French niche line Parfums de Nicolaï has launched Crème Ebène, a new fragrance…
Acqua di Parma Gelsomino a Freddo Ambrosia & Zafferano Ambrosia ~ new fragrances
Italian niche line Acqua di Parma has introduced Gelsomino a Freddo Ambrosia and Zafferano Ambrosia, new Extrait de Parfum versions of Gelsomino a Freddo and Zafferano…
Tuesday scent of the day 9/9
It’s Tuesday and Leo Tolstoy’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
For Pantone Lemon Grass (“Lemon Grass is a lemon infused green with a slightly sweet, floral note”), I’m in Carthusia Mediterraneo, and I went all matchy matchy with my tea: Mariage Frères Thé Vert Au Tibet.
Reminder: on 9/12, wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone’s picks for the Autumn/Winter 2025/2026 NYFW Color Palette…
First among all fragrances
In the ever more competitive fragrance industry jungle, Dior Sauvage men’s scent ranks first among all fragrances — masculine and feminine combined — 10 years after its launch.
It is the only men’s scent to make that claim. Currently, one bottle is snapped up every 30 seconds and more than 12 million of those are rung up yearly.
— Read more in How Dior Sauvage Remains the Bestselling Scent Overall at Women's Wear Daily.
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ transitional fragrances, fall 2025
The tenth edition of a poll about transitional fragrances: what are your favorite fragrances as summer turns to fall this year? What scent makes you happy as the nights get chilly and the days take on that crisp edge? And tell us what perfume you wish you owned for chilly weather.
(Or, if you’re like me, tell us what fragrances will allow you to hang on to that summer feeling just a little bit longer. And of course, if winter is turning to spring where you are, adjust the questions accordingly.)
Or, as always, talk about something else…