perfumes

L\'Intrigante d\'Orsay was launched in 2010 and is the result of the Parisian perfume house\'s development through the efforts of Marie Huet. She acquired the house from Claude Broll in 2007 before ceding it in 2015 to the current owners,...

The Anna Sui fragrance line is well known for its whimsical bottles and youthful compositions, especially in the Fantasia collection, which was initiated in 2017. The new flanker of the saga is called Fantasia Rose, a floral woody scent created by...

Maison Olfactif is a new Romanian fragrance brand launched towards the end of 2023. Maybe a trend in perfumery is heated sensuality and carnality. I enjoy this type of fragrance, such as Sexual Healing Art Meets Art and Colostrum Natvm, my most...

Italian brand Panama 1924 invites us to discover "the enchantment of Ultimosole, a new fragrance that will transport you to a magical place where the sun over Naples and the island of Capri merge with the magic of the golden hour, the most...

I once wrote an article about jasmine, but as usual, I tried to cover everything at once, resulting in a rather confusing and chaotic narrative. As it turned out, many people were still unclear about the difference between Jasmine grandiflorum and...

  This is the week of happy endings and fulfilling closures. One of the most intriguing things for me in astrology is when there are a lot of ?good? planetary constellations like this week (Venus conjoins Jupiter), at the same time it exudes...

Two weeks until June. The seasons blend gently, like cream and salted caramel atop French toast. When we think of summer, images of the blazing sun, the turquoise sea, and ripe fruits spilling out of a beach bag come to mind. Then there are the...

(PSA: the splitmeet is now open for business!) Today, our fifteenth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out past years for inspiration). We\'re also happy to include other forms of poetry if haiku don\'t inspire you. Have a...

The splitmeet (episode 21) is open for business. PLEASE read the instructions! For people who would like to chat in addition to, or instead of, splitting, there will be a poll along shortly. Don\'t know what a bottle split is, or you know but...

Nowadays, the trend leans more towards niche fragrances whose original purpose has actually lost its meaning and most of them are now at the level of availability of designer ones. YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms where perfumes burst into...

The House of Caron recently unveiled Pour Un Homme in a beautiful Parfum version. Already available online and in Paris boutiques for several months, it will be launched internationally before the summer of 2024. An extrait de parfum version...

Burberry\'s new Hero Parfum is a storied notch in the subgenre of smoky woody-ambers. To me, it smells like a patchwork of established releases combined for a pleasing multi-scene cliché. The scent\'s sentiment moves quite wildly from act to...

Recently, we ran a group article about the correlation between music and fragrances, in which Fragrantica editors shared their favorite tracks and matched them with atmospheric fragrances.  We talked about what music and perfumery have in common,...

I really like the new Cristalle line, all three of them. I already wrote about Cristalle Eau Verte EDP, and would like to share my excitement about the new Cristalle Eau de Toilette and Cristalle Eau de Parfum. I won\'t compare them in detail...

Delfina Delettrez Fendi, artistic director of jewelry; Silvia Venturini Fendi, artistic director of accessories and menswear, Kim Jones, artistic director of couture and womenswear. The famous Roman house Fendi is set to launch its first...

Bond No. 9\'s newest scent, Beekman Place, is a frustrating product to evaluate. It could have been so much richer and more exciting. As it stands, there\'s a generic air to the profile that feels closer to off-the-shelf than trial-and-error....

Fendi will launch seven new fragrances ? Casa Grande, Ciao Amore, Dolce Bacio, La Baguette, Perché No, Prima Terra and Sempre Mio ? in June. Each of the fragrances were inspired by key people, places and events in the brand\'s history...

Timothée Chalamet, directed by Martin Scorsese, for Bleu de Chanel. (If you missed the Nights in White Satin spot, it is here.)

Yesterday, Ukrainians celebrated Vyshyvanka Day, the day of the national embroidered shirt. This traditional garment has so much significance as an embodiment of quintessentially Ukrainian art and sense of beauty that its celebration is a day that...

  I like to follow the work of Alexandra Carlin, which consistently delivers a diverse range of creations brimming with emotion. I have enjoyed her adeptness shown in fragrances composed for Amouage and her exceptional creations for Affinessence...

Pepe Jeans London presents the new Addictive duo in mid-May 2024. Pepe Jeans has reimagined its iconic bottles, introducing a new experience of irresistible pleasure. These exhilarating gourmand fragrances are alcohol-free, offering a purely...

Today, Dzintars\' Bolero rarely appears at vintage auctions, and people hardly ever recall it. Despite that, it is impossible to imagine that it didn\'t enjoy widespread popularity at the time: the bottle and packaging were exquisite, and the...

