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Pure happiness

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2021 Leave a Comment

The heady aromas wafting from the fields were a daily part of my childhood; it's amazing to think that I was constantly surrounded by jasmine, rose and honeysuckle, to name a few. I miss those chilly days when we went picking branches of mimosa in the forest of Tanneron, filling the house with them—the absolute best, most intoxicating, gorgeous, fluffy scent. It was pure happiness.

— Perfumer Caroline Sabas on her childhood in Grasse. Read more in Profiles: Caroline Sabas at Perfumer & Flavorist.

Avon Charmed ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2020 17 Comments

Avon will launch Charmed, a new luxury limited edition fragrance, later this month…

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Escada Miami Blossom ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 January 2019 9 Comments

Escada has launched Miami Blossom, the brand’s limited edition summer fragrance for 2019. Last year’s model was Sorbetto Rosso…

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Etat Libre d’Orange You or Someone Like You ~ short review & a very long digression about fragrance notes

Posted by Robin on 11 May 2017 131 Comments

Etat Libre d'Orange You or Someone Like You logo

And the raw materials Caroline used are irrelevant. The scent is the scent. If you need to know what’s in it, “You” is probably not for you.1

That’s Chandler Burr, who is familiar to perfumistas as the author of Emperor of Scent and The Perfect Scent, as the New York Times’ perfume critic from 2006 through 2010, and as a “curator of olfactory art”. The “Caroline” is perfumer Caroline Sabas. The “You” is You or Someone Like You, Burr’s new fragrance under the auspices of French niche line Etat Libre d’Orange, and named for Burr’s first novel. Unbeknownst to Burr, Etat Libre d’Orange did post a few of the fragrance notes online (rose, mint, herbs), but they were removed shortly after, and I can vouch for the fact that they were not all that helpful…

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Etat Libre d’Orange You or Someone Like You ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 March 2017 14 Comments

Etat Libre d’Orange You or Someone Like You

French niche line Etat Libre d’Orange has launched You or Someone Like You, a new fragrance made in collaboration with author Chandler Burr, and named for his first novel…

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