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Bvlgari introduced the original Omnia fragrance in 2003. Omnia is a spicy oriental by perfumer Alberto Morillas, and marries spices with trendy gourmand notes like tea, chocolate and almond while managing to be neither heavy nor overly foody. It smells like a nicely spiced wood scent, very sheer, very modern. It is one of my favorites from Bvlgari, and makes a great, nearly year-round woody comfort fragrance.
Omnia got its first flanker in 2005, with Omnia Crystalline…
Marcello Aspria, who writes all the wonderful perfume book reviews on Now Smell This, has a great new article on Basenotes: Spending quality time with Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal:
I spent most of my three days with Isabelle - she trailed me along the streets of Paris in her (heavily abused, dented, damaged) little car - and we met lots of her friends, which was a great way for me to expand my network. She told me about her future perfume projects, things I can't and won't discuss here. She showed me raw materials and essences (which is what she teaches her students at ISIPCA once a week); we talked about perfume of course, but also about normal, everyday stuff, and art, poetry, literature. I'll try to give you an impression of what it was like to hang around with the creative minds behind the Annick Goutal brand...
There are pictures as well, do give it a read!
This September, Guerlain will launch L'Instant Magic, a woody floral musk fragrance developed by perfumer Randa Hammami. The notes for the new scent include bergamot, rose, freesia, musk, sandalwood, cedar and almond notes.
Guerlain L'Instant Magic will be available in 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Parfum…
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Deal at bathandbodyworks: semi-annual sale, lots of items on markdown.
New at beautycafe: Bond no. 9 Coney Island.
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