Behold, Patchouli is a Career-Defining Fragrance from Daniel
Independent perfume house Gallagher Fragrance has thus far been an approachable platform for safe, yet solid, note combinations. Releasing titles lik...
23-11-2020 18:54
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Yú Parfums - themed editions, delivered bi-monthly
Yú Parfums, a new brand from the UK, have recently joined the swelling ranks of fragrance subscription services which seem to be gaining in popularit...
23-11-2020 18:54
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What Does ?Healthy? Smell Like in 2020"
Just like the aesthetic of "fresh" or "natural" (in food or fragrance) changes in line with society?s values, the (olfactory) fac...
23-11-2020 18:54
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Jean Paul Gaultier Christmas Collectors 2020: JPG CRAZY DELI
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER always creates a special atmosphere for the holidays that cheers us up! His three new collectors editions are dressed up in red...
23-11-2020 18:54
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Montale Dark Vanilla
On the eve of the winter holiday season for 2020, the house of Montale is launching a new vanilla-themed perfume called Dark Vanilla. "Dark Va...
23-11-2020 18:54
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Perfumed Horoscope: November 23 - November 30
This week leads up to the powerful Lunar Eclipse/Full Moon early next week. The purpose of this hyperactive week is to create clarity in your min...
22-11-2020 18:52
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DSH Perfumes of 2020 Part 1: Animals, Artists, and Irises
Le Serval is one in a continuous line of animal-inspired perfumes made by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, the award winning, multi-disciplinary artist based in...
22-11-2020 18:52
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Musk Deer Zoologist Review
Musk Deer by Zoologist belongs to the forest, just as it\'s supposed to. I\'ve had a hard time wrapping my head around the idea behind it, trying to ...
22-11-2020 18:52
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Eau de Bookstore Bibliosmia: The Comforting Scent of Books
"There is no future for e-books, because they are not books. E-books smell like burned fuel." So said Ray Bradbury, author of the nightmare...
21-11-2020 18:52
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Giorgio Beverly Hills - Sunshine in a Bottle
Yes, you read this right. Although I had smelled Giorgio Beverly Hills a couple times before, only now did I decided to purchase a full bottle of th...
21-11-2020 18:52
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Jorum Studio Athenaeum: A Review + Worldwide Giveaway!
Ah, Scotland. A land of inestimable and wild beauty: peaty bogs, craggy hills scattered with heather, crumbling castles, mournful bagpipe music by m...
21-11-2020 18:52
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Messy Sexy Just Rolled Out Of Bed - A Lab On Fire
For a long time, I followed the work of the American brand A Lab on Fire, trying to understand what this brand, which grew out of "the smallest ...
21-11-2020 18:52
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A New Niche Brand From Italy: Astrophil Stella
Fragrantica was informed by Alessandro Castagno, the new brand\'s Export manager, that the house Astrophil Stella is about to enter the stage of nic...
20-11-2020 18:52
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Aftelier Perfumes Releases Violet Ambrosia
Aftelier Perfumes is releasing a new perfume for 2020, Violet Ambrosia. It is an exploration of two central notes: a violet accord paired with a part...
20-11-2020 18:52
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Why is Musc Ravageur So Memorable"
Frédéric Malle?s Musc Ravageur, composed by Maurice Roucel in 2000, is probably the most popular musk perfume of all time in the artisanal world, bot...
20-11-2020 18:52
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Ecusson: The First Perfume by Jean d'Albret
The perfume history of the perfume Ecusson began in 1947, when the crowned bottles first appeared in France. The perfume house Jean d\'Albret was nam...
20-11-2020 18:52
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Three New Crystals from KKW Fragrance: Crystal Rose, Crystal
Kim Kardashian presents three new crystals for her KKW CRYSTAL Collection, available from Wednesday 12 PM PT. The first trilogy was launched in 201...
19-11-2020 18:55
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Disney x House of Sillage: Mickey Mouse the Fragrance Minn
To greet the holidays, HOUSE OF SILLAGE presents the new, limited collection, Disney Mickey Mouse Minnie Mouse World Collection, which includes s...
19-11-2020 18:55
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Jimmy Choo I Want Choo
I Want Choo, the new fragrance from the fashion designer house Jimmy Choo which is coming out in late 2020 / early 2021, is announced as a sparkling...
19-11-2020 18:55
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Or Black Pascal Morabito: Black Gold Stability
Tete A 360 Artwork, Pascal Morabito, 2001 If you have been interested in perfumes for some time, then you certainly have come across the common op...
