Posts by almannat.com
04
Nov
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
A perfumer's view
Neither is automatically better.
Some natural ingredients cost the p...
04
Nov
Tuesday scent of the day 11/3 :: Now Smell This
It’s Tuesday, plus National Sandwich Day and World Jellyfish Day. Birthdays: Walker Evans, Anna Wintour. What fragrance are you wearing...
04
Nov
Tom Ford Modern Tropic ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
Tom Ford will launch Modern Tropic, a new fragrance in the Tom Ford Private Blend collection, early next year.
Modern Tropic centers on...
04
Nov
The 5 Most Fragrant Flowers in Perfumery – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
White flowers are some of the most beautiful in the world, and some of the most powerful....
04
Nov
Lancôme Trésor: why it’s still a Treasure
Image by Lancôme
I often feel that Lancôme Trésor is like an older child that has been eclipsed by a super cute baby sibling. In t...
03
Nov
Khareef in Oman: A Fragrant Journey Through Incense and Earth
In Salalah’s Khareef season, nature, culture and chemistry converge in an unforgettable olfactory journey through the ancient world of ...
03
Nov
The almost-daily lemming
A FlordeMusgo candle from Xinú, done in matte black in a limited edition collaboration with designer Willy Chavarria. ("The Comunión Ca...
03
Nov
How to Train Your Nose and Smell Like a Perfumer – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
In short
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Slow down: spray once, wait, and return to it later.
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Every perfume has a...
03
Nov
Star Anise Benefits in Perfumery: Liquorice-Bright Spiced Spark
There is something immediately cheerful about the first whiff of star anise in a perfume. With its sparkling liquorice-like glow and so...
03
Nov
Ginger, Whisky, Marmalade – Fall with Jo Malone
It’s that time of year – daylight savings just ended and it’s dark at 5pm. Time to get hygge with the teas, the candles, the flannels o...
03
Nov
Frederic Malle Northern Love review (Bruno Jovanovic; 2026) –
Please click on this link for my YouTube and Substack review of Frederic Malle Northern Love. The post is not behind a paywall and you ...
03
Nov
Natural Calmer, Healthier Home Scent Options
To create a calmer healthier home, little but intentional shifts in your living space can significantly lower stress and improve indoor...
03
Nov
Warm, Comforting Notes for Winter – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Cosy perfume
Comfort in a bottle
A perfume feels cosy when its notes are warm, soft ...
03
Nov
The Edible Side of Perfume – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
A perfumer's guide
The edible side of perfume
As the nights draw in and we want to sn...
03
Nov
Is Natural Linen Spray Enough?
Pillow sprays use calming essential oils such as Lavender, vetiver and chamomile and help relax your mind and prepare your body to slee...
02
Nov
All Saints, Pumpkins, Big Moons
I’m not religious, but I do mark Halloween – and the equinoxes/solstices (stolsti?). Finishing this up on Halloween afternoon (my favou...
01
Nov
Scent Diary 26.10-1.11.2026 | Australian Perfume Junkies
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 choic...
01
Nov
Natural Room Spray Vs Air Purifiers: What Works
A natural room spray offers a non-toxic and synthetic-free way to refresh living spaces using pure botanical extracts and essential oil...
01
Nov
Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ Fall Back, 2026 :: Now Smell This
If it's Saturday, happy Halloween! If it's Sunday, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit (🐇🐇🐇)! Welcome to November, plus, happy Day of the Dead, plus...
01
Nov
What Is Iso E Super, and Why Perfumers Love It – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer · Classically trained at ISIPCA, 20 years in fragrance
A perfumer's essay
Woody, vel...
31
Oct
How to Make a Bespoke Perfume – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
At EPC we believe everyone can be the designer of their own perfume.
Personalising a fr...
31
Oct
What Is the Most Fleeting Perfume That You Still Love? – Undina’s Looking Glass
For most of my readers, this is a season for heavier and usually more tenacious perfumes. But we all know our collections well enough t...
31
Oct
Clean Burning Candles: A Luxury Buyer’s Guide
Clean burning candles are made of non-toxic, natural waxes such as 100% pure beeswax, soy, coconut, or rapeseed wax rather than petrole...
31
Oct
Providence Perfume Co Osmanthia ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
Indie natural line Providence Perfume Co has launched Osmanthia, a new fruity floral fragrance.*
Osmanthia is an ode to the scen...
30
Oct
Is Alcohol Free Fragrance Safe for Sensitive Skin
An alcohol free fragrance replaces traditional ethanol and volatile alcohols with gentler bases like purified and/or botanical water, o...
30
Oct
Natural Perfume For Men With Modern British Appeal
Natural perfume for men and botanical cologne uses plant extracts, essential oils and organic alcohol bases rather than synthetic petro...
