VISUAL AUTHENTICITY TREND The visual authenticity trend has been in the market for a while now and it will continue to shine in 2016. As this trend has evolved, it has moved beyond small artisan brands and is becoming more mainstream...

Embracing the winter season is a positive way of experiencing what the season has to offer. Instead of complaining about the short, greyish and snowy days, think about how chic winter is. You get to wear...

THE BEST WAS SAVED FOR LAST! Continuing to bring beauties for the Holidays today we will explore Italian fragrances! Fleurs et Flammes EDP by Antonio Alessandria is the forth perfume launched by the brand and the most beautiful...

Veronica Lake PLASIR D\'AMOUR EDP by Technique Indiscrete (Belgian niche perfume brand) offers to reveal the Belle de Jour in you. With a chypre composition classic style you will plunge into bergamot, rose, jasmine, patchouli...

Photo Credit:+ Q PERFUME BLOG I haven\'t been quite active in my blog not only due to lack of time, but also because I haven\'t been presented to fragrances that I find worth writing about. Since my last article about niche I...

"Calvin Klein used to be raw. In the ?90s the brand was seductive, uncensored, and with the help of a topless Kate Moss, the essence of cool". In 1993 Kate Moss met with Calvin...

Continuing to draw the smellscape of São Paulo City I am bringing you today smells and odors that are very cosmopolitan, such as the smell of construction debris found everywhere in the city.  São Paulo is a city in development and...

The lounge minutes before starting This blogger has a long term relationship with CDCP - A center for diffusion of perfume knowledge in São Paulo, Brazil. Through this partnership I have been invited to be one of the jurors of...

In my first article of the SMELL IN THE CITY series I started to describe the SMELLSCAPE of São Paulo City. Today I will continue to  deepen into the unique olfactive qualities of this city by bringing to you sensory information of my perception...

When you take your passion for fragrances to the next level (remember the stages of a perfumista") and develop your very own blend it is a road of no U-turns. The desire of creating more and more perfumes is in your heart already. Last year I...

Photo credit: Viktoria Minya Olfactive notes: grapefruit, lemon, clove, jasmine, honey, sandalwood, immortelle, labdanum, musk, tonka, Tokaji Aszú wine. In 2013 Viktoria Minya was presented here by Hedonist in a journey to...

THE BEST WAS SAVED FOR LAST! This is the time of the year where I share some of the fragrances that I think are worth checking to wear during the Holidays season or to share with someone you really love! Nana-M is a fresh...

Photo Credit: + Q Perfume Blog Christopher Brosius is one of these amazing artists that moves you in such a way that you don\'t know if you get inspired by him to explore the world of scents everywhere you go, or lock yourself...

CHRYSOLITHE #11 BY OLIVIER DURBANO Photo Credit: + Q PERFUME BLOG Launch: 2015 Perfume House: Olivier Durbano Olfactive Family: Woody-Aromatic-Spicy Olfactive Notes: Hyssop, cumin, Vervain, cinnamon, black...

Photo credit: Wedding Inspiration website In my last article about niche perfumery I discussed what NICHE meant. It was back in 2012 when a lot of bloggers, perfumers and perfume magazines were discussing the future of niche...

LE PETIT HERVÉ EDP Launch: 2015 ? Customized Edition Perfumer: Ane Walsh Olfactive Director: Simone Shitrit THE COMPOSITION Olfactive...

"It takes two to tango" Mona di Orio loved to explore light and darkness while creating her beautiful perfumes.  This is exactly what happened to her brand. It faced dark moments with her passing away in 2011 leaving Jeroen heartbroken...