The finalists were announced in a ceremony in Los Angeles ahead of the awards in Portugal in June.
At the end of June 2024, Frédéric Malle is leaving the brand he founded in 2000.
How I wish the younger generation would explore something else than the celeb-vanilla based fruit-candy cheap things marketed now-a-days based on their assumption that the young women of today are not individual enough to withstand "we're all the same" rhetoric from what their elders gave them. I am so sympathetic to the younger generation of today because I am now a mature man and after exploring a lot in classic perfumes, I know they were really something. I hopefully the fragrance industry will learn to appreciate something which is a "PERFUME" CLASSIC & not try to cram down something in your olfactory senses & lie to you as you to grab the bait, hook,...
First try of Profumum Roma Gioiosa, one of the houseâs most recent releases (from 2023), a vibrant blend of citruses and vanilla, first and foremost, colored by coconut and jasmine as to make it less a citrus gourmand than, say, Dulcis in Fundo or even Acqua e Zucchero. Itâs robust and invigorating, but elegant and smoothly blended, too. Itâs rich in the style of other fragrances from the house but not over the top, and while the coconut gives it a slightly beachy/tropical vibe, itâs not a dominant aspect, just part of the overall ensemble. Itâs really nice to smell something akin to others like Meringa and Dulcis in Fundo while not being...
As splendid as Anne Flipo's composition for Frederic Malle may be, and it's quite lovely, the true "Synthetic Jungle" for me is that of Cacharel Eden, Jean Guichard's surreal and polarizing creation that pushes the boundaries of where a perfume can go, blurring the lines between natural and artificial. It begs the question of what makes something synthetic seem natural, and vice versa, with the concept of ethereal water lily as its starting point, radiating outwards into the realm of hyper-verdant, unfathomably lush leaves and oblique aquatic accents. What does stand out to me is a black locust note: the pendulous, clustered flowers of the tree Robinia...
Wow what an accomplishment. Whatever Creed intended to do here I'm not aware but something has been done and it is clear, whatever it may be
Itâs inoffensive, pleasant, and soft enough not to overwhelm people, but at the same time strong enough to leave an impression. Opening is citrusy, marine, and fresh. The main notes are lemon, bergamot, and tangerine. The strongest of the notes are the lemon and bergamot giving it a fresh citrus scent with a little bit of spice, followed by the sea notes that adds to the marine edge. The dry down is clean, musky, and woody. I don't get any of the tonka or vanilla until much further into the dry down, and even then, it's not super noticeable; more just a hint of sweetness. The performance is in line with what you may expect from this type of scent.
Thematically, Beaufort London is all about aromatic symbols of bygone masculinity: leather, tobacco, gunpowder, smoke. Iron Duke is arguably one of the more coherent compositions in the line, though it still has the rugged directness of many in the lineup. While I like the leather-tobacco facets, I can't get along with whatever is contributing the "gunpowder"/metallic facets here. It's a piercing, distracting element.
Who said that the taste of the girls can rule the world? First, they have to learn from their mothers and the most beloved women in their lives before building a vision of what a true fragrance is, and a good way to learn is to appreciate the classics and respect them. Galanos is one of them. It is tailor made for the independent woman who thinks for herself, the mature career woman, but she is not in your face about it; nor is she aggressively feminist. She is quiet, conservative and elegant, not mysterious but certainly a woman who enjoys her privacy. She is studious & spends a lot of her free time going to the bookshops rather than the shops that...
Musc Tonkin from Parfum D'Empire. I remember reading about this fragrance back in the day before experiencing real deer musk and searching for a perfume that was considered a good approximation by the community. Now, many years later, I don't see Musc Tonkin as a perfume that is supposed to be a rendition of that, but rather a floral-chypre perfume with a resinous touch, infused with a BIG animalic cocktail that does indeed instill the whole "Natural Deer Musk" feel to the composition. The accord does capture the scent of natural musk, at least to some extent, and certain facets of it. What you smell first, is the floral-chypre component and the resins,...
Hello Guys.. was hoping to get a little advice on finding something similar to or even better getting my hands on bottle of Tiffany For Men. Recently found a couple carded samples I picked up years ago and have been testing it out and am really enjoying it. As I stated many times I'm fairly new to fragrances so not really able to detect what specifically I like about it but I like it enough to be interested in finding a bottle of it even though I know it won't be cheap. I studied the Fragrantica page and what it says are most "similar" to it is Chanel Pour Monsieur and Creed BDP both which I own and personally don't find similar at all. Being an amateur I...
