what is ambrette: (noun) am·brette (m-brt)
By Danielle DesRosiers The soft and delicate scent of Le Labo Ambrette 9 can best be described as the smell of a newly born babies…
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What is Ca·lone (noun)?
By Danielle DesRosiers Calone does not originate from a fresh flower, nor even the resin of a tropical tree. It doesn’t even come from freshly…
What is op·op·on·ax, (noun) /əˈpɑpəˌnæks/?
Opoponax: What is it? It sounds a lot like a character you would find in a children’s book, but in the fragrance world, it’s more…
What is a chy·pre? (noun)ˈshēprə
In the past couple of years, we have seen the resurgence of Chypres: and we are often asked to explain what exactly the term means.…
What is ambergris? (noun) ˈam-bər-ˌgris, -ˌgrē(s)
Ambergris was once considered the second most precious treasure of the sea—after pearls, writes the academic Richard Stamelman, in his encyclopaedic tome, Perfume: Joy, Obsession, Scandal,…
wrist rubbing? Mystery solved
We’ve heard countless times that you shouldn’t rub your wrists together after spritzing them with fragrance. “You’ll bruise the molecules,” is the popular and provocative…