10 things you should know about Jimmy Choo
By Ashley Kowalewski Jimmy Choo Flash, the brand’s second fragrance, launches now. It comes inspired by glitz and glam, and the exhilaration of dressing for…
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What is Ylang-ylang, (n) ē-ˌläŋ-ˈē-ˌläŋ
By Deborah Fulsang Beautiful by Estée Lauder, Classique by Jean-Paul Gaultier, Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Soleia: All of these scents share a glamorous, sparkling largesse. They are…
French and away
By Deborah Fulsang “I was born with this garden in my head,” says perfumer Karine Dubreuil’s of her latest work for L’Occitane, a quartet of…
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By Deborah Fulsang This is the frequency with which a bottle of Thierry Mugler Angel is sold somewhere in the world. The fragrance was launched…
Polo channels the raciness of red
By Ashley Kowalewski It’s been well over four decades since the Polo Ralph Lauren brand opened the doors of its first store in New York…
Lush’s retro revival: original, hip
By Ashley Kowalewski Woodstock-era style has become a way of life for 20- and 30something generations embracing the old-is-new mentality. Riding the retro wave comes…
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By Deborah Fulsang The number of friends of Nina Ricci’s Nina Le Parfum Facebook page, and growing. Their impressive audience is the largest perfume-related community on…
10 things to know about Nina Ricci L’Eau
By Deborah Fulsang 1. Nina Ricci L’Eau is the newest fragrance in the Nina portfolio of scents launched by Paris-based house of Nina Ricci. Other Ninas…
what is osmanthus?
By Danielle DesRosiers We’ve been spying osmanthus in the small print of many a perfume press release lately, prompting us to dig a little deeper.…
scents to salute 80 years of polos
By Ashley Kowalewski It’s hard to imagine a world without the polo—especially on the tennis front. But 80 years ago this spring, the iconic alligator-adorned…
More scents to come from McQueen
By Deborah Fulsang A decade ago the late Lee Alexander McQueen introduced his first fragrance into the marketplace. Kingdom was a demanding oriental spritz: with…