BOOKS N’ PERFUMES: LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
Lessons of Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus I often think about the connection that exists between books and perfumes. Both tell you a story and have the power to transport you…
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SPRING GREENS: THE LEAST POPULAR FRAGRANCES?
Perfume insiders have long claimed that so-called “green” scents are the hardest to sell. In the context of current popular appetite for “oud” inspired fragrances, fruity-forward scents, bombastic amber woods…
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ESXENCE 2024: WAS IT A METAMORPHOSIS?
“Metamorphosis” was the theme of the 14th edition of Esxence, the largest annual niche perfumery fair in Europe held in Milan from 6th – 9th March 2024. Was it a…
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JANUARY-FEBRUARY: NEW YEAR, NEW HOPE
New Year: out with the old, in with the new. It is a human trait to see the beginning of any new entreprise with hope and optimism, although, looking back…
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PERFUME GIFTING: HOW TO CHOOSE A PERFUME FOR SOMEONE ELSE
Buying perfume for someone else, clearly an issue that most of us have had to grapple with, especially around the end of the year. The countdown to Christmas has started…
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CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION: SHALIMAR BY GUERLAIN VS. CHANEL’S LE LION
Creation and inspiration are at the center of any art form. From an outside perspective, the key to understanding the artist’s process seems to begin with knowing where inspiration comes…
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TRAVELLING AND PERFUME SHOPPING
Travelling. It feels like a very pre-Covid preoccupation. I know since the end of the pandemic, numbers of tourists have increased dramatically in places like France and Italy (where I…
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