Mexican botanical niche line Xinú has launched Ummo, a new unisex fragrance…*
Elie Tahari Eau de Parfum ~ new fragrance
Designer Elie Tahari has launched his debut fragrance, Elie Tahari Eau de Parfum. The brand celebrates its 45th anniversary this year…
Elizabeth Arden White Tea Wild Rose & White Tea Vanilla Orchid ~ new fragrances
Elizabeth Arden has launched White Tea Wild Rose and White Tea Vanilla Orchid, new flankers to 2017’s White Tea…
Pie charts
We had looked at a lot of perfumers, who had presented pie charts to us—what they thought, what the market was like. And then I met a guy who was passionate about a scent, about what was right for the brand, and in that moment, I realized there was going to be a path there.
— Designer John Varvatos on perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux. Read more at John Varvatos Shares His Creative Process with The Fragrance Foundation at Perfumer & Flavorist.
Carner Barcelona Sweet William ~ fragrance review
Hey, carnation lovers. You know who you are. You dream of Caron Poivre Extrait and hoard old bottles of Bellodgia. You lard your linen closet with discs of Roger & Gallet Carnation soap and mourn their discontinued Blue Carnation. You plant red dianthus up your walkway. You put extra clove in your molasses cookies.
I have news. First, I hear on good authority that carnations are making a comeback among chic florists. I’m not talking about fat, stiff grocery store carnations dyed Easter egg colors. I mean real carnations, the little ones pungent with spice…