Babylon  is a quite a "new and now" launch  by Penhaligon's, a Harrods' exclusive till January 2021, but I was lucky ...

Although saffron and roses are a favorite combination in many a niche fragrance offering these days, back in 2002, when Safran Troublant act...

It was the explosion of beauty in a field of saffron that captured the senses of perfumer Jórdi Fernandez. The romance of rose and saffron s...

Had I been blindfolded while testing the latest Penhaligon's fragrance , Vaara , I would have immediately proclaimed "Bertrand Duch...

Perfumery was so developed during the Mogul era in india that the most powerful empress of the Mughal dynasty, Noor Jahan popularly known as...

Frédéric Malle has a few tricks up his elegant sleeve for catering to jaded perfume lovers still. In a new project involving collaborating w...

The main criticism upon announcing the news on the Arabian inspired triptych by Guerlain, affectionately termed "Les Deserts d'Orie...

When the first Agent Provocateur perfume first launched in 2000 in its ostrich-egg-sized pink bottle, little did one expect that the scent...

When we had introduced Hilde Soliani and her niche line of perfumes to the English-speaking world, little did we know she would become somet...

From the effulgent Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna as seen in the warm light of noon to the incadescent Scrovegni Chapel frescoes by Giotto in ...

Of all the spice notes, saffron with its bittersweet flavor is the one most opulently and oneirically represented in compositions that are h...

~reproduced* from " Le Monde d'Hermès : Spring-Summer 2008", compiled by guest writer AlbertCan A Thread of Myth The saffron r...

The sophisticated, bitter, almost iodine taste of saffron is a constant source of fascination to me. Crocus sativus , a member of the iris f...

Saffron, ζαφορά, زَعْفَرَان ...However you decide to call it, the yellowish-red stigmata of saffron spice have mesmerised people and their i...