Actor Lucien Laviscount for Kilian Old Fashioned. -

  Unlike last year, when I sampled numerous gourmand fragrances during the summer and my vacation, this summer season (still) demands refreshment in every sense. The high temperatures and the warm Adriatic failed to cool either the body or the... -

Givenchy?s Téméraire from last year has an old-school soul of horsey chypres fuzzed with scratchy moss and burnt ends. I find its base to be very reminiscent of Tabac Blond ? white tobacco ash and cinnamic carnation buds crushed between stones of... -

Artist Andrea Maack has launched two new fragrances, Osmo and Zing... -

I returned to Ukraine after a long absence. After a flight, several trains and a sleepless night in a small town in Poland, I watched the familiar countryside roll past the window and felt like I was in a dream. I imagined this scene countless... -

Oak moss, a musty-smelling lichen, has historically been one of the four main components of a chypre perfume. [...] Ms. Nagel, who described the smell of oak moss as ?humid,? said she wasn?t interested in using it. Instead, she used an ingredient... -

There are articles that are sheer pleasure to write.   Helen Mirren at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. Photo: Harald Krichel Usually, these are declarations of love for a fragrance, but here, it?s for an actress ? the magnificent,... -

Chloé has launched the Fleurs de Nuit Collection as part of its Atelier des Fleurs Collection, exploring the enchanting transformation of flowers after dark. The collection features three fragrances: Nuit d\'Oranger, highlighting the sensuality... -

Narciso Rodriguez will launch All Of Me Intense, a new flanker to 2023\'s All Of Me, in September... -

A spot for Les Éternels de Balmain. -

Amouage created quite a stir at the end of June at the World Perfumery Congress 2024 when it announced a partnership with the DSM-Firmenich composition house to cultivate Omani frankincense from Wadi Dawkah, a topic already discussed by my... -

There?s no need to lay into Byredo?s new Desert Dawn. The brand has made it clear that if something is trending in the industry, then it will be quick to release its own version. Desert Dawn follows the enthusiasm for barely-there, soft,... -

Guerlain?s Oud Yuzu from 2023 is a weird and wonderful new shape of citrus cologne. You may read oud and think the wood?s usual treatment as yeasty, cherry skunk would weigh Oud Yuzu down with shadow and gnarl. Well, I find the oud in Oud Yuzu... -

We have written about the Oscar London fragrance collection several times (for example, we started here), but an overall picture of the brand did not appear for me. A journey through the famous cities of the world, each with its own special... -

Dries Van Noten has launched four new fragrances: Bitter Splash, Camomille Satin, Crazy Basil and Vanille Camouflage... -

Some time ago, Zoran informed me that the discontinued (by rumors which were unconfirmed and not true) Tygar Bvlgari (2016) has suddenly become very popular on Fragrantica. Both by itself and all (!!!!) similar fragrances to it. He was just... -

In January 2022, actress Courteney Cox (famous for her role as Monica in Friends) launched her homecare brand Homecourt, created because, according to the celebrity, "my home is my sanctuary." Courteney explains on the brand\'s... -

Italian Perfumer Michele Marin has been creating amazing fragrances since his first fragrance, Castello di Ama\'s Iris Mater, came out in 2014. At the time, we had a very interesting interview in his apartment in Florence; you can read it HERE. I... -

A citrus-hating, gourmand-weary perfume journalist gets humbled by the last type of scent he ever would have guessed?  I?m exceedingly fond of the Italian perfume style. In the 13th Century, Venice was a huge trading port during the Spice Trade,... -