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Cold Milk. Fig Milk. Coconut Milk.
No, this isn’t my grocery list for the week. Those are the scent notes on the bottles of perfumes I saw on a recent visit to my local cosmetics counter.
— Read more in They’ve Got Milk, in a Perfume Bottle at The New York Times.
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The property has jasmine-covered terraces and a 15-acre garden with 5,000 roses that serves as “a living olfactory journey,” Simon says. Guests learn how to harvest flowers like the centifolia rose, which is handpicked at dawn as soon as it blooms in May, and can join a perfume class. Pastry lessons, olive-oil sampling, and wine tastings are on offer, along with a screening room, a spa, and a pool.
— On Fragonard's Mas du Parfumeur estate outside of Grasse, due to open next month. Read more in This French Perfume Brand Is Opening an Exclusive-use Guesthouse at Travel + Leisure.
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A quick spot for Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male In Blue.
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Estée Lauder Company (ELC) has agreed to a US$210 million settlement on a class action lawsuit alleging that the company defrauded shareholders in China, though it still requires approval by US District Judge Arun Subramanian. The suit claims that the ELC was non-transparent about its dependency on grey-market sales in China.
— Read more in Estée Lauder faces legal battles over China’s grey-market sales and Jo Malone trademark at Personal Care Insights.
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Fashion retailer Zara has denied infringing Estee Lauder's Jo Malone trademark, saying in UK High Court filings that it uses the perfumer's name on fragrances it sells in collaboration with her in line with principles the cosmetics giant set out in 2020. [...] Although the Zara perfume bottles only feature its own branding, the lawsuit brought by Estee Lauder against Malone, "Jo Loves", and Zara's UK business is based on the words "Jo Malone" being included in the product descriptions on Zara's website and "Created by Jo Malone CBE, founder of Jo Loves" on the back of the packaging.
— Read more in Zara denies infringing Jo Malone trademark in Estee Lauder case at Reuters.