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At night it’s richer, more generous

Posted by Robin on 13 September 2019 2 Comments

I smelled [tuberose] from the morning to the evening and I realized that the smell is very different. When you smell the tuberose at night it’s richer, more generous. It emphasizes the lactonic creamy notes, the fruity peachiness. It’s much more powerful and orange-flower-like than the smell of the bud, which is greener. It’s addictive – you want to smell it again and again.

— Perfumer Sophie Labbé, who developed Bvlgari Tubereuse Mystique. Read more at Is Tuberose the Sexiest Fragrance Note? at Town & Country.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2019 6 Comments

So you could get the Coromandel in Extrait for $240, or for the same price, you can have the Les Eaux de Chanel set at Nordstrom: "A limited-edition set featuring three travel sizes of LES EAUX DE CHANEL scents, elegantly packaged in a signature pouch with scenic postcards." With 50 ml each Paris-Deauville, Paris-Venise and Paris-Biarritz.

The strength of the origins

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2019 9 Comments

A new spot for Terre d'Hermès.

Aerin Rose Cocoa ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2019 9 Comments

Aerin will introduce Rose Cocoa, a new limited edition fragrance for holiday 2019…

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Perfume Legends II by Michael Edwards ~ new perfume book

Posted by Robin on 12 September 2019 19 Comments

Fragrance expert Michael Edwards has revised and updated his reference work Perfume Legends. Perfume Legends II includes the original list of fragrances covering the period from 1882 to 1992 (you can find that list in the review linked above) plus two that were left out: Robert Piguet Fracas (because the formulation was so bad at the time) and Guerlain Nahéma (because Edwards couldn't get the information he needed from Jean-Paul Guerlain). It then brings us up to 2010 with Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois, Rochas Tocade; Christian Dior J’Adore; Kenzo Flower; Chanel Coco Mademoiselle; L'Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu; and Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady. You can order a copy from Fragrances of the World for $145.

 

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