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The Perfume Summit

Posted by Robin on 12 October 2020 3 Comments

Frédéric Malle, along with perfumers Pierre Bourdon, Jean-Claude Ellena, Maurice Roucel, Dominique Ropion and Anne Flipo, talk about the Malle line on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. (Flipo is working on an upcoming Malle fragrance, to launch in 2021). About an hour and a half long.

Les Parfums de Rosine Le Magnolia de Rosine ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 March 2018 Leave a Comment

Les Parfums de Rosine Le Magnolia de Rosine

Les Parfums de Rosine has launched Le Magnolia de Rosine, a new soliflore fragrance for women…

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5 Perfumes: Fruity Chypres for Fall

Posted by Angela on 30 October 2017 28 Comments

Peach Preserves

Autumn is the perfect time to wear a chypre perfume. Something in a chypre’s mossy, musty base echoes leaf mold and feels right at home on days with cold mornings and sunny afternoons. Among chypres, fruity chypres are especially nice. The fruit adds sweetness and color — so nice on a rainy day — without going all pumpkin spice.

Here are five fruity chypres to sample:

Guerlain Mitsouko: I’ll kick off the list with the queen of fruity chypres…

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Pierre Bourdon Sous les Magnolias and La Fin d’un Ete ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 28 August 2017 21 Comments

I’m a sucker for anything vintage, including vintage perfume. The problem with old things is exactly what makes them so charming: they’re not new. Vintage dresses are sewn with cotton or silk thread that gives, and fabric that shreds with age. An old pulp novel with a gorgeously lurid cover too often has yellowed pages that barely cling to the spine. Similarly, a vintage fragrance, although dream-inspiringly old fashioned, won’t smell as lively as it did when it first left the store shelf fifty years ago.

So, I was especially happy to get to know Pierre Bourdon Sous les Magnolias and La Fin d’un Eté. These fragrances have the charm and character of a vintage Edmond Roudnitska perfume, but they smell crisp and fresh. I can’t remember the last time I bought new perfume, but I came home from Paris with a bottle of each…

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Friday scent of the day 12/11

Posted by Robin on 11 December 2015 186 Comments

Institut Très Bien

Happy Friday everyone! Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Pierre Bourdon, if you have one. I know lots of you said you didn’t, but do chime in with your scent of the day anyway!

I’m wearing Institut Très Bien Cologne à la Russe, from a very old sample.

Reminder: next week on 12/18 we’re doing Best Buy Friday…

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