Versace will launch Eros Energy, a new fragrance for men. Eros Energy is a flanker to 2012’s Eros…
Thursday scent of the day 7/18
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also Nelson Mandela International Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m taking (more) points in Annick Goutal Mandragore.
Reminder: 7/19 will be Mint Friday…
The Dandy
A one minute+ animation for Penhaligon's The Dandy.
A deep feeling of satisfaction
I don’t see fragrance as something intellectual—all I hope for is that the perfumes I compose provoke emotions and give someone a deep feeling of satisfaction and uniqueness. Fragrances are a way of amplifying one’s sense of presence. That to me is the magic of perfume. It’s a way of communicating—choose your fragrance based on what you want to say.
— Perfumer Aurélien Guichard, quoted in Ways of Smelling with MATIERE PREMIERE at 032c.
Valentino Anatomy of Dreams ~ new fragrances
Valentino will launch Anatomy of Dreams, a new collection of 7 fragrances inspired by “a Roman palazzo” and “the spirit of Rome”. The fragrances are Behind the seen, Club couture, L’Innocence de l’air, Notte d’oro, Private talk, Punk romantic, and Sogno in rosso. There will also be two “enhancer” scents for layering: Bianco 1968 and Rockstud Noir…