Grant Osborne

About Grant Osborne

Grant is the founder and editor of the Basenotes website. He lives in Northamptonshire, UK with his wife and son.

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Zirh to launch Ikon-ic new men's fragrance
24 June 2008 Industry News
This autumn sees the launch of Zirh Ikon, the third men's fragrance from the men's skin care brand. The fragrance was created by Frank Voelkl of Firmenich, and the bottle was designed by Chad Lavigne....
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Exclusive: Creed to launch new Limited Edition fragrance: Floralie
19 June 2008 Industry News
Creed will offer two new fragrances this autumn. The first is Love In Black, the new women's fragrance from Creed inspired by dark-haired beauty Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The second, Floralie, is inspired by the aromas of an ancient Japanese tea ceremony inside a tea house on the flowering grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo....
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Lancome unveil new fragrance - Magnifique
11 June 2008 Industry News
Last night, at the Grand Palais in Paris, Lancome welcomed Anne Hathaway as its newest ambassador and introduced Magnifique, its newest fragrance. (Picture Report).
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Perry Ellis revisits signature fragrance
11 June 2008 Industry News
Perry Ellis have launched a new signature fragrance: Perry Ellis for Men. This is the first fragrance from the brand since Falic took over the license in late 2006. The fragrance contains notes of vanilla and fruits and was created by Mane. The packaging was designed by Denis Boudard at QSLD New World....
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You're Fired! UK Apprentice final sees candidates creating new male fragrance
10 June 2008 Industry News
Wednesday night will see the finalists in the UK version of The Apprentice creating a new men's fragrance which they then have to launch to an audience which includes Roja Dove and execs from Estee Lauder and Givenchy. The winning finalist gets a job with Alan Sugar....
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Lacoste celebrate 75 years with limited edition packaging
09 June 2008 Industry News
Lacoste are celebrating 75 years by launching Lacoste Essential with limited edition collectible packaging designed by QSLD New World's Denis Boudard....
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Queen Latifah to launch fragrance
02 June 2008 Industry News
Parlux fragrances have announced the signing of a global licensing agreement to launch fragrances for musician and actress, Queen Latifah. The first fragrance is set to launch in the US for autumn 2009, with an International roll-out shortly afterwards....
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Lauder launch new fragrance - Sensuous
02 June 2008 Industry News
Friday saw the launch of a new Estee Lauder website, SensuousIs.com, to coincide with the launch of the new fragrance, Sensuous. The site invites women to express what the concept of sensuality means to them and one lucky winner will win a guest a trip to New York City to attend the Estee Lauder Sensuous launch event in July and meet the Sensuous models....
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Yves Saint Laurent dies aged 71
02 June 2008 Industry News
Yves Saint Laurent died at his Paris home yesterday aged 71 after a long battle with illness. Saint Laurent retired in 2002 after a career spanning over forty years....
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Jennifer Jambon wins International Young Perfumer Award
01 June 2008 Industry News
Jennifer Jambon, of Carlos Cramer Productos Aromaticos in Santiago, won the Prix International du Parfumeur Createur 2008 in Paris recently, with her creation Promenade....
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Ineke offering free shipping until June 10th
30 May 2008 Industry News
San Francisco based perfumery are offering free shipping from the ineke.com website until June 10th 2008. Customers with a Deluxe Sample Coupon Code are able to use both offers in conjunction with one another....
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Arden acquire Claiborne portfolio
29 May 2008 Industry News
Elizabeth Arden and Liz Claiborne announced yesterday that they have entered into an exclusive long-term global licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution and marketing of the Liz Claiborne fragrance brands including Lucky Brand, Usher, Curve and Juicy Couture....
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