19-11-2020 18:55
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A Makeover for Maison D'Orsay
Relaunched for the first time about ten years ago by Marie Huet (you can find our news article on it here), la maison d?Orsay made its comeback last ...
19-11-2020 18:55
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Fairy Tales Superpowers By B.A.S.M.
Romanian niche brand B.A.S.M. by Createur 5 D?Emotions from Bucharest has released three new fabulous perfumes based on Romanian folklore. Fragrantic...
19-11-2020 18:55
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The Unmissable Porter Sa Peau from Roberto Greco
It would seem that in order to release a new scent, photographer and brand owner Roberto Greco must first ensure that there is at least one dialed-up...
19-11-2020 18:55
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Chapel Factory - A New House Dedicated to Incense
Anaïs Biguine, the mind who brought us lines such as Jardins d\'Écrivains, Gri Gri, and Les Cocottes de Paris, has created a new brand of perfumes, t...
18-11-2020 18:52
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Narciso Rodriguez 2020: For Him, For Her? And Some Milk Choc
I have a difficult relationship with Narciso Rodriguez perfumes. I do admit that the first fragrances from Narciso Rodriguez were a veritable pheno...
18-11-2020 18:52
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Epicene Gamma IFF: The Common Part of Spicy Men's Colognes o
When it comes to perfume bases, people most often think of De Laire and its excellent perfume base, Mousse de Saxe (Nuit de Noel Caron, Habanita Mol...
18-11-2020 18:52
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A New Campaign for Somaliland: FFS (For Frånk?s Sake)
After visiting Somliland last year, Perfumer Simon Constantine formulated Frånk, a fragrance that utilizes Somaliland frankincense. This fine fragran...
17-11-2020 18:52
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Seductive Step From Kajal: Lamar ? The Golden Sun!
Starting in September 2020, KAJAL presented the newest fragrance for their line, which I was eager to try, because one of my favorite fragrances fr...
17-11-2020 18:52
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New and New To You: Niche, and Notice-Worthy
While 2020 has brought a lot of nail-biting for all of us, there had to have been at least a few things that happened this year that ended up pretty ...
17-11-2020 18:52
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Jessica Simpson Fancy Forever
Jessica Simpson teamed up with Parlux Fragrances to launch her first fragrance, Fancy, back in 2008. The sweet scent of caramel was met with a posit...
17-11-2020 18:52
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Fall Scents For Men That Aren?t Sweet
Do you ever feel oppressed by sweetness in perfumery ? that you can?t escape sugar when sniffing out your next scent" A lot of our readers commu...
17-11-2020 18:52
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Oud Fest 2020: Ambergris, Sandalwood, and more Oud
Some of the best smelling adventures at this year\'s Oud Fest expanded beyond the world of oud into other rare and exciting materials from the natura...
16-11-2020 18:52
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Al Haramain Perfumes Celebrates 50 Anniversary Of The Brand
Al Haramain Perfumes is based in United Arab Emirates is and well known for the production of traditional Arabian fragrances in several forms and...
15-11-2020 18:52
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Scottish landscapes in Kingdom Scotland scents
Kilchurn Castle, Scotland Scotland boasts some of the most beautiful landscapes, the most rich history, and the most proudly patriotic people in th...
15-11-2020 18:52
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World Premiere: Masque Milano Ray-Flection
Niche Italian perfumery brand Masque Milano held a special and unique online event on November 14th, 2020, where they revealed their new fragrance ...
15-11-2020 18:52
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Perfumed Horoscope: November 16 - November 22
The previous week may still resonate with you. You may have had to overcome some of your weaknesses, and in the process, you have grown a new ski...
15-11-2020 18:52
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Hormone Paris: Soft Pheromone Concept
The new perfume house Hormone Paris has released a collection of five fragrances named after human hormones: Serotonin, Dopamin, Kisspeptin, Adrenali...
14-11-2020 18:55
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A New Creation From Natural House Abel: Cyan Nori
Named with a nod to the Dutch adventurer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover New Zealand in 1642, Abel was founded in 2013 in Amsterdam by Ne...
14-11-2020 18:55
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La Belle Saison Houbigant: Grasse In Bloom
The venerable French perfume house Houbigant continues to revive its fragrances from the past. Starting with the legendary Fougere Royale in 2010, th...
14-11-2020 18:55
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LIQUORS BY KILIAN: Let's go party"...Or what"
To be completely honest, I am not too well versed when it comes to output from the French brand in question: passing through various stores and bouti...
