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Ingredients

Acqua di Parma Oud Ambrosia ~ new fragrance

Italian niche line Acqua di Parma has introduced Oud Ambrosia, a new Extrait de Parfum of Oud. (And see also: Gelsomino a Freddo Ambrosia and Zafferano Ambrosia...) Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

Loewe Crafted x 5

Spanish luxury brand Loewe has launched five new fragrances in the Crafted Collection: Field Diary, Rosetopia, Smoky Rain, Sweet Woodland and Verdant Grove... Read the rest of this article »

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Launches

Marc Jacobs Just Perfect ~ new perfume

Marc Jacobs will launch Just Perfect, a new flanker to 2020’s Perfect. Just Perfect follows 2025’s Perfect Absolute and 2024’s Perfect Elixir... Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

50 years of creative freedom

A spot for L’Artisan Parfumeur’s 50th anniversary. Below the jump, three more: a spot about the brand’s founder Jean Laporte, a spot for the latest iteration of the Pierre Dinand blackberry bottle, and a spot for their latest fragrance, L’Amant. Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

Thursday scent of the day 8/6

Happy Almost-Friday and happy Root Beer Float Day! Birthdays: Andy Warhol, M. Night Shyamalan, Lucille Ball, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. What fragrance are you wearing? Me: summer chypre day 3, in Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers. Reminder: on 8/7, we’re doing Chypre For All Seasons... Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

The tobacco hawkmoth

“The tobacco hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) was recently found to have receptor proteins in its wings that could detect different smells and tastes,” said Dr. Sonja Bisch-Knaden, lead author of a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. “But receptor proteins are only the beginning of the sensory cascade that converts scents into nerve signals to transmit the sense of smell.” — Read more in Moths Can Smell With Their Wings, Researchers Say at Sci News.

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Industry

A Quiet Morning by Miller et Bertaux

Perfume PosseA Quiet Morning by Miller et Bertaux Hi Posse crew, This week I was looking through the Indie boxes to find something fun to wear. Completely out of place I found my current and backup bottles of A Quiet Morning by Miller et Bertaux. Very annoying because... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseA Quiet Morning by Miller et Bertaux

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Events

The daily lemming

Issue 21 of Nez: The Smell of the Future: ""Exactly 10 years ago, a magazine of a new kind was published, and honestly, if someone had shown me the cover of this 21st issue in a crystal ball, I don’t know if I would have believed it. Just as I probably wouldn’t have believed the staggering figure of 11,500 visitors who climbed the steps of the Palais Brongniart a few weeks ago to attend the largest olfactory culture event ever organized in Paris an event born from this very magazine. I would have suspected such a frenzy even less when I was scribbling my first perfume reviews in a notebook 20 years ago. In short, while scents are known for their ability to transport us into the past, taking an interest in them does not grant us the power to see into the future. But, without knowing why or how, our nose – provided it’s keen – sometimes allows us to anticipate, or even shape, our tomorrows." -Editor’s note by Jeanne Doré (Editor in Chief of Nez)" 160 pages, $45 at Luckyscent.

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Launches

Frederic Malle Northern Love ~ new fragrance

French niche line Frédéric Malle will introduce Northern Love, a new fragrance developed by perfumer Bruno Jovanovic, in September... Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

A new adventure

The spot for Jo Malone Sea Salt & Bergamot.

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Industry

Wednesday scent of the day 8/5

It’s Hump Day, National Oyster Day and Neil Armstrong’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing? I am on day 2 of the happy-making summer chypre Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers. Reminder: on 8/7, we’re doing Chypre For All Seasons... Read the rest of this article »

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