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Tuesday, 28 July 2015 By Chant Wagner

Marriage of the White Floral Bouquet x Oudh {Trend Alert}

Three makes a trend at The Scented Salamander observatory of fragrance trends. This summer of 2015, we call attention to three characteristic perfume compositions which celebrate the marriage of oudh and the classic lush white floral bouquet creating a...

Thursday, 2 April 2015 By Chant Wagner

Back to the 90s Aquatics - Looking Forward to the 2010s Aerials {Trend Alert} {Paris Photo}

La Seine - Ciel et Eau © Chantal-Hélène Wagner From Aquatics to Aerials By Chant Wagner For some weeks now, I've been noticing a return to the famed evanescent textures of the 1990s in the roll-call of new launches....

Monday, 2 February 2015 By Chant Wagner

The First Rose of February {Paris Photo} + An Avalanche of Rose Fragrances for Spring 2015 {Trend Alert}

© 2015 Chantal-Hélène Wagner Freshly captured from today, the first rose of February. There are going to be a number of new rose perfume launches this spring, so that we can all turn our thoughts towards the Queen of...

Wednesday, 12 November 2014 By Chant Wagner

Drinking Tea by the Seaside - A New Wave of Maritime Fragrances in Perfumery Points to a 1990s Revivalist Movement {Trend Alert}

A series of new launches point to a revivalist 1990s trend in perfumery spurred by one of the masters of the style...

Tuesday, 17 June 2014 By Chant Wagner

Givenchy Dahlia Divin - Fronted by Alicia Keys (2014) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Trend Alert}

Givenchy have unveiled their new, upcoming feminine perfume fronted by singer Alicia Keys, as announced previously. The new jus is called Dahlia Divin. It revolves around jasmine sambac, a perfumery material which is inspiring other 2014 perfumes like Van...

Tuesday, 7 January 2014 By Chant Wagner

Lanvin Jeanne Couture Birdie Hints at a Major Magnolia Trend for the Coming Year (2014) {New Perfume} {Trend Alert}

Lanvin are preparing to launch their first limited-edition of Jeanne Couture just in time for Valentine's Day in February of 2014. It is called Jeanne Couture Birdie in reference to the myth of the birds of paradise. Artistic director Alber...

Tuesday, 4 June 2013 By Chant Wagner

3 Ballet-Inspired Perfumes in 2013: Penhaligon's Iris Prima, Repetto, Amrita Aromatics & Apothecary Vaganova {Fragrance News}

Vaganova arabesques The world of classical ballet, which can be perceived by some as a bit quaint and old-fashioned yet replete with grace and still echoing of the legendary physical stamina of its forebears has inspired three perfumes this...

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 By Chant Wagner

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...

Thursday, 2 May 2013 By Chant Wagner

O Boticário Introduce Brazil to Cherry Blossom: Floratta Cerejeira em Flor & Floratta Cerejeira em Pétalas (2013) {New Perfumes} Cherry Blossom Goes Global {Trend Alert}

O Boticário have launched two new women's fragrances in the Brazilian market inspired by the Oriental theme of renewal from winter to spring symbolized by cherry Blossom. This floral note has become extremely popular on the international level in...

Saturday, 27 April 2013 By Chant Wagner

Rochas Songe d'Iris Signs onto the Fig Milk Trend This Spring (2013) {New Fragrance} {Trend Alert}

Rochas have added a new eau to their one-year old collection Les Cascades. It is called Songe d'Iris (Dream of Iris). It follows on the debut scent named Les Cascades. While the first emphasized its capacity to exude freshness...

Wednesday, 26 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

The Leather Glove Trend Confirmed by Chanel Today {Trend Alert}

One of the most historically meaningful trends to emerge this fall of 2012 has been a revivalist interest in the centuries-old craftsmanship of leather gloves. It has translated in perfumery into fragrances inspired by the scent of leather gloves but...

Friday, 4 May 2012 By Chant Wagner

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