Perfume for Women
03
Jan
From October 27 to 29, Parkim Fragrance House will present heritage-inspired collections and cutting-edge innovations at Beautyworld Mi...
02
Jan
Scarlet Segments – Joyously Juicy Blood Orange
Blood oranges are the drama queens of the citrus bowl – all ruby‑streaked flesh and sweet‑tart juice, with a flavour that hints at rasp...
02
Jan
Artist’O Perfumes: A Debut Of Artistry With The Alora Collection
The world of fine fragrance welcomes a new name with the soft launch of Artist'O Perfumes, a house dedicated to organic luxury and hand...
02
Jan
Golden Resin and Silky Warmth
Also referred to as Copaiba Balsam or Copaiba oil, Copahu balm is a natural oleoresin harvested from the trunk of the South American Co...
02
Jan
The Scent That Defines The New You
The start of a new year has a way of making people pause, even if only briefly. It is often the smaller details that come into focus fi...
02
Jan
For The 600th Episode Of Love At First Scent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2iOg9k6bo
For the 600th episode of my Love At First Scent series, I was joined in the virtual stu...
02
Jan
Ask Me Anything To Mark 600 Episodes Of Love At First Scent –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXN7PBa3TY
The other day I reached episode 600 of my Love At First Scent series, but as I didn’t w...
01
Jan
Lattafa Perfumes Launches Nebras Elixir
A luminous solar gourmand, where the elegance of white heliotrope meets the indulgence of milk candy, cream, and vanilla. Sensual musk ...
01
Jan
ARMAF Launches Club de Nuit Precieux IV
ARMAF Club de Nuit Precieux IV resists the ordinary. It moves like silk brushed against skin, subtle at first, then undeniably commandi...
01
Jan
Happy New Year & Poems
We would like to wish All of our customers, partners, friends and family a very Happy New Year.May we all treasure the people and times...
01
Jan
Five Things | Perfume Posse
Happy post Xmas etc. It was … fine. Which was really nice. Not fraught, good food (though I’ve realised that after eating the leftovers...
01
Jan
Happy New 2026 Year! – Undina’s Looking Glass
Last night when I came to my bedroom I was enchanted by this tiny Christmas tree on my dresser. We have a large tree in the living room...
31
Dec
Candles, Cookbooks & A Fair Bit Of Perfume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFtphaVJU9I
I don’t even want to think about how many (ie few) days are left until Christmas… but I...
31
Dec
The Last of the Musings (2025)
Posse! Happy nascent New Year! Wishing you every happiness, in comfort and contentment, in the year ahead. Lordt knows we could use i...
31
Dec
Tauer L’Air Du Desert Marocain Noir, Etat Libre D’Orange Above The Waves, BDK Impadia and other reviews
Please click on the link below to be taken to my Substack reviews of the following perfumes:
BDK ImpadiaMontale Oud SapparotJeroboam...
31
Dec
8 Timeless Gifts for the Man Who Has Everything (Heritage Picks) | St Johns Fragrance Co LLC™ St Johns Bay Rum
After he has all the worldly items, give him something that can't be replaced; something that symbolizes craft, heritage, and story. In...
31
Dec
Happy New Year!
Perfume PosseHappy New Year!
Here’s to having a safe, healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year! I don’t do New Years Eve any...
31
Dec
dsm-firmenich Unveils the Cloud Dancer Fragrance Collection
Inspired by PANTONE® Color of the Year 2026, a symbol of calming influence, realised through scent.
dsm-firmenich, innovato...
31
Dec
Beautyworld Middle East 2025 Reaches New Global Heights
The curtain has closed on Beautyworld Middle East 2025, marking the most international and influential edition in the show’s 29-year hi...
30
Dec
Escada Yum Me, Sunny! ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This
Escada has introduced Yum Me, Sunny!, a new limited edition resort/summer fragrance in the Escaping with Escada* series.
Escad...
30
Dec
Baies Rose In Fragrances: Rosy Pepper Sparkles
Baies Rose, or pink peppercorn, is utilised as both a culinary spice with a sweet, fruity, and subtly peppery taste and a favoured note...
27
Dec
The daily lemming :: Now Smell This
More Year of the Horse...from Glasshouse, the limited edition Freedom of the Horse candle: "This Lunar New Year, we celebrate the dynam...
27
Dec
Something Not Related | Perfume Posse Need a distraction?
Hi Posse! Today I thought we could all do with Something Not Related. No matter how much you love or loathe the season. Whether you are...
27
Dec
Born To Stand Out Black Creme, Hiram Green Ultra, Comme Des Garcons Monocle Syros and other reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swn_tuYgQXg
For this year’s final review episode of Love At First Scent, I covered new releases fro...
27
Dec
CPL Aromas Opens A New Fine Fragrance Centre Of Excellence In Shanghai
A significant milestone for CPL Aromas, as the company strengthens its long-term commitment to China’s fast-growing fragrance market wi...
27
Dec
Top 10 Best Perfumes For Winter 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik433I4vgg0
Perfume as a light with which to combat the darkness — that was the theme of my latest ...