14-11-2020 18:55
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Iberchem at Dubai 2020 EXPO
On the occasion of the Dubai 2020 Expo, fragrance manufacturer Iberchem will be adding an olfactory dimension to the Spain Pavilion. It is the fir...
13-11-2020 18:53
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Bond No 9 Dubai Blue Diamond Eau de Parfum
On November 1st, 2020, New York\'s brand BOND NO 9, launched their holiday collection decorated with shiny and attractive Swarovski crystals. Among...
13-11-2020 18:53
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Review: Lavande Romaine Perris Monte Carlo
Six months had passed since the announcement of the new Perris Monte Carlo fragrances from the Les Parfums de Grasse collection, Lavande Romaine and ...
13-11-2020 18:53
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Keeping Up With Oliver Valverde
After I had announced the crowdfunding project for the upcoming collection from Spanish perfumer Oliver Valverde, I decided to catch up with him and ...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Sometimes There Is No Next Time By Proad
Perfume brand PROAD is another line of the Bangkok brand MITH, a more luxurious and expensive one. Its perfumes are made to last longer and have a gr...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Oriflame All or Nothing
The new Oriflame fragrance All or Nothing is announced as oriental-vanilla-fruity. This perfume is launched with a layering concept that offers the ...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Xerjoff Velvet Collection: Amabile
The Italian luxury house XERJOFF has enriched their VELVET COLLECTION with the new, very addictive and extremely attractive creation AMABILE. The ...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Memoire D'Homme Nina Ricci: The Most Pleasant Memories
Today I would like to recall one of my favorite fragrances launched in the beginning of the 21st century, which I bought as soon as I first tried it ...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Serge Lutens Tarab
The Serge Lutens Flacons de Table collection gets a new limited edition in November 2020. It\'s named Tarab and available exclusively at Harrods fr...
12-11-2020 18:53
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Stories by Lapidus: A New Collection from Ted Lapidus
The French brand Ted Lapidus has just launched a new collection of eight perfumes that are accessible and fun, aimed at a younger consumer. The colle...
11-11-2020 18:52
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The Harmonist Sun Force: A Review + Giveaway!
As my colleague, Sanja, announced recently, The Harmonist has released the second fragrance in its Prequel Collection, an oriental scent called Sun F...
11-11-2020 18:52
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Laura Biagiotti Forever Touche d'Argent
A year after the launch of LAURA BIAGIOTTI FOREVER, the brand is offering a new version, FOREVER TOUCHE D\'ARGENT, composed by the same perfumer, ...
11-11-2020 18:52
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Bath And Body Works You?re The One: A Review
To my nose, Bath Body Works? novelties are always worth sniffing out (both candles and fragrances). It is well-known, particularly in the home scent...
11-11-2020 18:52
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Angel Schlesser Femme Intense Femme Adorable Intense
Under the license of ANGELINI BEAUTY, the Spanish fashion brand ANGEL SCHLESSER presents their two newest creations, enriching their Femme collecti...
10-11-2020 18:52
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Bortnikoff Freshness: How Trends Change Artisanal Perfumer
Dmitry Bortnikov\'s name is familiar to perfume lovers all over the world. For more than seven years, Dmitry has been engaged in an extremely unusual...
10-11-2020 18:52
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Aqva Aromatica Scents Collection: A New Perfume Series From
Luxury need not be synonymous with companies founded a century or more ago. Since 1992, Richard James, the first of the ?New Establishment tailors on...
10-11-2020 18:52
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Jardins d'Écrivains L'Eau de Taïpi
French niche brand, Jardins d\'Écrivains, has already offered us an interesting shelf of fragrances inspired by writers, their lives, and their liter...
10-11-2020 18:52
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Today For Him Avon Review
I have wanted to try masculine fragrance Today For Him Avon ever since I unexpectedly fell in love with its other half, the inexpensive, yet extremel...
09-11-2020 18:52
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Portrait of a Lady: the Frederic Malle Mega-Cult
Some perfumes are the result of a long and arduous process of diversity and painstakingly acquired knowledge. There are no accidents, much as fragran...
09-11-2020 18:52
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Narciso Eau de Parfum Grace
In November 2020, NARCISO RODRIGUEZ will present the newest edition for the popular Narciso collection under the name of NARCISO EAU DE PARFUM GRAC...
