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Russian Adam and Oud oils

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It would be strange if I would not bring back from Dubai some story about Oud as the Middle East region is one of the largest consumers of this exotic, mystic and precious raw material, both in the form of wood chips and in the form of pure oil. Being lucky, I have met some special people in the oud industry. ”Do you want to meet Adam? He makes oud oils himself, and he has many different oud ...
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Naomi Campbell Prêt à Porter Silk Collection

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Naomi Campbell launched Prêt à Porter in September 2016, a fragrance that represents "the new epitome of elegant fashion glamour." The new flanker of this collection comes out in the summer of 2017 as a Prêt à Porter Silk Collection, as the edition that wants to further emphasize the sophistication, luxury and elegance with Naomi's signature. "With her new perfume Naomi Campbell Prêt à Po...
Read full article:Naomi Campbell Prêt à Porter Silk Collection from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Britney Spears VIP Private Show

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Britney Spears presented Private Show in 2016 as a new pillar of her perfume collection under Elizabeth Arden, which includes lines Curious from 2004, Fantasy from 2005, Believe from 2007 and Radiance from 2010. VIP Private Show comes out in June 2017 as "her most personal fragrance yet", and reportedly represents a private and sexy show and channels her love for the stage.   "Private Sho...
Read full article:Britney Spears VIP Private Show from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Pink Heart V.6 Map Of The Heart: New Heart Color

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The Australian brand Map Of The Heart, known for its unusual anatomically accurate heart shaped bottles (designed by Pierre Dinand), presented in Milan a new, sixth fragrance of Pink Heart V. 6 in its range and it will be launched worldwide soon.   «PINK HEART V.6 IS A SCENT OF THE IMAGINATION AND IS AT ONCE HALLUCINOGENIC AND HYPNOTIC. IT TRANSPORTS US INTO A NEW FLORAL DIMENSION THAT I...
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Visiting Olivier Durbano's Boutique in Grasse

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The opening of a flagship store of a niche brand is the trend to follow in niche perfumery. Not every niche brand has the financial power to open its own space or the structure to do it. However, there is no better way to convey the image and concept of a perfume house. One way to do it is to start small and true to the origins. Just like Olivier Durbano did recently in the center of Grass...
Read full article:Visiting Olivier Durbano's Boutique in Grasse from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Hamsa and Chevalier Vert: New Scents from Olympic Orchids

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In the seven years since Olympic Orchids was founded by perfumer Dr. Ellen Covey, the house has covered a lot of ground. The fragrance line has expanded from orchid-themed scents to include scents of place, fragrances inspired by literature, some of the most delicious chocolate scents and...well, nearly everything in between. Olympic Orchids began offering its products on two websites: the flagshi...
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From the Forums: Men's Chypres, Time Capsules, and Replique

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  From the Forums highlights our Fragrantica readers and what they’re talking about on the Fragrantica discussion boards. There you’ll find many topics that range from polls to opinions to requests for help with selecting something new for a personal collection. You can access our forums through the top menu on the website, as seen in the example below. Why not visit and engage in some liv...
Read full article:From the Forums: Men's Chypres, Time Capsules, and Replique from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Nateeva Fragrance Review and US Giveaway

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  I previously announced the launch of the new Nateeva fragrance brand, dedicated to the unique blossoms of tropical islands, HERE. This week I return to share my thoughts about the brand's first three launches. The brand was kind enough to send me samples of their products and have agreed to share 100ml bottles of their scents with three US-based Fragrantica readers. Just leave a comment b...
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Guerlain LUI

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  In June 2017 the house of Guerlain launches a brand new fragrance that does not care about gender. Although it bears the name which in French means "he/his”, Guerlain LUI makes a statement: "Feminine. Masculine. Why choose? LUI is a perfume that loves to stir up trouble. Neither totally feminine nor truly masculine, it is both at once. Guerlain is inspired by a generation that is free from...
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Perfumed Horoscope June 19 - June 25

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With the sun at its highest point, our vitality is reaching a peak with the summer solstice on June 21st. At the same time new moon on the 23rd calls for us not to overextend ourselves, and conservatively plan for the future. This week should be dedicated to feeling calmness as a preparation for the big things to come. This week we are looking at the intricate Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 f...
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Happy Father's Day: Dad's Influences on My Life in Scent

