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Sir Charles Bell Collection, 1920-21, LhasaThis spring / summer 2010 we are seeing a series of new launches that sign the return of dirty musks in a mostly white sea of musks. It is inevitable that when there is an...

Foreword: This is a review I wrote in April 2010, which I thought I would complete, but re-reading it, I feel there is no need to wait forever for a more complete form. I was a bit weary of my...

Hampton Sun is a sun care luxury brand dedicated to "smart serious sunbathing." They launched Privet Bloom edt and edp in 2007 which are inspired like the rest of the brand's products by the "beautiful beaches of the Hamptons." The...

Magnolia Nobile eau de parfum which came out last fall, is the latest opus in the series of Le Nobili collection by Italian niche brand Acqua di Parma, which is dedicated to celebrating each time a single flower seen as...

Pretty by Elizabeth Arden was launched in the spring of 2009 and not surprisingly went for a "pink floral" concept to go with the "pretty" idea. Although one can detect some similarities with a fragrance like Pink Jasmine by Fresh,...

My first impression of Flora Eau de Toilette by Gucci when it came out in 2009 was a positive one, but I never got around to reviewing it. So here's something to sink your teeth into, a review from the...

The Pâtisserie Collection by Marc Jacobs is a new limited-edition trio of perfumes in the Splash series which was inaugurated in 2006 with Ivy, Violet and Amber. In 2010, the inspiration are macarons, the trendy, ubiquitous, urban pâtisserie du jour....

Trésor in Love by Lancôme is the latest flanker to Trésor (1990), which is by now considered a "modern classic." It's survived the ebbs and flows of the perfume market and women still identify with its apricot-y, peach-y rose. Created...

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Tubéreuse by Caron was composed by in-house perfumer Richard Fraysse in 2003. It is advertised as the newest of the so-called "parfums fontaines" (fountain perfumes), the more selective and luxurious range of pure extraits at Caron boutiques, which is...

"PureDKNY speaks to the core essence of who I am and what I want to touch -- the people and children I love, and being at one with nature, It's about those little moments that bring you joy, pure and...

The new flanker to A Scent by Issey Miyake (2009) comes with a little bit of a surprise factor attached to it because - if you care to remember - the original fragrance was inspired by green smells and wide-open...

Her Iridescent Fragrance by Narciso Rodriguez is the newest flanker to the very successful Narciso Rodriguez for Her franchise which debuted in 2003. Narciso Rodriguez perfumes - it is my contention - do so well because the designer behind the...

"I love floral fragrances, and wanted Violet Eyes to make women feel beautiful, sophisticated, and sensual.  It was a great joy to create Violet Eyes with a bouquet of fragrance notes that I adore, carefully fine-tuning every aspect of...

Cologne Intense Iris and White Musk by Jo Malone from the new quatuor of Colognes Intenses opens on an olfactory oxymoron: the scent of a dirty white musk. For an American nose, the musk here will probably be most reminiscent...