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Posted January 24, 2020 January 22, 2020

Smell your way to wellness with Anima Vinci

Anima Vinci are a niche fragrance house with wellness at their core – not paying mere lip-service to a current trend, but building their scents around a central ethos of literally allowing yourself time to stop and smell the roses (and jasmine, Palo Santo, citrus, sesame seeds…) With a background at the very first ‘niche’…

'Powder to the people: the many moods of iris'

By Perfume Society

In Features, Slider

Posted January 23, 2020 January 21, 2020

Powder to the people: the many moods of iris

A rather unprepossessing looking root with a heavenly, suede-like aroma, iris is one of the most costly of fragrance ingredients – adored by perfumers for generations, but shaking off the unfair ‘grandma’s talcum powder’ reputation it perhaps once was cloaked by, now being championed by ultra-cool niche brands for a new era of purple passion….

'The weird & wonderful world of novelty fragrances'

By Perfume Society

In Features, Slider, News

Posted January 22, 2020 January 21, 2020

The weird & wonderful world of novelty fragrances

Did you know that many companies have created novelty fragrances to promote anything and everything from fast-food brands and Stilton cheese to Captain Birds Eye fish fingers? (Yes, really!) Fragrance is such an individual choice, don’t you think? We all have completely differing reactions to certain notes or combinations – what’s one person’s yum is…

'This fragrance is the bee’s knees – literally!'

By Perfume Society

In Features, Slider, Just launched, News

Posted January 21, 2020 January 14, 2020

This fragrance is the bee’s knees – literally!

Scientists have discovered that certain types of bees actually create their own ‘perfumes’ in order to attract a mate. And what’s more, a niche brand has just launched a Bee fragrance that’s already creating a buzz… A new article in Science Daily reveals that scientists at the University of California have discovered male orchid bees…

'Latest Launches: Seductive and smouldering'

By Samantha Scriven

In Features, Slider, News, Launches

Posted January 20, 2020 December 9, 2019

Latest Launches: Seductive and smouldering

Settling the enigmatic tone, Amouroud Elixir Mysterious Rose heads up this week’s list of irresistible latest launches. In bottles both sleek and glossy, the scents within are sure to seduce. Hugo Boss, Hervé Gambs and Jasper Conran present new fragrances you’ll fall in love with. AMOUROUD ELIXIR MYSTERIOUS ROSE Resembling an alchemist’s potion, the emerald jewel…

'Juliette Has a Gun founder, Romano Ricci, reveals his five favourite smells…'

By Ines Socarras

In Features, Slider

Posted January 17, 2020 January 15, 2020

Juliette Has a Gun founder, Romano Ricci, reveals his five favourite smells…

Romano Ricci – founder of niche perfume house Juliette Has a Gun – was born to be creative, with roots in both fashion (his great grandmother was renowned couturier Nina Ricci) and perfumery (his grandfather Robert created the famous L’air du temps); but though grateful to his heritage, Romano was driven to make a name…

'All that jazz: 1920s fragrances still available (and so wearable) today'

By Perfume Society

In Features, Slider

Posted January 16, 2020 January 17, 2020

All that jazz: 1920s fragrances still available (and so wearable) today

2020 is a date that still feels weird to write down, no? It seems strangely sci-fi, while inevitably tempting writers [hello] to hark back to the ‘Roaring Twenties’ of the last century. Nostalgia abounds in fashion and fragrance, too – classic notes making a comeback, with violet and lavender looking to top the trends of…

'Happy hump day! Laugh along with these vintage fragrance ads'

By Perfume Society

In Features, Slider

Posted January 15, 2020 January 13, 2020

Happy hump day! Laugh along with these vintage fragrance ads

January may feel like a month of Mondays, especially with this awful weather, but we’ve made it to another hump day, fragrant friends! We’re celebrating with a look back at some of the most hilarious scent ads of yore. Now that we’re in the 20s, we are feeling distinctly nostalgic for all things vintage –…

By vic evans

In Features, Launches

Posted January 14, 2020

LUSH has new perfume library – and it’s in Florence!

The Perfume Society’s Victoria Evans goes behind the scenes at the (fragrance) museum… We’ve all walked past a LUSH – it’s hard to ignore the fragranced fizzing of exploding bath bombs and perfumed wafts of delectable soaps. (Just don’t lick them, though – they don’t taste as delicious as they smell, we are embarrassed to…

By Samantha Scriven

In Features, Slider, News, Launches

Posted January 13, 2020 December 9, 2019

Latest Launches: Surrender to scent

This week’s latest launches will tempt you into a world of opulence and wonder. With incense, woods and more than a touch of mystery, these smouldering scent heroes are just what you need in the cold depths of January. Dive into Versace, Perfumer H, Bottega Veneta, Prudence and Creed and wrap yourself in the luxury…

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