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    Many of us have an image of our fathers standing in front of a mirror, splashing some aftershave into the palms of his hands and then slapping his face with the scented lotion.   This may have been am important scene for many of us, leading us to our initial desires to be just like Dad. Or perhaps if we didn't want to be like him, his ideas about fragrance and his ability to t...
Read full article:Happy Father's Day: Dad's Influences on My Life in Scent from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Interview with Henrik Lestréus of Svensk Parfym

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  Henrik Lestréus   In the world of fragrances, a perfumer plays an important role. This is the reason the French even have an affectionate name for the people who create perfumes: Le Nez ("The Nose" in French). Henrik Lestréus of Svensk Parfym ("Swedish Perfume") is a Nose from Sweden who is passionate about his work, a true perfectionist and one who pays attention to even mi...
Read full article:Interview with Henrik Lestréus of Svensk Parfym from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Dent de Lait Serge Lutens

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The new fragrance Dent de Lait by Serge Lutens will be introduced to the public tomorrow, June 19th, in the SL boutique in Palais Royal in Paris. There is very little information about the new Dent de Lait ('baby or milk tooth') perfume, only rumours and personal impressions of lucky ones who smelled it. It is discussed that the fragrance actually smells "toothy", with a metallic nuance o...
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Elie Saab Girl of Now

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  Elie Saab perfumes, under the license of Beauty Prestige International, premiered in 2011 with their first edition, the orange blossom centered Elie Saab Le Parfum. If you leave the exclusive line aside, all fragrances up until now have belonged to the first Le Parfum collection. But for the second half of 2017, the fashion house prepared a new edition and a new pillar of Elie Saab perfumes ...
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Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum

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  Arielle Weinberg, who started her blog Scents of Self while she was still a student, opened her niche boutique of fragrances called Arielle Shoshana Scented Luxuries in 2015 in the Mosaic District of Fairfax, VA, followed by the first niche store in the Washington D.C. area a year later. In 2017, she teamed up with perfumer Cécile Hua to create her very own fragrance.   Arielle Wein...
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Eau NO!!! Negative Comments on Your Favourite Fragrance

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  "Have you rolled in gun-powder?" I was asked. My mortified 15-year-old self was drenched in Anais Anais by Cacharel of all things...Not the reaction I expected.    "What's that perfume you're wearing?" she asked. "It smells soapy. It smells like an old lady," Fragrantica member Maenad1 of the U.S. recounts. She had been wearing YSL Opium Vapeurs de Parfum  and was confronted by ...
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Divona, Perfume with a Purpose, Now Calling for Kickstarter Support!

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  Fragrantica is proud to announce the Divona fragrance project, now developing via Kickstarter. Divona is a line of paraben-free, cruelty-free, phthalate-free fragrances with a purpose beyond aroma. With every purchase of a Divona fragrance, $2 USD will be "applied towards a care package that is given to a survivor of abuse and trafficking. We believe in helping women rebuilding their liv...
Read full article:Divona, Perfume with a Purpose, Now Calling for Kickstarter Support! from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Shamama Attar: A Beautiful Aroma from the Past

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The Dubai Beauty World 2017 exhibition left many impressions on me, and not all of them were related to innovations in perfumery. For example, I had a wonderful meeting with the Kapoor family from India - no, not the Bollywood movie actors, but the perfumers from the town of Kannauj. The town is as important to traditional Indian perfumery as Grasse is for the French perfumery – Kannauj is q...
Read full article:Shamama Attar: A Beautiful Aroma from the Past from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.

Serge Lutens Celebrates Childhood with Dent de Lait

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  Serge Lutens boutique in Palais Royal.   Along with the wonderful summer weather, I had a special reason to walk along the Palais Royal gardens and visit Serge Lutens' boutique at the Palais Royal passage in the heart of Paris. Today, the new perfume Dent de Lait (baby or milk tooth) would be introduced to the public. The fragrance, as was suggested with its name, is devoted to the most ...
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Roger Gallet Ylang

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    ROGER GALLET launches a new fragrance which leads us to the Caribbean islands with a lush fragrant bouquet of tropical flowers. The composition of this newest fragrance, according to the house, was designed to convey the feeling of happiness and skin warmed by the rays of sun. The previous editions of Roger Gallet also presented exotic, very interesting and unusual composition...
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