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Frédéric Malle will launch Géranium pour Monsieur in May; it is expected to reach the United States in June. The new fragrance was developed by perfumer Dominique Ropion, who already has three fragrances in the Frédéric Malle line: Carnal Flower, Une Fleur de Cassie and Vétiver Extraordinaire.
Géranium pour Monsieur was inspired by the Frédéric Malle Anterenea soap…
Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes is giving away more perfume:
For all those of you who missed the Easter rabbit, here is your chance to win a fragrance from the Tauer Perfumes line. Visit Tauer Perfumes and search for the Easter rabbit hopping away…
Last night in a fit of optimism, I packed my winter sweaters and heavy wool skirts into plastic tubs and hauled them to the basement. Out came the cotton dresses and print blouses. Naturally, this morning was chilly, and I see rain splashing into the birdbath outside my window as I write. It’s the cold edge of spring. I want a perfume that is an antidote to the amber, leather, tobacco, and vanilla I’ve been wearing for months. I want something that hints at warm days to come and smells like the air outside: crisp, floral, and green. This is when I reach for Annick Goutal Des Lys Eau de Toilette.
A lily’s fragrance is potent. This has advantages and disadvantages. The pure, thick scent of just one stem of Stargazer lilies on the mantel will steamroll over the odor of dank carpets or an overfull litter box. Within a minute of coming into a room, guests will say, “It smells good in here.” At the same time, lilies can overtake a space, giving it the feel of funeral parlor and fighting with the smell of dinner in the other room. After an hour, guests may well ask for aspirin…
If the start-up company Basisnote get their way, we will soon not only be able to match looks and interests in the profile of a potential partner with our own preferences. Now even the individual smell of the other party can be recorded in the profile and then checked to see if it will be pleasant for us. Even before going on the first date.
— From Odor Matching: The Scent Of Internet Dating at Science Daily.