The Fifth Sense in the News Archives

 There is an article by Lesley Thomas in the Telegraph offering a list of Father's Day fragrance suggestions. I loved the anecdote about Pour Un Homme de Caron:...... ...

Erin Aubry Kaplan takes a critical view of Banana Republic's advertising campaign for their perfume Alabaster:"Banana Republic's new 'Alabaster' campaign makes no bones about celebrating whiteness.... This Perfume Smells Like Mean Spirit ........

 Nick Coleman reports on Prince's new scent 3121 and loves to use overused stereotypes when describing the fragrance. 3121 might smell like one's Grandma or French bordellos, you choose. I think that if he tried harder he could come...

There is an article on the latest perfume launched by Bond No9, Coney Island, in the New York Times. You can read our review of this savory-sweet gourmand and fruity marine scent here. If you just read the NYT...

 • Camille Goutal of Parfums Annick Goutal has announced that they have a series of three new perfumes in the making. The scents are slated to launch in the fall of 2007 and are created by Isabelle Doyen and...

 There is an article on natural and synthetic rose notes in perfumes and how rose fragrances have made an impact or failed to do so on the market. It briefly raises the speculative question of Guerlain Nahéma's commercial failure...

 Here is a list of several of the Creed fragrances, each paired with the celebrity that wears it:Green Irish Tweed –Robert Redford, Richard Gere, Clint Eastwood, Robbie Williams, Naomi Campbell; Silver Mountain Water – David Bowie, Jennifer Lopez, Eva...

L'Express magazine regularly features articles on perfumes and perfumery (in French). I am catching up and calling your attention to these three last pieces:Guillaume Crouzet writes about Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. 30 years later it is still alive...

 There is a very informative article by Jeremy Caplan in Time & CNN regarding some of the inner workings of the perfume and flavor industry, in particular Givaudan and IFF.........

Here's a great article on truffles. Truffle accords are also used in perfumery such as in Une Rose by Frederic Malle, Black Orchid and Noir de Noir (black truffle) by Tom Ford, and Sienne L'Hiver (white truffle) by Eau...

 A horticulturist from Geneva, Charles Millo, is developing several new species of extra perfumey roses that would be sold solely for their aromas. The idea is to sell a rose as you would a bottle of wine. Just one...

The New York Times has an article about a new breed of durian, an equatorial and tropical fruit surrounded by folklore that is famous for its pungent smell and uber-creamy texture. The breeders of the new variety have apparently...

I love this article because the interviewed SA in it innocently yet very accurately defines in a nutshell the art of fragrance which is in essence, derivative, being all about nuances and variations, more like cooking than painting or...

Here's a new travel destination for perfume lovers:  "The world's oldest perfumes have been found on Cyprus by a team of archaeologists.The perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny translucent...