09-11-2020 18:52
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Armani Privé Ikat Bleu Ikat Rouge
Armani presents two new perfumes, the limited editions Ikat Bleu and Ikat Rouge, as part of the Les Éditions Couture collection from the Armani Priv...
09-11-2020 18:52
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Perfumed Horoscope: November 9 - November 15
Ever heard of a triangulation" It is one of my favorite ways to connect things. At these three points in time: April 4, June 30, and Novembe...
08-11-2020 18:52
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Penhaligon's Babylon: the Harrods Exclusive Reviewed
There\'s probably no more distinctive honor than to be presented with a Royal Warrant of Appointment as British iconic perfumery Penhaligon\'s has. F...
08-11-2020 18:52
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Symrise Innovates With Vegetable Alcoholates
In an adventurous, future-minded move publicized through their Instragram, German fragrance house Symrise have released a collection of five vegetabl...
08-11-2020 18:52
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Challenge Lacoste: Righteous and Obedient Cologne
There have been many different epochs in the history of Lacoste fragrances. In the 1960s, their fragrances were created by Jean Patou\'s perfumers to...
07-11-2020 18:52
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait Limited
We are used to seeing many brands creating special collector editions with regards to the upcoming holidays every year. One of them for this year i...
07-11-2020 18:52
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New Creations From Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor
Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor is a Colombian/Spanish house based in Granada (Spain) founded by fashion designer Ricardo Ramos whose work is inspire...
06-11-2020 18:52
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Estée Lauder X Disney The Princesses Collection: Solid Perfu
Most of us have a favorite Disney movie or character that brings us back to our childhood, evoking sweet memories of the iconic stories about str...
06-11-2020 18:52
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Klara Ravat Presents Scented Candles Inspired by Shamanic Ex
Klara Ravat is an olfactory artist and experimental filmmaker. She is Spanish but lives and works in Berlin. I met Klara through her involvement in t...
06-11-2020 18:52
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KKW x Kris Fragrance Now in Candle
On April 15th, 2020, Kim Kardashian\'s KKW Fragrance brand launched the perfume KKW x Kris, which featured her mother, Kris Jenner. According to the ...
06-11-2020 18:52
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Gloria Vanderbilt: Light Shadow from the 1980s
Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt is among the first successes of master perfumer Sophia Grojsman, a woman whose imprint on the fragrance industry, not...
05-11-2020 18:54
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What Are Fragrantica Editors Wearing This Autumn" (2020
Autumn is embraced by many perfume wearers as a time when distinct change comes over the landscape, and the shifting temperatures means our wardrob...
05-11-2020 18:54
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Liquides Imaginaires Liquide
Liquide is a new limited edition of Liquides Imaginaires, a niche brand, released in the fall of 2020. The fragrance presents silver as a material a...
05-11-2020 18:54
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Gritti Privé Collection: Anima, Duchessa, Fenice, Oud Reale,
After the launch of the newest Tutu Blanc as a subtler and softer version of last year\'s Tutu fragrance, which made a real success, GRITTI VENEZIA...
04-11-2020 18:52
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FURLA Perfume Collection: Favolosa, Irresistibile, Magnifica
Under the license of MAVIVE SpA, the newest perfume collection is born, and it is especially interesting for all who really love luxury goods well ...
04-11-2020 18:52
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Vilhelm Parfumerie Skins x Vilhelm
Niche house Vilhelm Parfumerie has collaborated with the Dutch brand Skins Cosmetics and launched the exclusive perfume, Skins x Vilhelm. This new fr...
03-11-2020 18:52
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Pentalogies; A New Brand With an Intellectual and Sensory St
Pentalogies is a new brand created by Dorothée Doret, founder of the niche concept storeLe Nez Insurgéin Bordeaux, France. Passionate about art, she ...
03-11-2020 18:52
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Women'Secret Intimate Eau de Parfum
Spanish lingerie brand Women\'Secret presents their newest fragrance under the license of Tailored Parfums. INTIMATE is feminine creation based on ...
03-11-2020 18:52
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Animalic Collection by Corps Volatils: Leather, Ambergris, C
Fragrantica was the first to write about the new project conceived by Nicolas Chabot (Le Galion, AETHER) and IFF perfumers (see our July announcement...
03-11-2020 18:52
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Oud Cashmere Mood Review
With all due respect to the versatile creativity of perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, I have to admit that I like his oriental perfumes most. Those in whic...
03-11-2020 18:52
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Cowboy vs Aliens: Chaps Ralph Lauren
Launched in 1979, Chaps by Ralph Lauren plays on the strings of a man\'s soul, those feelings of freedom and independence, and the desire to cope wit...
