Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Gateau Blackout, a new limited edition fragrance… Read the rest of this article »
Azzaro will introduce Chrome Azure, a new flanker to 1996’s Chrome for Men. Chrome Azure follows 2019’s Chrome Aqua and 2020’s Chrome Extreme… Read the rest of this article »
Another candle collab, this one involving our own Dr. Jessica (she consulted on the art history): the Hiroshige candle, created by Joya in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum for the Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo exhibit. Shown in Spring (at left, Cherry Blossom; “Sugared floral: soft cherry blossom leaves and petals, balanced by water …
Twenty-five years ago, I started working on Editions de Parfums in an attempt to create a direct link between the best perfumers in the industry and the most demanding public,” he continued. “In doing so, I created a platform where noses could express themselves fully and be so proud of their work that they would …
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Happy Friday and happy Dutch-American Friendship Day! Our community project for today: we’re off to the Netherlands (aka Holland)! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in the Netherlands, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to the Netherlands, or that features a local ingredient, or ? What fragrance did you …
Despite a persistent belief that perfumers aim to imitate nature, fragrance is about a fantasy. So looking for the exact smell of a rose in a bottle is like reading Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment to relive a vacation in Saint-Petersburg, even if said sojourn involved all things dark and sordid. Like literature, music, and sculpture, …
