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03 July 2009
Those amongst us who like the idea of a fragrance wardrobe may be in for a pleasant suprise with the launch of Mona Di Orio's collaboration with fashion designer Jan Taminiau. [ more...] |
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02 July 2009
The latest fragrance from French perfumer Mona Di Orio has been announced. According to the house, Jabu, meaning joy has been created "for Orange Babies as a remberence of Jabu, saluting Africa". [ more...] |
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02 July 2009
Bond No.9 are bucking the economic trend of the moment by bottling money...well almost. Andy Warhol Success is a Job in New York is the latest offering from the house that captures New York and has now moved further afield with it's creation of an olfactive personality for exclusive London department store, Harrods. [ more...] |
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01 July 2009
Completely organic and certified by the ECOCERT label, a new range of fragrances, including four created by Olivia Giacobetti is now available. The Honoré des Prés range launched last November in Paris and is now set to become available on a far wider scale. [ more...] |
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01 July 2009
Liz Zorn, perfumer and owner of Soivohle has created a natural artisan collection of colognes that give a modern twist to the traditional cologne. Zorn states that her intention was to 'capture the essence of an old world cologne with a new world sensibility.' The collection contains four scents that can be worn individually, but are also simple enough to layer and create more complex fragrances: [ more...] |
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30 June 2009
Journalist and television presenter, Katie Puckrik, has launched a blog to accompany her popular fragrance review YouTube Channel. The blog, which goes by the name of Katie Puckrik Smells was officially launched yesterday. - Plus find out how to enter a Juliette Has a Gun giveaway [ more...] |
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30 June 2009
BN Exclusive: Hanae Mori Parfums joins the fight against breast cancer with a number of new initiatives this fall. [ more...] |
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26 June 2009
Michael Boadi is to add a range of scented candles to the Boadicea the Victorious range which has recently been added beauty halls of Harrods and Selfridges. [ more...] |
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26 June 2009
French artist and designer Alexandre Barthet launches his debut fragrance this month; a feminine Eau de Toilette developed by perfumer Michel Almairac. [ more...] |
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26 June 2009
C O Bigelow have introduced a new citrus fresh Eau de Parfum, inspired by their popular Lemon Body Cream. The fragrance combines citrus notes with green lemon leaves and undertones of warm white musk. [ more...] |
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26 June 2009
German supermodel is suing an unnamed German trader for selling her perfumes cheaply on eBay, the Daily Star reports. According to reports Klum, whose fragrances are made by LR Health & Beauty Systems, is "asking judges in Germany to award her compensation because she claims the trader is cheapening her name by selling her brand cut-price on eBay without a licence." [ more...] |
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19 June 2009
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Bond No 9 have informed Basenotes of their forthcoming launch, and its neighbourhood is a little closer to home for us than their New York themed fragrances. This time, they have captured the scent of London, or more specifically Harrods. [ more...] |
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19 June 2009
The House of Creed have drawn on the Italian Renaissance as the inspiration for their latest creation, due into UK stockists such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Liberty on June 22nd 2009. An Olivier and Erwin Creed Collaboration, Acqua Fiorentina is the father and son team's interpretation of the age of 'rebirth' that has had such a far-reaching effect on art, literature and education in Western Civilisation. [ more...] |
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18 June 2009
Boss have launched their summer edition of Boss in Motion - this year entitled White Edition. The fragrance is housed in the distinctive spherical bottle and contains notes of blood orange, cinnamon, saffron, black pepper and vetiver. [ more...] |
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17 June 2009
Procter & Gamble have acquired two US male grooming companies recently, Zirh and Art of Shaving. The two brands are thought to be a good fit with the portfolio of male brands already held by P&G, including Braun, Gillette and Old Spice. [ more...] |
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17 June 2009
Jigsaw ESL have announced that theyl have been appointed as the exclusive distributor of the Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson fragrance brands for the UK and Southern Ireland. [ more...] |
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16 June 2009
Ineke Ruhland has announced the latest fragrance in her alphabetic line of scents. Field Notes from Paris is inspired by Ruhland's perfumery studies in Paris and Versailles. [ more...] |
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16 June 2009
Beaute Prestige International have announced their Jean Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake 2009 limited edition summer fragrances. L'Eau d'Issey Summer Eau de Toilette combines rosewater with pear, peony, carnation, osmanthus and precious woods and L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Summer Eau de Toilette blends yuzu and mandarin orange with cardamom, sage, vetiver and ambergris [ more...] |
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Columnists
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by Pia Long, 26 June 2009.
In this new column Pia Long will be telling you about what it’s like to be a trainee perfumer with the maverick Constantines and an adult distance learner of perfumery. When I threw my maths book into a Finnish lake one summer camp, little did I suspect I’d willingly study the subject as an adult, decades later in another country. Chemistry and physics were never really a problem at school; in fact, I rather liked knowing how things worked. During my first trip to the zoo, I spent most of the time with my nappy-padded bottom up in the air, head deep in the plumbing and other interesting paraphernalia of the cages. Animals? What animals? How do they get the water in? [more...] |
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Interviews
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by Tom Clark, 18 June 2009.
 For any perfume lover, the Farina Haus at Obenmarspforten 21 in Cologne, Germany is something of a shrine – the birthplace of Eau de Cologne, a revolution in perfumery, and the seat unto this day of the world’ oldest fragrance house, Johann Maria Farina gegenuber dem Julichsplatz, founded in 1709. Formerly also the site of its production, it now houses a spacious store, as well as a museum which features an impressive array of historical artefacts and documents. After a guided tour by “Johann Maria Farina” (1685-1766), garbed in resplendent Rococo attire, I was led through an inconspicuous door to the office of the present-day Johann Maria Farina, managing director and direct 8th generation descendant of his namesake. [ more...] |
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Articles
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by Danielle Cooper, 26 May 2009.
 As previously reported on Basenotes we are collaborating with the man behind London's Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie and bringing our readers the opportunity to attend an exclusive masterclass with Dove himself, followed by a delicious two course lunch and a warm welcome in some of the local fragrance establishments. Now we also bring you two new and exclusive opportunities - you can pose your questions to the man himself and also purchase a piece of fragrance history in the form of the beautiful Baccarat flacons designed for Guerlain's Coq D'or fragrance, Roja's personal collection. [ more...] |
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