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Posted by Robin on 21 October 2026 2 Comments

The holiday candle trio from Maison Francis Kurkdjian for 2026: "This holiday season, Côté Cour and Côté Jardin take the stage alongside Mon beau Sapin. Echoing the theatrical splendour of the Grand Siècle, Côté Cour reveals its notes of rice powder, iris, and sweet violet, a tribute to the art of stage makeup, while Côté Jardin breathes a trail of softly-crushed fresh-cut herbs, intertwined with the delicacy of roses and the cool freshness of lush green foliage. Reigning over the season, Mon beau Sapin illuminates the scene with a woody, softly resinous fragrance. Three festive, refined candles in homage to the Grand Siècle, to awaken the magic of the holidays." The set is 3 x 75g for $115, or buy them individually, 250g for $115, at Neiman Marcus.

BeauFort London Sunken Tobacco ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2026 Leave a Comment

Niche line BeauFort London has launched Sunken Tobacco, a new addition to the Force Majeure collection…

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An unexpected journey

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Perfumer Olivier Polge for Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-St. Moritz.

Wednesday scent of the day 10/21

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2026 20 Comments

It’s Hump Day and National Apple Day. Birthdays today: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie, Ursula Le Guin, Carrie Fisher. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m running late, so wearing what was already on my desk: Fendi Theorema, again.

Reminder: 10/23 will be Unbottling Emotions Friday…

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Ten years ago, the extrait was almost an anachronism

Posted by Robin on 21 October 2026 Leave a Comment

"Ten years ago, the extrait was almost an anachronism. Today, performance has become one of the main ways people judge a fragrance: longevity and sillage are what they review, share and compare," said Valeria Acevedo, managing director of Nez. "After the success of niche perfumery, the whole industry went looking for perceived value, and the Middle East, where very high concentrations are the norm, has reset the benchmark. There's also a less obvious factor: regulation has restricted many traditional sources of power in fragrance, so perfumers can use concentration to rebuild intensity."

— Read more in Are Extraits de Parfum the New Growth Engine for Fragrances? at Women's Wear Daily via Yahoo!Shopping.

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