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.
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,...
This one is a chypre floral. Opening was bright and refreshing with bergamot and green notes. There's a hint of plum to add a touch of fruit notes which thankfully isn't overpowering. In the heart, I got mostly rose however there's other notes that are detectable adding dimension such as the narcissus, iris and lilac. In the drydown, I got a strong whiff of oakmoss. There's a hint of leather and patchouli adding an earthy feel to the base. This reminds of other similar scents like L'Arte di Gucci and YSL Rive Gauche which give off a rose chypre feel. A wonderful scent, I wish I discovered this sooner!
Tonka Cola explodes with warmth and sensuality yet remains innocent and playful. The cherry feels but too little is more of a supporting note an absolute cinnamon is felt instead, which together with benzoin and cherry can give an idea of cola, but it doesn't smell like a cola but if you look for the note yes it may remind you of a glass in which a cold cola was drunk but now it is empty, it is a dusty smell. The rest is a vanilla with a little lemon and maybe some nutmeg, the tonka bean is just in transit. A good scent to match a refined business outfit, a strong outfit with a long double jacket, or a shirt with a sophisticated cardigan.
In profile, Vaniglia is more related to vanilla bean than the processed, sugary vanilla common in modern perfumery. Even so, it isn't in any way photorealistic. Vaniglia seems somewhat abstract, an impressionistic portrait of its subject. Vaniglia is very balsamic, with leathery tones, animalic flickers, and a good dose of smoke. It's a fascinating, round aroma, a kind of vanillic old-school musk with an "antique shop" tone. After some hours on skin, it dries down to a lovely, comforting, soft cacao powder, which is its most genuinely gourmand phase. I'm giving it a thumbs-up for uniqueness, but I'm uncertain that it's a complete perfume. It feels...
Profumi del Forte Vetiver Moderno (2017) is a fantastic take on vetiver supervised by the italian top nose Arturetto Landi (Profumi di Polignano, Pantheon Roma, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Calé Fragrance d'Autore etc). This central vetiver is rooty, restrained and realistic, at all exotic but mostly fruity floral and mediterranean with hints of bergamot, aromatics and woodsy notes (a sort of brighter, more floral and spicier Lalique Encre Noir). This creation is pratically the second slightly lighter edition (2017) of the previous richer Torre of Tuscany Vetiver Moderno (2011) which repropose the same basic formula (of the former Torre of Tuscany) with several...
A refreshing bit of unexpected weirdness from the Dior exclusives, which usually tend to err on the side of crowd pleasing more than artistry or uniqueness. I smell a lot of clove, the dusty old-fashioned kind reminiscent of Caron, paired up with frankincense. But this is reigned over by a seaside smell that reminds me of walking along the tidepools of the Oregon coast, very salty and a more than a little bit funky and fishy. It's the smell of the ocean, but rocky and cold as opposed to "beachy". So yeah... salty ocean, dusty clove, and frankincense. I can't imagine that the fashion girls sniffing Dior's fruity floral exclusives will like this...
It wouldn’t do to simply call François an orange blossom chypre. It’s the patchouli that rules here, with a woody-earthy complexity that rivals TRNP’s ouds. Deep, dark, and sexy.
Hey you beautiful people and good morning from the UK :) So I couldn't sleep last night and decided, sod it get to my aromas and make something random. Not been doing it long but getting the hang of it. Here is my formula but the top is not great, and what I mean is I cant even tell what it is (maybe linalool) but after 30mins to an hour a pleasant aroma kicks in and stays for over 6 hours and still going strong. Any ideas on how to improve this, not just the first burst... happily take any advice. Thanks in advance :) End row is the amounts used for my trial and topped with PA making a concentration ratio of 24.79...
I've read that these two are somewhat similar and it's been to long since I've sampled them all. Which do you prefer and why? Thank you!
So, BBC (Eye Investigation team) made a documentary called Perfume's Dark Secret. About child labor in jasmine picking. Implicating brands like Louis Vuitton, Armani, Lancome, Aerin. Despite claims of having no ties to child labor, apparently the documentary maker found proof of kids as young as 5 picking jasmine in the Egyptian fields they use. This supposedly aired/streamed this week and you can find it on the BBC site via Google; however, all pages are dead and there's no stream. Has anyone seen this? Anyone with a streaming link or more info?
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...
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...
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!
Is there any worthy substitute/dupe for this incomparable Maurice Roucel masterpiece (Gucci Envy)? As close as possible, preferably, but all suggestions welcome. Thank you in advance!
What are some quality amber fougere feminine/unisex fragrances with lots of citrus fruits, white florals, and a vanilla, white musk, amber, cedar base? Perhaps some natural smelling Neroli as well Thanks
Hello and thank you for reading this. I’m not so great at pulling apart a perfume into constituent parts. I really would like to wear Patricia De Nicolai’s L’Eau Chic all summer- but it’s virtually undetectable (understandable for an Eau). Is there something else you might recommend with a similar DNA? I’m truly unable to say what’s making this so smart and chic!