02-11-2020 18:54
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The Liquors By Kilian: Angels' Share and Roses on Ice
Strikingly handsome Kilian Hennessy, the founder of perfumer brand By Kilian and a member of the eighth generation of the Hennessy dynasty, producers...
01-11-2020 18:54
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Perfumed Horoscope: November 2 - November 8
We are looking at Mercury Retrograde, which is ending its ?backwardness? on Tuesday. It could be like Pandora\'s Box, which opened two weeks ago....
01-11-2020 18:54
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Case Study: Aquolina Pink Sugar or the Cotton Candy That Ate
A couple of years back I was consulted as a perfume expert, alongside Michael Edwards no less, by journalist Wendy Kaur writing for NUVO Magazine, on...
31-10-2020 18:54
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Revisiting Rose Cardin
Sometimes I have to bite my tongue when I complain that classic fragrances are disappearing, or that the proper chypres are on their way to extinctio...
31-10-2020 18:54
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Victoria's Secret Bombshell Gold
Victoria\'s Secret launches Bombshell Gold in the fall of 2020, the flanker of the original Bombshell from 2010. The new limited edition is announc...
31-10-2020 18:54
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Une Île Pluvieuse Senyokô Paris Review
The days were windy. Waves roared and rose high, crashing against the harbor dam. The sea boiled with white foamy ridges. Then it cleared up. ~ Yukio...
31-10-2020 18:54
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Jovoy?s 21 Conduit St: A Remarkable Kaleidoscopic Fougère
Right from the start, you can smell reference Fougère Royale DNA in Jovoy?s latest creation 21 Conduit St. The intense herbal freshness is there; the...
31-10-2020 18:54
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IKEA x Byredo Candle Collaboration
Available from November 1st, the new IKEA collaboration with niche brand Byredo sees 10 candles hit shelves ?that are made to provoke a wide range of...
30-10-2020 18:54
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Pepe Jeans London: Black Is Now For Him and Black Is Now For
Pepe Jeans London is launching two collector?s editions this fall under the umbrella of Black Is Now, once again choosing the extremely attractive...
30-10-2020 18:54
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CHANEL N°5 ? THE FILM
CHANEL presents the N°5 film starring Marion Cotillard and Jérémie Bélingard, directed by Johan Renck. Music "Team" written by Lorde and ...
30-10-2020 18:54
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Graham Pott: White Vicuna and Royal Llama Reviews
For all that 2020 has brought us, it also brought us new and brave fragrant launches which found new ways to intrigue and demand our attention. That ...
30-10-2020 18:54
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Ormonde Jayne: The New Way to Find a Signature Scent Online
Finding a signature scent should always be done with one fixed ingredient ? time. To celebrate Ormonde Jayne\'s 20th anniversary, perfumer Linda Pi...
30-10-2020 18:54
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Omnia Coral Bvlgari Review
The story of the Omnia Bvlgari collection began in 2003, and although its flagship fragrance, a light spicy gourmand, has already faded into oblivion...
30-10-2020 18:54
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Attraction One: The First Unisex Series By Avon
A duet of new Avon fragrances ? Attraction One Fresh and Attraction One Intense ? has appeared in Russia this autumn, and the duo is the first unisex...
29-10-2020 18:53
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Philly Phil Has Launched 'EVE Goes EDEN'
Philly Phil is a German niche brand founded in 2009 by Tanja Bublitz and Stefan Cozma. Tanja Bublitz, the fourth generation to manage the traditiona...
29-10-2020 18:53
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Pinning a Face to Fantomas, the Latest Nasomatto Scent
Fantomas, with its intense richness, walks a fine line for me between ?enjoyable? and ?nauseating.? Couple that with a melony-fruit note, and I\'m ...
29-10-2020 18:53
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Cheap Or Expensive"
Recently, Keith McNally, the owner of New York\'s glorious Balthazar restaurant, shared a beautiful story on his Instagram. In short, it sounds like ...
29-10-2020 18:53
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White Shoulders Evyan: An American Beauty of the 1950s
Today, I would like to recall one of the most classic US fragrances: the legendary fragrance, White Shoulders Evyan. It was not easy to find in Russi...
28-10-2020 18:53
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A New Campaign for Chanel No 5
CHANEL is writing a new chapter in the story of the legendary perfume Chanel No 5 with Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur, CHANEL Head of Global Creative R...
28-10-2020 18:53
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