Glamour fragrances go hand in hand with the celebrities who endorsed them. No myth is stronger than the tie of Marylin Monroe with Chanel N...

 It was a full seven years since Prada introduced an entirely new perfume for either gender, exploiting its established lines all this time....

 The beauty of the gigantic blossoms of magnolia is their happy citrusy freshness: I always find myself surprised that the sheer awe the blo...

There are brands conceived to claim something very potent, to break with the mold of their times, and to establish themselves in the market,...

So many of the fragrances inspired by lands steeped in spices and resins are redolent of the souk, of man made territories that ultimately t...

Named after the famed "faux bourg" rue of Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8eme arrondisement in Paris, where the headquarters of the ...

Is it rather predictable that when consulted I invariably recommend that a bride smells Le Parfum by Elie Saab when considering fragrances f...

Now that perfumer Christine Nagel is at the helm of Hermès, looking back on her work for various brands reveals her core aesthetics; at once...

The impressionistic school of perfumery seldom fails to fall victim of one or two cardinal sins. Either it won't replicate the received ...

It may have come as no surprise that the latest addition to the Les Parisiennes boutique perfume collection by the historic house of Guerla...

Souffle de Parfum, the breath of a fragrance, is the new declination of Shalimar, developed by the house of Guerlain. More than a new concen...

One could be excused for getting all dreamy eyed and nostalgic à la Nuovo Cinema Paradiso upon watching the latest commercial by Dolce &...

Coriandre by Jean Couturier first piqued my interest when I read Susan Irvine's description of it: "fit for a red headed Raymond C...

Ysatis remains among the most memorable perfume launches of my childhood, alongside Cacharel's Loulou , mainly due to the commercial th...

Husks of cardamom, crashed and fragrant, in my pocket. A window opening up to a vista of green pines overlooking the Mediterranean azure blu...

Les Parfums de Rosine isn't removed from the romantic notion of fragrance as a pleasure, a smile, a memento to accompany the most beauti...

The Fragrance of happiness! A bride likes to choose a delicate fragrance. Vive la Mariée is a very feminine and subtle perfume, in harmony...

It's rare that perfumes correspond to their names, but Hedonist by newcomer Hungarian perfumer (taught at Grasse) Viktoria Minya is the...

Estée Lauder Honeysuckle Splash is another forgotten launch in the Lauder stable, much like Celadon and Pavillon , this time conceived by...

Le Parfum Couture Denis Durand for M.Micallef has just been released on the occasion of the Cannes Shopping Festival. Creating for 20 years...