What is tonka bean?
Fragrance is full of familiar notes (rose, ginger, salt) and not-so-familiar ingredients (coumarin, osmanthus, orris). And so you ask: What is tonka bean? The bean, defined…
gourmand fragrances
April’s fragrance launches are sugary sweet
By Alexandra Donaldson The sweetness of our impending spring is made even more delicious with several fragrance launches this month, each a candy-coated gourmand to sate…
Macaron Day with Nadège Patisserie
By Alexandra Donaldson Of all the new “National Days” that have sprung up recently, Macaron Day is a favourite. These French delights have been gaining popularity—hence the…
Sweet Scents For The Holiday Season
By Marilisa Racco 'Tis the season to indulge in sugary delights from sugar plums and candy canes to shortbread and sticky toffee pudding. We're all…
Give Intensely Good fragrances
By Deborah Fulsang ‘Tis the season of woolly sweaters, boots, puffy down coats and fireplaces. No wonder we’ve got a yen for rich, dark and…
Thierry Mugler Angel Brilliant Star EDP & Angel Bear
Here’s what you’re competing for in today’s Fragrance Giveaway: Thierry Mugler Angel Brilliant Star & Angel Bear Thierry Mugler Angel, a classic since its inception in…
Black licorice
By Deborah Fulsang Black licorice has a polarizing effect: Love it or hate it. The same can perhaps be true of fragrances sporting the dark…
Wear gourmands to spark up date night
By Deborah Fulsang As visions of Valentine’s Day bounce in our heads, we got to thinking about what makes a scent sexy. In this month…