Perfume by numbers: $33,000,000
This is the production cost (in US dollars) for a 4-minute commercial for Chanel No. 5 that was created in 2004. The multi-million dollar short…
A well-manicured scent statement
By Deborah Fulsang A carefully chosen perfume and a sassy manicure: Now those are beauty statements that truly reveal the personality of today’s girl about…
pack travel-sized perfumes for jet-setting style
By Erin Richardson For many people who enjoy getting away from it all, air travel is often one of the most dreaded parts of the…
Calvin Klein casts Rooney Mara as face of Downtown
By Ashley Kowalewski Rooney Mara comes from a family that is no stranger to the spotlight. Her mother’s clan founded Pittsburgh Steelers and her father’s…
what is orris (noun), or-ris |ˈôris?
By Danielle DesRosiers Orris is the rhizome of the iris plant, the root from which the absolute oil is extracted to make the fragrant violet-smelling…
The ultimate bachelor fragrances
By Ashley Kowalewski The bachelor party in Vegas: The ultimate rite of passage for so many guys. There’s something so shamelessly appealing about that bold,…
Springtime’s lily of the valley
Christian Dior so loved lily of the valley that he had his atelier seamstresses sew a dried sprig of the flower into the hem of…
The scent of sunscreen and summer
By Ashley Kowalewski Piña coladas, flowers, sunshine: One sniff of your favourite sunscreen and you’re transported to a bikini-mandatory mindset. But how did this iconic…
Youth Dew, strong and sexy at 60
By Deborah Fulsang “How could I get the American woman to buy her own perfume?” wondered Estée Lauder in her book, Estée: A Success Story…
Pear in perfume
How to make a fruity-floral fragrance new? Why with pear of course. Fresh, green, ripe, juicy: Pear feels modern and perfectly in step with our…
What is Elemi, (noun) ˈe-lə-mē?
By Danielle DesRosiers Elemi is the resin produced via steam distillation from the gum of the wild canarium commune tree, a species native to the Philippines.…