Iris perfumes
By Deborah Fulsang A flowerbed of irises lined the western-facing wall of my home growing up. It was hot dry terrain. Clay made the soil…
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New rose perfumes to win your heart
By Deborah Fulsang Roses seduce. They are traditional, and in that they are comforting and a no-brainer choice when one is overwhelmed with today’s dizzying…
Patchouli Sheds Its Hippie Heritage
By Marilisa Racco Long the domain of those dirty hippies* — Nixon’s words, not mine* — patchouli has been saddled with an unsavoury image of…
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…
Fragrances in the night garden
By Deborah Fulsang We love a good surprise. You can understand then why we perked up in spotting something twisted and strange in the fragrance…
Rainy day spritzes
When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow uttered: “Into each life some rain must fall,” we’re fairly certain the 18th Century American poet wasn’t referencing fragrance. And yet, since…
Gucci Westman’s favourite scents of the season
We had the pleasure of speaking with beauty artist extraordinaire Gucci Westman recently—she was in town as Global Artistic Director to launch Revlon’s Spring 2014…
Paris boutique, Nose, taps tech power to sell perfume
By Deborah Fulsang Paris: The City of Light, but also the city of food and fashion and fragrance. For me, these three things make up…
Valentino Valentina Oud Assoluto
Here’s what you’re competing for in today’s Fragrance Giveaway: Valentino Valentina Oud Assoluto EDP As the air cools and some of us tuck our lighter toilettes…
Michael Kors
By Deborah Fulsang Designer Michael Kors has been designing sporty, sexy and glamorous clothes that we love to wear—or wish we could—for more than 30…