuing my woods series and today I?m discussing sandalwood, the most distinctive sweet wood in the perfumer?s palette. The beauty of sandalwoo ...
The early-2020 closing of the Barneys New York flagship store on Madison Avenue was a sad moment for me. I’ve been shopping there for fragrance ...
Happy Soft Spot Friday! Our community project for today: wear a perfume that you may or may not wear often, and may or may not really love, but that ...
Roberto Cavalli has launched Paradise Found, a new oriental perfume for women… Read the rest of this article » ...
Indie line Smell Bent has launched Luna, a new fragrance… Read the rest of this article » ...
Happy Almost-Friday! Also, happy International Country Music Day and Constitution Day. Birthdays today: Billy the Kid, William Carlos Williams, Hank ...
Lalique will launch Plume Blanche, a new addition to the luxury Noir Premier collection, with packaging inspired by a René Lalique illustration̷ ...
Versace will launch Versace Pour Femme Dylan Turquoise in October. The new fragrance was inspired by ‘an escape to distant islands’, and ...
It’s Hump Day, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and B.B. King?s birthday. A belated moment of silence, please, for Too ...
It’s Tuesday and the International Day of Democracy. Also, Agatha Christie’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m in ...
Salvatore Ferragamo has launched Cupola, a new fragrance in the Tuscan Creations collection… Read the rest of this article » ...
Guerlain has reissued Fol Arôme, a 1912 fragrance originally developed Jacques Guerlain… Read the rest of this article » ...
Why not start Monday with poetry" I’ve selected my favorite poetry by Mike Johansen (1895-1937), a Ukrainian poet of the 1920s. Johansen de ...
Monday Monday. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m in Flower by Kenzo L’Elixir, because I came across it while looking for something ...
The swapmeet (episode 17) is open for business! PLEASE read the instructions! (For those of you who refuse to read the instructions, please do not re ...
An update of a poll we did in late March and then again in May. As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else. ...
Reading is one of the biggest pleasures for me, and often when I learn a new language, I relish the chance to read in it. It’s also a great way ...
Britney Spears has launched Festive Fantasy. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2005?s Britney Spears Fantasy… Read the rest of this a ...
It’s Friday, plus the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Our community project for today: wear a perfume with cardamom, if you have one. ...
Being trapped inside is not good for the psyche; so, since March, I?ve spent as much time outdoors as possible. And even if this winter is the rainie ...
It’s Almost-Friday. Birthdays today: Elsa Schiaparelli, Karl Lagerfeld, José Feliciano, Colin Firth. What fragrance are you wearing" I&# ...
Kenneth Cole has launched Mankind Unlimited, a new fragrance for men. Mankind Unlimited is a flanker to 2013’s Mankind… Read the rest of ...
French niche line Etat Libre d?Orange has launched Exit the King, a new fragrance… Read the rest of this article » ...
Hump Day + Steak Au Poivre Day + Leo Tolstoy?s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m taking community project points in Arielle Sh ...
French perfume house Caron has launched Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis, a new fragrance for men… Read the rest of this article » ...
It’s Tuesday! Also, happy Star Trek Day and happy International Literacy Day. What fragrance are you wearing" I’m wearing 4160Tuesda ...
Victoria’s Secret has launched Very Sexy Orchid, a new flanker to 2002’s Very Sexy… Read the rest of this article » ...
Incanto Shine by Salvatore FerragamoWomen Edt TesterIncanto Shine is a deliciously fruity floral fragrance by house of Salvatore Ferragamo was launch ...
Among the things I missed the most during the lockdown was going to a museum. The soft light in the exhibition halls, the scent of wood polish, and th ...
Christian Dior has launched J’Adore Infinissime, a new floral flanker to 1999’s J’Adore fragrance for women… Read the rest of ...
PSA: our next swapmeet will be on Saturday, 12 September and our next freebiemeet will be on Saturday, 26 September. Meanwhile, it’s Labor Day ...
I try not to read the marketing material before testing a perfume–and with good reason. If I had learned that Penhaligon?s The Favourite was ins ...
It’s Zest and Smoulder Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with citrus and smoky notes, or, layer two fragrances to achie ...
John Varvatos has launched John Varvatos XX, a new woody oriental fragrance for men. XX marks the brand’s 20th anniversary, and celebrates ...
Bath & Body Works has launched Dahlia, a new fragrance for women… Read the rest of this article » ...
Happy Almost-Friday! (And happy almost-labor-day-weekend, if you’re in the US.) What fragrance are you wearing" I’m doing another da ...
Aerin has launched Ambrette de Noir, a new amber floriental fragrance in the brand?s Premier Collection… Read the rest of this article » ...
Uomo Urban Feel by Salvatore FerragamoMen EdtSalvatore Ferragamo Uomo Urban Feel was launched in 2019. Uomo Urban Feel is a flanker to 2016's Uomo Sal ...
It’s Hump Day and Blueberry Popsicle Day. Birthdays today: Keanu Reeves, Horace Silver, Salma Hayek, Billy Preston. What fragrance are you wear ...
Vince Camuto has launched Brilliante, a new fragrance for women… Read the rest of this article » ...
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, and welcome to September! What fragrance are you wearing" I’m in Marni Rose. Tea at the moment is Numi Chinese Bre ...
Calvin Klein has launched Eternity Eau Fresh, a flanker to 1988’s Eternity, and Eternity Cologne, a flanker to 1989’s Eternity for Men ...