Kenzo introduces Kenzo Homme Santal Marin as a new fragrance within its Homme collection. The collection was conceived in 1991 with the original Kenzo pour Homme, and reinvented in 2021 with the launch of Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette...

Chanel released its long expected movie in support of its main masdculine fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. "An actor\'s conflict between celebrity and staying true to himself. A dialogue between Timothée Chalamet\'s artistic sensibility and...

Cherry blossom, Bosnia, photo by Ermina Sladjan Knezevic When you pay big money for a perfume, do you always get a high-quality product" In perfumery, the high price is not a guarantee. Making a perfume exclusive to a few points of sale and...

I did not plan to explore how Dia Amouage has changed over the years since it was created by Jean-Claude Ellena, the master of laconic sketches. Nor did I plan to wear the new DIA 40 extrait de parfum on my skin, which, at first acquaintance from a...

Drawing inspiration from traditional Middle Eastern fairy tales and legends, Angel Schlesser introduces a new Eau de Parfum to the Les Eaux d\'Un Instant Absolu collection: Mysterious Amber.   In keeping with the four preceding intense,...

A quick spot for Acqua di Parma Mandarino di Sicilia, followed by (below the jump) another for Mandarino Millesimato 2022.

Donna Karan will launch 24/7, a new fragrance under the DKNY brand...

Niche perfumes, or what Chinese shoppers refer to as ?salon scents,? are having a moment as younger consumers look to stand out from the crowd. Even though global players such as Chanel, Dior and Hermès still dominate the market, niche perfume...

I recently had the chance to try a new fragrance by Moth and Rabbit, called The Colour of Pomegranate. This scent, created by Mark Buxton, is dedicated to Sergei Parajanov\'s cult film of the same name. Those familiar with the brand know that...

  The Italian niche house NEW NOTES, under the license of HiC Beauty, is presenting a new delicacy inspired by candied violets and violet bonbons. Bonbons à la Violette is a fragrance that transports us to a carefree world of sugary indulgence....

Casamorati 1888 by Xerjoff presents its latest fragrance, Levar del Sole, which translates to ?the rising of the sun.? This new perfume is inspired by the Phoenix, the legendary bird symbolizing renewal and rebirth, and is associated with the...

Transitory seasons are embraced by perfume lovers for the quality of renewal: the joy of discovering interesting scents, changing into a new routine, and moving towards something different. In the Green Witch novel by Susan Cooper (1974),...

Amouage, the renowned Omani perfume house, has released an enchanting video featuring the esteemed ingredient expert, Dominique Roques. This video offers a captivating glimpse into the annual harvest of the Omani Rock Rose on the slopes of Jebel...

Cartier\'s Pur Lilas is inspired by "the freshest white lilac that?s very lightly rose-tinted." The eau de toilette is a new, 2024 edition to the expensive Les Épures de Parfum collection, which was established in 2020. Perfumer...

Victoria?s Secret?s new branding is a positive move, in my opinion. After a crisis in confidence and finances at the end of the 2010s and a brief dalliance with subculture influencers, the new museum-white aesthetic of stores is accompanied by...

British brand URBIS PARFUMS, founded in 2023, created its fragrance collection based on geography, as many others have done before them, and as many more will do in future. Its slight difference is that it is urban; it is interested in the...

Niche line Régime des Fleurs has launched Pollination, a new limited edition fragrance...

Flowers are present in medicines, rituals, and daily prayers. They are everywhere depicted in religious imagery. They are etched or inlaid in the stones of great monuments, like the Taj Mahal, whose postcard views deprive you of what anyone who has...

Red, Sora Dora\'s Jovoy Exclusive has a kind of gravitational pull, carrying you into the night with the feeling it gives. Like meeting someone exciting on an evening out, who turns out to have hidden depths and just might be genuine after all....

The Brazilian centennial brand Granado ? which also has a physical store in France and serves parts of Europe with the sale of its products and fragrances inspired by Brazilian culture, along with the sublime and refined touch that the brand...

In 2024, Viktor Rolf introduces Spicebomb Dark Leather, the new flanker of the original Spicebomb fragrance from 2012, announced as a powerful and enigmatic masculine scent.  The inspiration is a concept of an illicit encounter between dark...

Jo Malone London invited Tom Hardy to promote their Cypress Grapevine Cologne Intense. The fragrance was introduced in 2020. "For one who savours surprise. Chance encounters, mysterious coincidences and unforeseen change. It?s all...

Recently at Rome airport, on my way home from Florence, I made an unexpected discovery: I stumbled upon a display... not of Italian, but of English fragrances from the rare for duty-free shops boutique collection, Burberry Bespoke. In 2017, Francis...