23
Oct
The daily lemming
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almannat.com
Three new limited edition 200g candles from Jo Malone, featuring ceramic lids decorated with small animals: Pomegranate Noir (with mous...
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23
Oct
How to Build a Scent Wardrobe – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
In short
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Warmth makes heavy winter scents lift and project faster.
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Two or three s...
21
Oct
I See Many Parallels Between Music And Perfumery
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From Christian Plesch’s Diary (Perfumer at Düllberg Konzentra)
When I look back at how I became a perfumer, it was never re...
21
Oct
Is Perfume Gendered? Masculine Notes Explained – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Perfume is not gendered. The molecules in a bottle do not know who is wearing them: "for ...
21
Oct
What to Wear | Perfume Posse
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Hey friends – I had a cold for the last week+ which left me feeling poorly; I still have a bit of residual upper chest drama which is a...
21
Oct
L’Amour Mere Natalie, Lyublyu and C Love
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L’Amour Mere is a project that was created by actress Natasha Gregson Wagner in memory of her mother, Natalie Wood. Now I have been a f...
21
Oct
What It Really Smells Like – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
A perfumer's essay
Vanilla is almost never simply vanilla
Vanilla is having a moment....
21
Oct
Learn How To Create A Perfume: Step-by-Step Guide
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
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Train your nose first: learn to describe, then categorise, what you smell.
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20
Oct
A Beginner’s Guide – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
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Start with two scents: one you love, and one that shifts it.
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Look for co...
20
Oct
CHANEL No 19 EdT vintage – Undina’s Looking Glass
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Hi Crew, My girlfriend Ersilia was asking about CHANEL No 19. Went to the cupboard and realized I’d given away or sold off my vintage 5...
20
Oct
The Sophisticated Side of Vanilla Perfume
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When most people think of vanilla perfume, they picture something sugary and soft, maybe even a bit childlike. Cupcakes, milkshakes and...
19
Oct
The daily lemming
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A tube of 9 ml minis from Comme des Garçons (To Vetiver, Black Pepper, Amazingreen, Comme des Garçons 2 and Wonderwood), £110 at Dover ...
19
Oct
Scent Diary 12.10-18.10.2026 | Australian Perfume Junkies
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Portia
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Hello Australian Perfume Junkies and friends, So glad to have you drop by Scent Diary. Grab a cuppa or beverage of choice, sit...
19
Oct
Ember-Warmed Scents with Noir Allure
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There is something about smoky perfume that is hard to pin down. Not dramatic, not fleeting either. They tend to sit somewhere in betwe...
19
Oct
Astier de Villatte Tanger ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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French ceramics brand Astier de Villatte has launched Tanger, a new fragrance.
Tangier, or Tanger in French, occupies a world of...
18
Oct
Fragrances That Turn Up The Heat
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Spicy perfume truly comes into its own now that April has arrived and the lingering winter chill finally begins to lift. We want someth...
18
Oct
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ fall reading list, edition 8 :: Now Smell This
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Welcome to our 8th annual fall reading poll! Please recommend a great book to add to our fall reading lists, and tell us what fragrance...
18
Oct
Opulent Depths and Lasting Trails
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Rich wood in perfume offers warmth that feels grounding and elegant all at once. Their woody ingredients have a way of creating depth t...
17
Oct
Fischersund: Born of Fire, Ice and Memory
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Born from Icelandic landscapes, family memories and artistic imagination, Fischersund turns perfume into a multisensory journey.
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17
Oct
Sweet Tooth Lemon Pie by Sabrina Carpenter
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Hi Posse. I was trawling Surrender To Chance a while back, looking at what was new. Sweet Tooth Lemon Pie by Sabrina Carpenter came up....
17
Oct
Syrupy Richness and Desert Luxury
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Date perfume notes offer a rich, sweet, and comforting gourmand scent, featuring deep caramel, molasses, and subtle honeyed undertones....
17
Oct
L’Entropiste Festin ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour's L’Entropiste brand has launched Festin, a new unisex woody leather fragrance.
Intensely powerful...
17
Oct
What Does Iris Smell Like? – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Ingredient portrait
Iris, or orris
Its prized scent comes from the root, not the bloo...
17
Oct
Matiere Premiere Cherry Amber ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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Matière Première, the French niche house of perfumer Aurélien Guichard, has launched Cherry Amber, a new unisex fragrance. Cherry Amber...
17
Oct
Fruity Notes in Perfume and How They’re Made – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Fruity notes are some of the most joyful, juicy materials in the perfumer's palette, and ...
