Fragrance News Archives

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of perfumer Mona di Orio who passed away today. She was a student of master-perfumer Edmond Roudnitska. She founded her own perfume house in Amsterdam with partner Jeroen Oude Sogtoen in...

Iconic ballet brand Repetto Est. 1947 by Rose Repetto the mother of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit who had requested it of her, will launch their first fragrance in 2013, in collaboration with Inter Parfums, the label announced on December...

Le Figaro published an article on the upcoming Louis Vuitton perfume (see previous article) which reveals further information about the way the brand is approaching the launch of their debut signature fragrance. Louis Vuitton have a somewhat unique perspective...

Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa by Hans Silvester, published by Thames and Hudson We wanted to announce that we will be running a series on perfumes inspired by the African continent and its aromatic cultures. It actually all started...

Designer Parfums have announced that they have recruited perfumer Thomas Fontaine to be their in-house perfumer to oversee their portfolio of fragrance brands. Those include the houses of Jean Patou, Agent Provocateur, Parfums Sherrer, Aigner, Monsoon Fragrances and Worth, Paris....

  "The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELC) today announced the passing of Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President and Head of Fragrance Development Worldwide, at the age of 75 from complications of non-genetic ovarian cancer. Mrs. Lauder died on November...

Following up on an earlier announcement, Coty Prestige released more news about the fragrance venture signed "Madonna." The perfume will be the prelude to the launch of a lifestyle brand called Truth or Dare by Madonna. The singer is said...

Perfumer Thierry Wasser, CEO Laurent Boillot, Michelle Yeoh, Makeup Director Olivier EchaudemaisonMalaysian actress and producer Michelle Yeoh will be the next face of a Guerlain fragrance, it has been announced by the house. The name of the perfume has not...

La maison Guerlain a annoncé le 2 novembre 2011 que l'actrice et productrice malaisienne Michelle Yeoh sera la prochaine ambassadrice d'un parfum de Guerlain dont le nom n'a pas encore été révélé. Connue pour être une actrice physique jouant notammment...

Tarkine rainforest by Rob Blakers Symrise, one of the major fragrance designer companies in the world, went for their latest scent expedition to Tasmania, after having previously sent their perfumers on exploratory trips in search of brave new scents to India...

Luxury leathergoods and fashion brand Louis Vuitton will propose a debut fragrance bearing the famous, coveted monogram. If in 2009, the internet were making jokes about a faux Vuitton perfume to come recognizing that a glaring void needed to be...

 Hermès 24, Faubourg is so much steeped in classicism and grand French perfumery tradition, that it is hard to believe it was launched only in 1995. If you want to experience what "timeless" smells like as in "timeless elegance", this...

French company ARsens have associated themselves with the Institut Grassois de la Parfumerie (Prodarom) to create olfactory kits with both an educational and playful aim meant to cultivate our olfactive memory. They propose a rich selection of sets which they...

Collectors will be able to procure engraved flacons of the fragrance Louve by Serge Lutens decorated with the silhouettes of Indonesian puppets from November 2011, exclusively at the Salons Shiseido at the Palais Royal in Paris."Entre chien et louve, la...