Orris. True love is deep and resilient, and it’s very precious, like orris, the most expensive ingredient in perfumery. It’s richer than gold. Orris crawls underground, and it’s strong and difficult to destroy. But when you smell it, it’s powdery, comfortable, beautiful, and really unique, and that’s love to me.
— Perfumer Emilie Bouge on the scent of love. Read more in The Perfumer Who Loves the Smell of Stables at The Cut.
Hey Santa, looking for something to tuck into the sleigh for perfume lovers? Check out The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery: Fifty years of exceptional scents by Marika Vecchiattini.
The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery is a combination encyclopedia and compendium of reviews featuring fragrances from Italian perfume houses and fashion brands from the 1970s to the present. It’s both an engrossing read and a handy reference manual…
L’Artisan Parfumeur has launched Passage d’Enfer Extrême, a new flanker to 1999’s Passage d’Enfer…
Two of the candles from the new-ish collection by Emma Shipley, best known for her fabrics and wallpapers: Amazon (left; "The bespoke scent was created to evoke the jungle dreamworld behind the Amazon design, with juicy notes of ripening fig set on a fresh yet woody base of cedarwood creating a playful melange of aromas.") and Caspian (right; "The bespoke scent was created to evoke the fairytale story behind the Caspian design, with notes of Madagascar Vanilla Pods, complemented by resinous and warm Sandalwood.") £95 each for 650g at Emma Shipley, where you'll also find more designs and infusers.
Avon has introduced Bouquet De Freesia, a new addition to the LYRD collection of layerable fragrances…