Celebrity-inspired Halloween costumes require perfume
Get serious this Halloween. Whether dressing as Barbie or Marilyn Monroe, the best-costume prize goes to those who channel via fragrance. Still don't know what you're dressing up as…
Trends
What’s the latest coming around the fragrance bend? Chocolate-noted perfumes? Scents with mandarin or pear? How about oud or gardenia blooms? We explore the “what” and discuss the “why” behind the just-arrived and soon-to-land launches in the world of perfume.
Flowers, pour hommes? Mais oui!
A flower on the lapel, yes. But don't stop there. Men’s floral fragrances are chic once more. Cue the man-bun! Bring on the sexual fluidity!…
Autumn is tea time. Get steeping
Cinnamon, spice and everything nice: That's what fall teas are made of. And cranberry, and peanut butter and... As the seasons change, so to do…
Vegetable perfumes
Vegetable juicing is de rigueur. No wonder perfumers are experimenting with garden-variety notes. Love beets? Kale? How abut carrots? Sorry, we're not talking salads or side…
Perfume layering: Make a scent statement
How do you layer perfumes? What fragrances work well together? Follow your nose—and these perfume-layering tips—to create your own unique scent style. It would be hard…
Gold perfumes, a touch of luxury
Luxury and perfume go hand-in-hand, so it should come as no surprise that despite gold having no discernible scent, it's perfume's new muse. What comes…
My Burberry perfume: a classic continues
Fragrances takes inspiration from the iconic Burberry trench coat. We love a good creation story. Especially when we get to learn the why behind a perfume's…
Sixto Juan Zavala’s perfume illustrations inspire
Sixto Juan Zavala takes illustration to a whole new level with his floral perfume bottle creations Perfume inspires artists of all mediums. Currently, we're enamoured with…
What makes a classic perfume?
As fall fragrances begin to land at beauty counters, we wonder what new spritzes will stand the test of time. What will be the next classic?…
Fig perfumes, sweet & savoury
By Deborah Fulsang Ever the innovator, Thierry Mugler launched his Womanity perfume as a sweet and savoury homage to the fig back in 2010. That…
Superhero bamboo inspires perfume and beauty
By Alexandra Donaldson Gucci recently announced it would release a new fragrance this fall entitled Bamboo. But what, I wondered, did bamboo smell like. I set…