After a very long break, Dr Basenotes returns to help Jaclyn with a search. Jaclyn asks: I am wondering if you can help me figure out what my dad used to wear in the 80's. I think it came in a green bottle and may have had a name similar to Aqua velvet. Anything information you have will be wonderful!! [more...]

Having worked for L'Oreal and interned at Aramis in the UK, Ulrich Lang certainly has industry credentials but it was his 2003 launch of Anvers, a project that combines fragrance and photography, that made the industry sit up and take notice. Following the success of Anvers with Anvers 2 cemented Lang's reputation for creating fascinating, contemporary fine fragrance. The German fragrance designer now based in New York, took time out to tell Basenotes what inspires him [more...]