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…
Destination: India
From Bollywood actors to cuisine to politics, India has moved increasingly into the pop-culture spotlight over the past few years. No wonder its charms have…
The Key to Justin Bieber’s heart
By Deborah Fulsang The wild success of Justin Bieber’s fragrance franchise fascinates—his first spritz, Someday, raked in US$39-million in its first year. It also took…
Gucci casts James Franco for Made to Measure scent
By Ashley Kowalewski James Franco is a man of many talents: a writer, actor, director and producer. He’s also been the frontman for both Gucci…
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…
more divine-smelling moroccanoil, head to toe
By Ashley Kowalewski Marion Cotillard, Salma Hayek and Katy Perry are rumoured fans of Moroccanoil. Ditto Faith Hill and Emily Blunt. The brand’s quality treatment…
Very berry
Cherries, strawberries, currants and raspberries: The latest crop of berry-laced fragrances comes tailormade for this season of popsicles and proms. Not that you wouldn’t wear…
1,330
By Deborah Fulsang This is the number of new fragrances that were launched in 2012, according to expert Michael Edwards in the latest edition of…
Orange, neroli, mandarin…
Juicy orange scents go hand-in-hand with summer. No wonder we’re smelling their upbeat fragrance notes throughout the fragrance department lately. As the warm weather wafts…