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Nicolaï Parfumeur Créateur Fig Tea is a serene scent that makes you feel like you’re sipping tea beneath the shade of a fig tree. The post Nicolaï Parfumeur Créateur Fig Tea winner appeared first on ÇaFleureBon Perfume Blog.

Reviews

Perfume PosseYes, I am whining. Again. I do have things sitting here waiting for me to review but it’s hot and I’m lazy. Yes, I know that it’s not as hot in West Hollywood this morning as it is in say Wauwatosa or even West Adams.... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseYes, I am whining. Again.

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Statik Olfactive La Serenissima has elegance, timeless seduction, and immense depth. It doesn’t imitate Venice; it captures its magnificence. The post Statik Olfactive La Serenissima Review (Chris Undi) 2026 + The Magnificence of Venice Giveaway appeared first on ÇaFleureBon Perfume Blog.

Launches

British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Musc Rogue, a new fragrance... Read the rest of this article »

Ingredients

Calvin Klein will launch a new limited edition Eternity duo, with Eternity Suede Essence For Women, a flanker to 1988’s Eternity, and Eternity Suede Essence For Men, a flanker to 1989’s Eternity for Men. Last year’s model: Eternity Amber Essence... Read the rest of this article »

Launches

Hermès has launched Ginseng Biloba, a new fragrance in the brand’s luxury Hermessence line... Read the rest of this article »

Industry

Alisha Boe + others, for Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Pink Glaze.

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It’s Tuesday, World Nature Conservation Day and National Milk Chocolate Day. Birthdays: Beatrix Potter, Marcel Duchamp, Malcolm Lowry, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. What fragrance are you wearing? I’m in Chanel 28 La Pausa, from a less than pristine but still enjoyable sample that turned up this morning. Reminder: on 7/31, wear something that reminds you of a favourite meal,.. Read the rest of this article »

Launches

Gap Inc. is making its return to the beauty category with the launch of Gap Beauty, reintroducing its iconic fragrance collection. Launching in stores and online on July 30, the collection reimagines Gap’s signature fragrances—Dream, Grass, Heaven and Om—as eau de parfums, while introducing a new scent, Harmony. — Read more in Gap relaunches fragrance collection with debut of Gap Beauty at FashionNetwork. For the 2026 version, [perfumer Nicole] Mancini wanted to keep that call to nature but make [Grass] more complex with different facets of green notes—green mandarin, which reminds her of sun-warmed skin; violet leaf, which she says has a "touch of cucumber wetness"; vetiver, which is super grounding; and matcha tea through DSM-Firmenich's proprietary Smell-the-Taste technology. — Read more in Grass! Dream! Heaven! Gap Beauty Is Back, and We Scored a First Look at the Resurrected '90s Scents at Who What Wear.

Industry

Perfume PosseIn the Woods: Naomi Goodsir So, there I was, minding my own business, rifling through Carolyn’s newest LuckyScent sample order (with her permission but without my reading glasses on), giving things a nice anonymous low-stakes spritz. And then it happened – that all-too-rare moment of:... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseIn the Woods: Naomi Goodsir

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Pepperkorn by master perfumer Mark Buxton is one of two new releases for 2026 from the Italian brand Astrophil & Stella along with Sambalia The post Pepperkorn by Astrophil & Stella Winner appeared first on ÇaFleureBon Perfume Blog.

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Perfume PosseHalston Classic (Women) and Clinique Aromatics Elixir Well, it’s still quite warm but not insane. No rain for weeks but a half hour this morning. Like Mother Nature having a bit of a laugh. We’ve yet to come under a hosepipe ban but we’ll see. The tuberose... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseHalston Classic (Women) and Clinique Aromatics Elixir