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New In Niche: The Width of Niche - Part One
by Michelyn Camen, 12 September 2008
With so many upcoming launches of niche fragrance, perfumistos are experiencing an abundance of riches. There was a time, not too long ago, that finding a great niche fragrance was like hunting for buried treasure. Today, we have Treasure Island. ...
New In Niche - Malle Dans tes Bras, Creed Love in Black, Tuscan Soul, Strange Invisible Perfumes and more...
by Michelyn Camen, 03 August 2008
Michelyn Camen gives us the latest on what is new in niche. This time we sniff the much awaited fragrances from Creed and Frederic Malle: Love in Black and Dans tes Bras respectively. Also Gaiac by Micallef, Ferragamo's Tuscan Soul, Parfums d'Imperfiction, Musc Botanique by Strange Invisible Perfumes, Geisha Blanche EDP and Saffron James Parfums....
New in Niche - Van Cleef, Ajne, Riva, Sali Oguri, Beth Terry, Filles des Iles, Vero Kern, Nyakio Kamoche Grieco...
by Michelyn Camen, 03 July 2008
This week Michelyn takes a look at the latest from Van Cleef & Arpels, Ajne, Riva, Sali Oguri, Beth Terry, Filles des Iles, Vero Kern, Nyakio Kamoche Grieco... Plus the exclusive chance for Basenotes readers to get their hands on a limited edition reissue of Sali Oguri's Persephone....
New in Niche: June 17th 2008 - By Kilian, Ellie D, Rosine, Fraschini, Aftelier, Nasomatto and Neil Morris
by Michelyn Camen, 17 June 2008
Introducing a new column and a new columnist to Basenotes: Michelyn Camen goes in search of what's New in Niche. This week Michelyn investigates the latest and future launches from By Killian, Rosine, Ellie D, Aftelier, Issota Fraschini, Nasomatto and Neil Morris:...
The Stages of Public Acceptance of Natural Perfumery – An Evolution Unfolds in the Manner of Top Middle and Base Notes in a Perfume
by Anya McCoy, 29 May 2008
Anya McCoy's Natural Perfume Notes: Anya McCoy takes us on a tour of the changing opinions of natural perfumery by critics and the public:
In late Spring 2005 perfume bloggers wafted out across the Internet, writing in a giddy and groundbreaking manner about sampling and reviewing perfumes, discussing the ascent of niche houses and other lovely bits of minutiae, gossip and fun. I wandered into this fragrant party early on, discovering Now Smell This, Bois de Jasmin and many other blogs. Friendly as could be, the perfumistas welcomed the notion of natural perfumes as I posted about them, since the majority of them had never come across this form of perfumery either by name or sniff....Ask Dr. Basenotes: Looking for my father's cologne
by Doctor Basenotes, 25 April 2008
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!!...
The Beauty of Botanicals Made Liquid - The Passion of Natural Perfumers
by Anya McCoy, 20 February 2008
Like everyone who has progressed with passion, training and persistence to become a perfumer, the new wave of natural perfumers started with an intense love of scents. Many can trace their formative moment – the zing of recognition – when a scent transformed their life, and put them on the path of creation
...Xtreme Scents - Ticket to elbow candy - part two
by Chris Peterson, 03 October 2007
Chris Peterson's Xtreme Scents takes a further look into whether there really is a fragrance that would turn any ladies head....
Xtreme Scents - July 2007 - Ticket to Elbow Candy
by Chris Peterson, 27 July 2007
In the seven years Basenotes has been running, one of the most common questions we get asked is variants on 'which fragrance will make girls want me'. Chris Peterson finds out if there is an answer to that age old question...
Postcard from Paris - April 2007: Disappearing Act
by Michael Connor, 23 April 2007
Our Paris columnist, Michael Connor investigates disappearing Annick Goutal's and tests out Le Labo in Colette....
Guest Columnist Jean-Pierre Houri: IFRA and the 40th amendment
by Jean-Pierre Houri, 06 March 2007
Last month we asked Tony Burfield of Cropwatch to comment on IFRA's 40th Amendement. Here we give IFRA's Director General, Jean-Pierre Houri the opportunity to explain the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) methodology for fragrance ingredients introduced by the 40th amendment....
Guest Columnist Tony Burfield: Perfumers and the 40th IFRA Amendment.
by Tony Burfield, 23 February 2007
A Perfumer's Lot: You could be forgiven for thinking that perfumers are becoming a threatened species. Opportunities for working perfumers are disappearing as dinosaur eats dinosaur in the fragrance world, and small perfume companies fight to hold their places amongst a background of commercial takeovers and mergers. Something else is happening too. In living memory, distinguished perfumers once led fragrance companies, or were, at least, members of the company's board. Now, salespeople, marketeers and accountants invariably head up aroma companies, and these very same individuals also seem to populate perfumery societies and associations, leaving the perfumers relegated as the 'back-room boys' of the trade, with a pecking order status slightly under the regulatory affairs manager, or the perfume evaluator....
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