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Opoponax : Velvet and Smoke Perfume Ingredient

Victoria — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:00:23 +0000

I never fully appreciated the beauty of a material with a funny name like opoponax (also spelled as oppoponax or opopanax) until about a year ago when I had to test a large batch for quality. A huge vat was unloaded on my desk and as I took off the lid and leaned over to [...]

In Tribute to Perfumer Guy Robert

Victoria — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:01:31 +0000

It’s with much sadness that I share the news of perfumer Guy Robert passing away on Monday, May 28th. Whether we are talking about Mr. Robert’s ravishing Christian Dior Dioressence or opulent Amouage Gold, sassy The Pink Room Parfum Pour Toi or glamorous Hermès Calèche, Mr. Robert’s fragrances are what French perfumery calls “grand parfums,” perfume symphonies. Mr. [...]

Aedes de Venustas Signature Eau de Parfum : Perfume Review

Suzanna — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:00:36 +0000

by Suzanna Aedes de Venustas is the hip West Village fragrance boutique that since 1995 has been a Mecca for the connoisseur of niche perfumes. The Aedes brand roster includes both the popular and the polarizing; there are scents that smell of flower stalls and scents that smell of olives and damp cobblestones. The shop [...]

IFF Smell Lab : World Science Festival Events

Victoria — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:55:27 +0000

The annual World Science Festival returns to New York with several great events, including an activity focused on fragrance. The International Flavors and Fragrances Smell Lab will be held on Sunday, June 3, 2012, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (free admission) at Washington Square Park. “The International Flavors and Fragrances Smell Lab is an engaging, interactive, hands-on educational [...]

Bottling the Scents of Your City

Victoria — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:45:06 +0000

The other day I was walking through New York’s Chinatown, and I realized that I kept smelling a strange melange of scents: rotting vegetable peels, run offs from fish mongers, linden blossoms and salty sea air. It hardly sounds like a perfume to dab on your wrists, but those are the scents of my city. [...]