In this new column, you will find a summary of the perfumes of the week, and some thoughts on what to wear for what mood and occasion. It's an opportunity to simplify the complex array of nuances you encounter...
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TSS Perfume Holiday Gift Guide 2014 - Part One: Your/Her Favorite Perfume in Luxury Designer Packaging {Fragrance List}
In this Part One of our Perfume Holiday Gift Guide for 2014, we look at noteworthy special Christmas editions of classic and favorite perfumes which have been redesigned for the holidays. In other words, this guide today is dedicated to...
Smell Like the French! Top Fragrance Bestsellers in France in January 2014
From Parisiennes, A Celebration of French Women The French fragrance market is reputed for resisting newness for newness sake preferring instead to turn to tried-and-tested qualitative products. Some call this having a conservative approach to fragrance-wearing - others might underline...
On The Scented Trail of an Aromatic Cult of the Goddess Strenia to Usher in the New Year - Part II {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List}
The goddess Strenia, the goddess of New Year's gifts is the one offering a crown and a mantle to a man* January 9, 2014 - Having taken the first steps on the faintly echoing scented trail left by the...
On The Scented Trail of an Aromatic Cult of the Goddess Strenia to Usher in the New Year - Part I {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List}
Circe Invidiosa by Waterhouse - Circe is the goddess of plants, drugs and charms When researching new ways to celebrate the dawning of a New Year with scent besides wearing golden-haloed perfumes and ones making you think of Champagne,...
New Men's Fragrances Fall/Winter 2013 - Christmas Shopping Guide for Frazzled Girls {Perfume List} {New Fragrances} {Men's Colognes}
Dear Frazzled Girls, Here is a list of 14 new and noteworthy men's colognes for fall - winter 2013, if you're ever thinking of offering a recent, trendy fragrance launch. This way, you can use this list to go straight...
New Women's Fragrances Fall/Winter 2013 - Christmas Shopping Guide for Clueless Guys {Perfume List} {New Fragrances}
Dear Clueless Guys,Here are 11 new feminine fragrances in the mainstream perfume market, which are worthy to purchase as gifts, in 10 pictures (+ 1 bonus). Like Samuel Le Bihan said for Brut, this is all that matters, "Everything is there,"...
Top 10 Fragrances in France in 2012 {Perfume List}
As we move towards 2014 and as we pause and look back on 2012 while the 2013 figures are yet to be determined and solidified during the holidays season - a critical period for appraising yearly perfume sales -...
Positive Public Reactions to Perfume, a List - Please Complete {Scented Thoughts}
Bayswater Omnibus by George William Joy, 1895 Here's an ethological inquest into the positive perceptions to perfume, as you might have experienced it while walking on the street of a civilized city. We should say ethnological but feel there is...
The Jasmine Green Tea Trend in Perfumes for Spring-Summer 2013 {Trend Alert} {Perfume List}
If you pay attention to fragrant sillages in the streets of your city like I do in Paris, you will perhaps be able to pick up on a trend which I've spotted which says that women - and perhaps...
Sexy & Maternal Perfumes for Mother's Day 2013 {Perfume List}
This year, we are choosing a Sensual, Sexy Mother theme for inspiration, to propose a list of perfumes which are both maternal and sensual for Mother's Day. This is a great way to remind yourself olfactorily that you...
Upcoming Perfume Calendar Spring of 2013 {Perfume List}
Perfume is the way to remember the passing of days, in our experience and opinion. Don't neglect to mark your calendar with meaningful scented pauses and celebrations! Below is a quick recap of what not to miss, calendar-wise, in...
7 Landmarks for 7 Years of Perfume Blogging {Perfume List}
Original banner of The Scented Salamander blog Today is the blog's 7th birthday and to mark the occasion we thought we might list 7 things that were firsts by this blog within the fragrance blogosphere. In March of...
Golden-Feeling Perfumes to Wear during the Holidays & for Golden Moments {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List & Guide}
When the sun has left the premises, the color gold replaces it especially during the Holidays when we are invited to think warm, golden-colored thoughts. We are encouraged to do so thanks to a culture of shadow and light...
Time to Christmas Shop! Part 5 {Perfumed List - 2012 Holidays Gift Guide}
For a novel take on the incense burner, check out these Scent Spheres in ceramic decorated with the art of Fornasetti. They accept three perfume carriers: diffusing oil, scented rocks and incense sticks. The scents were blended by renowned...