30
Oct
Omonde Jayne Vanille Aube fragrance review
Vanilla Aube by Ormonde Jayne is lovely: All the colors of the sun melding into each other, producing something soft and caressing li...
30
Oct
Goose Egg | Perfume Posse
Remember us?
My darling Posse
It’s HARVEST! here in the Midwest and I was going to say ‘I G...
30
Oct
Live Interviews With Ulrich Lang And Natalia Outeda Of Frassai –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBuYAjZ2qzs
A scoop on Persolaise. Regular readers will know that I’ve often wished Ulrich Lang wou...
30
Oct
Nirvana French Grey Elizabeth and James
Hey Crew, Elizabeth and James Nirvana French Grey “is a chic and mesmerizing fresh floral with an aphrodisiac allure. Notes of honeyed ...
29
Oct
Atelier Cologne Oolang Clair-Obscur ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
Atelier Cologne has launched Oolang Clair-Obscur, a new unisex fragrance in the brand's Collection Rare. Oolang Clair-Obscur follows Oo...
28
Oct
Elevate Your Day With Natural Home Scent Rituals
A home scent ritual uses intentional fragrances, layering, and daily habits to transform the mood, energy, and atmosphere of your livin...
28
Oct
Not this week… | Perfume Posse
I am down with the flu this week and nothing is working, nose-wise. So I am sitting here whor...
28
Oct
Christian Dior Dioriginals showcase review (2026) –
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This isn’t the sort of thing that happens very often. In fact, it may well be a first. Francis Kurkdjian, current in-house perfum...
28
Oct
Pierre Guillaume 10.2 Sphinxyness ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
French niche line Pierre Guillaume has launched a new fragrance, 10.2 Sphinxyness.
Sphinxyness is a chimeric fragrance. It breat...
27
Oct
Memo Paris Cosmos ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
French niche line Memo has launched Cosmos, a new fragrance.
Cosmos was developed by perfumer Aliénor Massenet; the notes for the fruit...
27
Oct
How to Create Amber in Perfume – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
In short
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Amber is not a single ingredient but an accord, built by the perfumer.
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T...
27
Oct
Platinum 22 by Floris – Undina’s Looking Glass
Hi there ULGers, Can we talk about how much I love it when a brand releases 10ml Travel Size bottles? Sure, they cost more per ml BUT w...
27
Oct
Why Doesn’t My Perfume Last? How to Make It Last – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
It is one of the most asked questions in perfumery, and like all good questions the answe...
27
Oct
Takasago Rises in Dubai: A New Chapter in Perfumery
From the Golden Pavilion to the future of fragrance, Takasago brings Japanese artistry, Middle Eastern heritage and innovation together...
27
Oct
Custom Perfume Combinations – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Most years begin with the same script: reinvention, resolutions, a shinier and better-beh...
27
Oct
Scent Diary: 19.10-25.10.2026 | Australian Perfume Junkies
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...
27
Oct
Tom Ford Tobacco Chocolat, Solferino Lumiere D’Automne, Creed Iris Debonair and Wild Vetiver, Acqua Di Parma Cedro Virtuoso and Oud Ambrosia reviews (2026)
I am a four-time Jasmine Award winning writer with a lifelong interest in the world of fine fragrance.
I have written for Harrods Magaz...
26
Oct
Tree, No Tree | Perfume Posse
So, Sunday the weather sort of calmed down, meaning sunshine, with a sharp shower every once in a while. This was after Friday and Satu...
26
Oct
Can a Fragrance Make You Fall in Love? – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
For the love of scent
Can fragrance make you fall in love?
Can a fragrance really make...
26
Oct
Loganberry in Fragrance: Tart Hybrid Berry Pop
The loganberry in fragrance provides a bright, juicy, and multifaceted aroma, which combines the sweet facets of raspberry with the dee...
26
Oct
Ravetllat Aromatics: A Global Vision in Motion
Ravetllat Aromatics continues to execute its strategic roadmap with the opening of new hubs and the completion of its ownership transit...
26
Oct
Fitz-James Stuart showcase review (Alberto Morillas; 2026) –
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The release of the debut quartet from Fitz-James Stuart highlights the acute creative problem at the heart of a perfume industry ...
26
Oct
Synthetics Found in Nature – Experimental Perfume Club
By Emmanuelle Moeglin, Founder & Perfumer
Hedione, Ambroxan and coumarin are three of the most famous synthetic molecules in perfum...
25
Oct
Estee Lauder Glimmer review (Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo & Jean-Marc Chaillan; 2026) –
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In recent years, the situation at Estee Lauder has been rather opaque. Official sales information tends to be difficult to come b...