27
Dec
What’s the Most Interesting Perfume Fact You’ve Learned? – Undina’s Looking Glass
As we explore perfumes over the years, we tend to collect not just bottles but also fascinating details about them. Whether it’s someth...
27
Dec
The Art of Applying Cologne Without Overdoing It: Caribbean-Proof Tips | St Johns Fragrance Co LLC™ St Johns Bay Rum
An amazing fragrance should fill the room, not overtake it.
There is an elegant quality to subtlety, the gentle consciousness of the u...
27
Dec
Armani Prive Orange Mediterranee & Oud Nacre ~ new fragrances :: Now Smell This
Giorgio Armani has launched Orange Méditerranée and Oud Nacré, two new fragrances in the Armani Privé series.
Orange Méditerranée ~ Dis...
27
Dec
Friday scent of the day 12/26 :: Now Smell This
It’s Friday, plus Boxing Day aka the second day of Christmas, Candy Cane Day and the first day of Kwanzaa. Happy Birthday to David Seda...
26
Dec
Why Aftershave Matters: 7 Proven Benefits and How to Use It Right | St Johns Fragrance Co LLC™ St Johns Bay Rum
It’s important to understand that a fantastic shave does not end the moment your blade finishes the last glide across your skin; rather...
26
Dec
Christmas Wishes 2025 –
Festivals of light — no matter what they may be called — are needed more than ever at the moment. So as we approach Christmas, regardle...
26
Dec
Have You Ever Tried to Talk Yourself into Liking a Perfume? – Undina’s Looking Glass
It feels like this question needs a bit of context. When we encounter new perfumes, we try them, sometimes like them (though more often...
25
Dec
Thinking of Starting a Fragrance Brand in India? Here’s How the Founde – All Good Scents
The fragrance industry in India is at an inflection point. From niche perfumers redefining luxury to homegrown brands capturing interna...
25
Dec
Iconic Christmas Carols and Their Christian Origins
For many of us, Christmas doesn’t really begin until the carols start. You hear them drifting through town centres, playing quietly in ...
25
Dec
What Are Your Top 5 Winter Perfumes? – Undina’s Looking Glass
People might argue about when Winter starts or ends, but in the Northern Hemisphere, most would probably agree that now it is Winter. A...
25
Dec
Parfex Shines a Light on the 2025 GIP Class in Grasse
The Lights of Grasse Inspire the 2025 GIP Class, Sponsored by Parfex
Parfex had the honour of sponsoring the 2025 class of ...
25
Dec
Surfing New Waves of Creativity at BPC 2025
Dauper is thrilled to have taken part in the Barcelona Perfumery Congress 2025, held from June 18th to 19th at La Farga, L’Hospitalet d...
25
Dec
Sun-Warmed Sweetness and Green Woods
Dried fig in fragrance provides a complex, warm, sweet, and earthy aroma, blending honeyed fruitiness with the green, milky, and woody ...
25
Dec
Perfumer Profile: Vanina Muracciole – The Perfume Society
The immensely talented Vanina Muracciole was born of Italian and Corsican heritage, growing up amid the wild tangle of the maquis, with...
24
Dec
Does Santa Smell Smoky? Fragrant ‘Fumes’ to Up His Game
When perfumers want to create a smoky effect, they have all manner of tricks at their disposal. They might use birch tar, cade or guaia...
24
Dec
Why Fragrance Must Be Understood Before It Can Be Enjoyed – Murtaaz scents
Many people believe smelling good is simple. You buy a perfume, spray it, light incense, or burn bakhoor, and that should be enough.
...
24
Dec
Afternoon Tea | Perfume Posse
Welcome to winter. The solstice meant the last of the hanukkah candles, which are beautiful to look at when it’s so dark by 4 pm. In an...
23
Dec
Beauty World middle east 2025
Dauper proudly participated once again in Beautyworld Middle East 2025, held from October 27th to 29th at the World Trade Center in Dub...
23
Dec
What Your Scent Says Before You Do – All Good Scents
Before a word is spoken, before a handshake is exchanged, your scent has already made an impression.Fragrance is silent, yet it communi...
23
Dec
A Christmas Cake of Fragrance
Seeing as our sense of smell makes up to 80% of what we taste, we’re treating this festive season as a perfect excuse to celebrate in f...
23
Dec
Party Perfumes: Sparkle With Scent
What to wear when you’re in the mood to party? Well, we think there’s something irresistibly glamorous about a perfume that seems to fi...
21
Dec
Serge Lutens Bois Roi D’Agalloche, Zurafa, Sidi -Bel-Abbes, Tarab and Cracheuses De Flammes reviews (Christopher Sheldrake; 2015, 2020 and 2025) –
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Reading between the lines, it would seem that Royaume is the brand’s update of the Section D’Or range, which launched in 2014 to ...
20
Dec
Best Christmas Gifts for Men 2025: Timeless Picks He Will Actually Use | St Johns Fragrance Co LLC™ St Johns Bay Rum
In 2025, gifting for men is trending toward sophistication and practicality, not novelty items that end up sitting on a shelf. Most men...
19
Dec
The daily lemming
From Jo Malone, a set of two Grapefruit & Rosemary Townhouse Dining Candles with holders: "Jo Malone's candles are grounded in the ...