So I came up with this formula for a Pistachio milk based fragrance. Tell me if thereâs something wrong with it please. Constructive criticism welcome. HABANOLIDE 158.0 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 145.9 VANILLIN 130.0 HEDIONE 95.0 ETHTLENE BRASSYLATE 67.0 HELIOTROPIN 56.0 SANDALORE 53.0 VERTOFIX COEUR 41.00 BENZALDEHYDE 37.6 AMBROX SUPER 26.0 MUSCONE 22.0 ETHYL VANILLIN 19.0 METHYL ANTHRANILATE 10 % 15.0 BENZOIN SIAM RES 10 % 5.0 BERGAMOT OIL CP 5.0 MUSK R1 5.0 SANDALWOOD MYSORE 5.0 TONKA BEAN 10% 5.0 ALDEHYDE C-18 4.5 GALAXOLIDE 50% 4.0 PHENYLACETIC ACID 4.0 MALTOL 1 % 2.0 METHYL LAITONE 10% 1.0 MIEL BLANC 1 % DPG 1.0
Hi guys .. found that my IFRA-restricted anisaldehyde (p-anisaldehyde) has some unrestricted relatives .. [IFRA 1.4%] âą para-anisaldehyde, CAS 123-11-5; this is the one I have [IFRA safe] âą ortho-anisaldehyde, CAS 135-02-4; [IFRA safe] âą anisaldehyde, CAS 50984-52-6; Are they alternatives with a similar odor profile? The one with the CAS 50984-52-6 doesn't seem to be available, since TGSC says 'for experimental use only'. But the ortho-version (CAS 135-02-4) looks promising. What is your take on that?
Visited Italy in September. Isle of Capri and Sienna. Got me some Acqua di Parma Arancia and loved the Bergamatto di Calabria. Bought the Arancia. But we saw the shop of Carthusia on Capri and stopped in. Sprayed a couple on, one was green tea. But oh, those lemons on Capri were so huge. So, Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche is nice but not very bright or long lived on me. Very subdued. I am looking to buy a Carthusia scent which is bright, like the AdP Arancia, but lemony. Long lasting will be a plus. Something to evoke my memory of the Isle of Capri. Any suggestions from the house of Carthusia? Or get the Bergamatto di Calabria? Or...
Hi! Hope you are doing well, but I have a little interrogation. Can I use my nylon plastic stoppers with my aluminum foamy capped vials? Will it react with some of my raw materials and contaminate the ensemble? What is your advice, your insight on this topic? Thank you very much!
Making a weed scent for a customer to be used in vaping products. I will use only naturally occurring substances. The terpenes are one thing but the more subtle nuances such as fresh coffee and a bit of hashish skunkiness are harder. I know there are pyrazines in there for example but can't find information on exactly which ones. Does anyone have a comprehensive list of the non terpenes from a head space? It would be much appreciated.
Hello! Now I understand that this is a fairly common question. But I am a beginner in the perfume world but wish to continue with working with more unusual notes (smoke, gunpowder, geosmin, etc.) but seeing as these materials can often be expensive to blend / buy I was wondering if anyone had experience on blending these kinds of scents and how you would recommend doing so? When blending the base oils should I blend my layers seperately? I know that accents are possible but Iâm not exactly sure hot to add them within the blend, any advice helps!
There are many great discussion threads dedicated to a single house, but I noticed we don't have one dedicated to Heeley. Heeley is one of my all time favorite brands and, though I think it has many fans on Basenotes, the brand does not get the attention I think it deserves from the wider fragrance community. So, I'm dedicating this thread to the discussion (positive and negative!) of Heeley Parfums and its founder and perfumer, James Heeley. https://www.jamesheeley.com/c/5-large/eau-de-parfum.jpg As a designer influenced by nature it was quite logical that James Heeley should be fascinated by the world of scent. It was in France, through his design...
I love that shaving cream type of smell and I wonder what cheapies that are resembling that shaving cream/soapy smell are out there? I know that the 'holy grail' of them is Rive Gauche PH but that is discontinued and it ain't no cheapy. :) Thanks!
Perhaps I am over thinking but looking for suggestions. NJ swanky black tie wedding in late June, so I imagine low 80s.
