A spot for Penhaligon’s The Manoeuvres Of The Baroness.
Byredo Suede Osmanthus ~ new fragrance
Niche line Byredo will launch Suede Osmanthus, a new Harrods-exclusive addition to the Night Veils collection…
Friday scent of the day 8/7
It’s Friday and National Lighthouse Day. Birthdays: Mata Hari, Louis Leakey, Ralph Bunche. Our community project for today is Chypre For All Seasons: pick a season, any season, then wear a chypre that works for it. Thanks go to Jalapeno for the suggestion!
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
It’s my fourth day wearing a perfect summer chypre, in Parfum d’Empire Azemour Les Orangers…
Elixiris
Mane’s Elixiris co-extract recently earned the “Most Innovative Ingredient” award at the 2026 World Perfumery Congress, presented by the American Society of Perfumers.
Created through the co-distillation of precious orris roots and rectified cedarwood essential oil, Elixiris goes beyond a traditional blend by using one raw material as a co-solvent to fuse the two ingredients into a unique olfactive signature.
— Read more about the new molecules you might be seeing in perfume descriptions, in Disrupting the Bouquet: New Floral Fragrance Materials at Perfumer & Flavorist.
Acqua di Parma Oud Ambrosia ~ new fragrance
Italian niche line Acqua di Parma has introduced Oud Ambrosia, a new Extrait de Parfum of Oud. (And see also: Gelsomino a Freddo Ambrosia and Zafferano Ambrosia…)