Travel editor and blog writer Catharine Hamm answers a reader's query about how best to counteract olfactory nuisance in closed quarters and planes in particular (you really can't step out to take a breather, can you). A major direction of...
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Perfume Packaging Awards Commentary by CPC {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrance News}
The CPC Packaging magazine have two features on perfume and beauty packaging explaining why these stood out from the hundreds of new launches in 2008. They look for innovation, however discreet, and technical challenges overcome by the design team rather...
Objets du Parfum (2008) {Fragrant Reading - New Book} {Fragrance News}
A new book dedicated to perfume objects called Objets du Parfum: confidences d'un collectionneur has been newly available since the end of November 2008 for those interested in the history of perfumery and the applied artistic manifestations it encourages. The...
Parfums Edition 2009 by Susanne Opalka & Uschi Rollar {Fragrant Reading - New Book}
The yearly edition of German perfume guide Parfums Edition by publishing house Ebner Verlag has launched its 2009 edition. This year, the guide is co-authored by Susanne Opalka teaming up with regular contributor Uschi Rollar......
Fragrances of the World 2009 Silver Anniversary Edition {Fragrance News} {Fragrant Reading}
Like each year since 1984, author and arguably pillar of the fragrance industry Michael Edwards publishes a new augmented edition of Fragrances of the World, a compendium of the fragrances that are available in the international market in designer but...
Article on Vanilla & Preview of Upcoming Hermes Vanille Galante {Fragrance News} {Fragrant Reading} {Scented Thoughts}
Vanilla, which has been in the recent past showcased as a main source of inspiration for perfumes such as Tihota by Indult composed by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain created by Jean-Paul Guerlain, while being announced...
Atypical Research on Air Fresheners {Fragrant Reading}
A late link to an article published in September 2008 in the Wall Street Journal on current research on the development of air fresheners, the thinking and science behind the venture,"Traditionally, air fresheners have tried to cover bad smells with...
Beauty Talk Dictionnaire - Dictionary (2008) {Fragrant Reading - New Book}
For those interested in both beauty and perfume, a new bilingual dictionary by Michel Husson entitled Beauty Talk dictionnaire de la parfumerie, de la cosmétologie & des produits de beauté français-anglais/anglais-français and Dictionary of Perfumery, Cosmetology & Beauty Products -...
Plaisirs de Parfums: New Book (2008) {Fragrant Reading}
The Editions Paja will publish a new book on perfume in October-November 2008 authored by Béatrice Boissière under the artistic direction of Coco Tassel. It is entitled Plaisirs de Parfums (Pleasures of Perfumes) and proposes to retrace a world history...
A Gasoline Perfume Is Hard To Create Says Christopher Brosius {Fragrant Reading}
No gasoline!I happened on en entry by perfumer Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume regarding the difficulty of recreating a gasoline perfume. His is a commentary precisely on Kate Moss's desire to capture the alluring (for many as it...
Memo Jannat For Kids & Grownups (2008) {New Fragrance} - New Book By Clara Molloy {Fragrant Reading}
Niche perfume brand Memo founder Clara Molloy is preparing to launch a duo of perfumes for adults and children in September in her Les Echappées collection called Jannat meaning paradise in Urdu and other languages of the Middle East. The...
Roja Dove The Esssence of Perfume: New Book {Fragrant Reading} {Shopping Tip}
Fragrance expert Roja Dove has written his first book on the subject of his long-time passion, entitled The Essence of Perfume. While he is known for his lectures and frequent appearances in the media, as well as his temple of...
Article About Olivia Giacobetti: IUNX Is Back In Business {Fragrance News} {Fragrant Reading}
To me, perfumer Olivia Giacobetti is a little bit like the feminine counterpart to perfumer Jean Claude Ellena. Both are fascinated by the element water and its smell. Both are obsessed with transparent, diaphanous textures. Both plow their paths in...
Article about Perfume Imitation & Copyrights: The Dutch Position {Fragrant Reading}
Here is a very interesting article by Prof. Kamiel Koelman from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam which summarizes the position on perfume copyrights in Holland as based on the case of Trésor by Lancôme, which was examined by the courts...
Romano Ricci Gives Out His Good Addresses {Fragrant Reading}
Romano Ricci © Ryan Carter/The National Romano Ricci, the founder and owner of young fragrance brand Juliette Has A Gun established in 2006, declares that his signature style is classic with a twist. Follows a list of his best addresses...