Summer perfumes for Summer Loving
By Adriana Ermter Remember the opening scene in the 1978 summer blockbuster, Grease? The screen lights up, ocean waves roll on to a beach while…
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Jessica Simpson empire set to bring $1-billion in sales
By Deborah Fulsang It’s been six years since singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson launched her first fragrance. And quick on the heels of…
Raonic and Bouchard make Canada Day extra fabulous at Wimbledon
By Deborah Fulsang It’s day eight at Wimbledon, the tennis world’s most prestigious Grand Slam tournament, and the Canadians are shining bright. Milos Raonic, who…
Favourite scents of Canada
By Deborah Fulsang Happy Canada Day Weekend everyone! To celebrate the occasion, we pondered over the best smells of this country – what, we asked…
Scent of a Man or Fragrances Dad will love for Father’s Day
By Adriana Ermter In 1979, wearing an aggressive-smelling scent was, as the Old Spice television commercials claimed, “powerful” and “the mark of a man.” Thirty-plus…
Perfume ingredient: What is Cardamom?
Cardamom, (noun) ˈkär-də-məm, -ˌmäm Rich, sweet and spicy cardamom is often described as balsamic in character. It blends well with citrus, rose and bergamot. No wonder this…
Mother’s Day perfumes: Mom Nose Best
By Adriana Ermter Everyone’s definition of mom is different. Mine is forever linked to images of tied aprons, gingerbread cookies and gardening gloves. Yet nothing…
Spring fragrance: Thanks for the greenness Guerlain, Bottega Veneta
By Deborah Fulsang Close your eyes and think of spring: A soft warm breeze wafts our way, all fresh and green, herbaceous and earthy. If…
Macarons make for sweet scented treats
By Deborah Fulsang “Here comes La Tentation de Nina. It is a macaron-like fragrance; or a perfume-like macaron,” declare the scribes at the Parisian house…
Happy Anniversary Ralph, Calvin and Coco
By Deborah Fulsang As February trudges along at a heavy snow-packed pace, we start looking for things to celebrate. Like anniversaries. Fragrance anniversaries. 15 years…
‘Cult Perfumes’ book ideal for fragrance lovers
By Deborah Fulsang Reading about fragrance is second only to smelling fragrance. (At least for many of us perfume geeks.) Or tied with ogling fragrance…