The Thierry Mugler news announcement for Alien Goddess , the latest fragrance in the Alien collection, was met with more eyebrows raised on...

Britney had told us quite a while ago, in her lyrics, "I used to think I had the answers to everything, but now I know that life doesn...

Mon Guerlain does not dare veer into the animalic, like its forerunners   Guerlain Jicky and Guerlain  Shalimar do; this is the first thi...

Which scent is capable of bringing out your inner Cat People ? Have you ever wondered? This old specimen from the time when L'Artisan Pa...

The original formula of Hypnotic Poison by Dior was presented in a red rubber bottle (much like the 1990s Bvlgari Black fragrance , there w...

Back in 1995 when this Francis Kurkdjian composed fragrance launched Le Male didn't look like it would become that huge in popularity. ...

The top of a baby's head. The milky breath. The soft, soothing chamomile note of a baby soporific infusion. The talcum powdered bottom. ...

One can blame LVMH for many things, but not for not knowing how to milk a thing on their hands. The Poison  fragrance brand is a huge succes...

The problem with the term "charnelle" (carnal in French) for Anglo-speaking audiences persists after the online mocking of Guerlai...

ISIPCA perfumer teacher Isabelle Doyen and art director for the Goutal brand Camille Goutal have proven their flair for the concept of an &q...

-Death is yellow and smells of vanilla. -Are you sure of it? -I'd bet money on it. The above quote is from Patrice Leconte...

It's easy to get immersed in the White Bear Problem while reading Clinique's laconic message for their newer fragrance Aromatics in ...

"Vanilla isn’t plain to product developers. It’s the x-factor in most fragrances, conjuring feelings of craving, warmth and familiarit...

Samarinda was an unexpected surprise in my mailbox replete with an eco-benefit (more on which below) and it was a pleasant one which prompte...

In moments of mental inertia, I tried to note down every vanilla fragrance out there and then critically assess it. A task as easy as climbi...

What took Le Labo a couple of years to go from announcing Cuir 28 to actually launching it? It's as yet undivulged. Smelling the recen...

Some perfumes benefit from an embarrassment of riches, sort of a scent analogy with Bathsheba Everdene given the choice of not one, not two,...

Rose stands as a symbol of femininity, at least in the western world. Perfectly formed, delicately or more passionately hued, its scent comb...

The newly launched Le Labo Lys 41 is heavily influenced by the mid-20th-century salicylate-rich school of florals, which in the past gave ...

Feast your eyes on the gorgeous bottle of the newest feminine fragrance by Tocca cult brand, as it's so very beautiful as usual. Margaux...