16
Oct
Ozone Perfume Notes: Airy, Aquatic and Clean
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Ozone perfume is a modern fragrance category created to evoke the crisp, clean, and slightly electric scent of air after a thunderstorm...
16
Oct
From Earl Grey to Matcha – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Tea is a contemplative note, much like the drink itself.
It brings a soothing, meditative...
16
Oct
Cypress Tree Fragrances: Evergreen Clarity and Poise
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The Cypress tree is a versatile, evergreen conifer belonging to the Cupressaceae family, recognised for its tall, narrow, columnar or c...
15
Oct
How to Smell Expensive for Under £20: Avon Perfect Nonsense Figgy Matcha
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We’ve tried Banana with Oud, we’ve sprayed Choco Tuberose, and we’ve been Bamboozled by Cocktail Bamboozle. Now it’s time for one of my...
15
Oct
A Signature Scent For Every Room
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A luxury home fragrance can completely change the feel of a room by changing how it smells. Swap the scent and the same sofa, the same ...
14
Oct
Profumum Dolce Artica ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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Italian niche line Profumum has launched Dolce Artica, a new fragrance exclusive to Swedish men's grooming boutique Gents.
Dolce...
14
Oct
The daily lemming
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From Jo Malone, a collector bottle of Nutmeg & Ginger for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. "Awaken the senses with Jo Malo...
14
Oct
A Perfumer’s Guide – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
There's one question we get asked in the Perfumer's Alcove time and time again: "Am I all...
13
Oct
What Can I Do? – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
In short
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Check it has really gone: it may be renamed, regional or reformulated.
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I...
13
Oct
Burberry Brit Woman EdT – Undina’s Looking Glass
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Hi there ULGers, Burberry Brit Woman EdT is probably not something you’ve thought about for years. Unless you’re a fan. Thing is, it’s ...
13
Oct
Perfume Shrine: At the Moment: October 2026
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It seems like it's been ages since I last compiled an AT THE MOMENT post. Indeed it has. Wow how time flies. Without further ado my cu...
13
Oct
Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder of Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Ten years of EPC
The founder's journey
Emmanuelle Moeglin is the founder and perfumer...
13
Oct
DS & Durga Resurrected Corpse Flower ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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Indie brand DS & Durga has launched Resurrected Corpse Flower, a new limited edition fragrance.
Half swamp, half flower. All...
13
Oct
On Vanilla; Colombian and Otherwise
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Colombia, Vanilla’s New Production Hub in the WorldA speech given during the Barcelona Perfumery Congress last year by Ricardo Ramos, ...
13
Oct
Heliotrope Fragrance: Almond-Powder Softness
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Heliotrope is a sweet, powdery, floral scent recognised for its almond-like marzipan and soft vanilla aroma. Often described as creamy ...
13
Oct
Balmain Vanille Sculptee ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
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Balmain has launched Vanille Sculptée, a new amber gourmand fragrance.
The glow of vanilla sculpted into a work of undeniable de...
13
Oct
What Does Osmanthus Smell Like? – Experimental Perfume Club
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By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Ingredient portrait
Osmanthus fragrans
Osmanthus smells of ripe apricot warmed by the...
12
Oct
Karmacoma by Anomalia Paris- Bittersweet Suede Embracing Vanilla Pods
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Karmacoma by Anomalia Paris: A divorce from everything you used to call “normal” — from habits, permission, and the version of you tha...
12
Oct
Etat Libre d’ Orange Soul of My Soul-fragrance review
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Soul of My Soul by Etat Libre d' Orange was originally a Selfridges exclusive coming out in 2020, but I smelled it a couple of years l...
12
Oct
The daily lemming :: Now Smell This
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La Nuit des Glaces is this year's holiday collection from Cire Trudon. They've done four candles again (see 2025): "With a smoky-wood a...
12
Oct
Santa Maria Novella Alba di Seoul- fragrance review
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Smoky is a loaded concept, because so often it falls into one of either styles: the incense-y smoke that recalls woody and resinous sc...
12
Oct
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, mid-October 2026 :: Now Smell This
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PSA: the swapmeet is open for business through Tuesday! And our next reading poll will start on Saturday the 17th.
Meanwhile, our same ...
11
Oct
Are You Curious About Dioriginals? – Undina’s Looking Glass
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Back after a slightly longer than usual hiatus. I’m not giving up completely yet, at least for now.
I was planning to run this SQ aroun...
11
Oct
Expressions Parfumées: From Local Presence To Regional Hub
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Twenty years of creativity, investment and regional insight have shaped Expressions Parfumées’ Dubai journey.
Twenty years ...