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Art of Perfumery no. 6, Spice Smoked Wood ~ fragrance review

Posted by Marlen on 12 October 2006 4 Comments

Art of Perfumery fragrance no. 6It’s been an exciting year so far for perfumery with launches of lines like Parfumerie Generale and Art of Perfumery. Thankfully for lovers of tea-inspired aromas, they both offer similar yet distinct takes on the smoked leaf. Sniffing Art of Perfumery’s no. 6, Spice Smoked Wood, I’m reminded of Parfumerie Generale’s L’Eau Rare Matale, with even the notes looking remarkably similar. While Matale heads for lighter territory with a crown of floral notes lifting the spicier heart notes, no. 6 goes for broke with notes of nutmeg, cedar, Chinese tea oil, pepper, clove, cinnamon, clary sage, Grasse lavender, Argentinian mate, moss, smoked woods and patchouli.

If it seems like no. 6 has something in common with another famous tea scent, L’Artisan’s masterpiece Tea for Two, you’d be correct. The two are at times uncannily similar, but more about that in a moment…

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New fragrance line ~ Art of Perfumery

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2006 16 Comments

The Art of Perfumery fragrances

The Art of Perfumery is a new perfume house based near Grasse, France. They have introduced a line of 7 fragrances: 4 Eaux de Parfum for women and 3 Eaux de Toilette for men. Each fragrance is also available in a room spray and candle…

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Fragrance gift ideas, part 3: a few for the men

Posted by Robin on 28 November 2005 11 Comments

By request, here a few fragrance gift ideas for the male half of your shopping list:

From The Art of Shaving: a 50 ml Eau de Toilette in their popular Sandalwood fragrance, plus a 2.5 oz tube of sandalwood scented shaving cream. $40 at artofshaving…

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