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Picture Special: FiFi 2009 WInners Announced

Thu, 28 May 2009 03:03:01 EST

The winners of the 2009 FiFi Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at The Downtown Armory, Lexington Avenue & 26th Street. The results of the 37th annual awards are as follows:

Finalists Announced for 9th Annual Basenotes Awards Sponsored by FragranceNet

Mon, 11 May 2009 08:45:01 EST

Many thanks to all of you who voted for your favourite fragrances in the 9th Annual Basenotes Awards - sponsored by FragranceNet. We are very pleased to announce the finalists. Winners will be announced later in the month.

Marian Bendeth wins award for Basenotes article

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:14:01 EST

Congratulations to Marian Bendeth, who has picked up a Canadian Fragrance Award for her article on Kilian Hennessey which was published by Basenotes last year. Marian also picked up awards in 2007 and 2008 for articles written for Basenotes.

Scenterprises brings The Perfume Studio to Bloomingdales

Fri, 08 May 2009 09:58:01 EST

If you are looking for something different to treat your mother to this mother's day American company Scenterprises may just have come up with the answer - and fragrance enthusiasts will get a kick out of it too. Scenterprises is the US distributor for English company The Perfume Studio and president Sue Phillips will be leading masterclasses at custom perfume events throughout the US this year. The initiative launches tomorrow, Saturday 9th May, at Bloomingdale's Roosevelt Field store, NY.

Marian Bendeth and Basenotes Nominated in 2009 Canadian fragrance Awards

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:20:01 EST

Two Basenotes.net articles written by Marian Bendeth have been nominated for the 2009 Canadian Fragrance Awards. I hope you'll all join us in wishing Marian good luck for the awards!

Aftel's Living Perfume Exhibit at Bendel's

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:11:01 EST

New York retailer, Henri Bendel has announced that it will hold an exhibit: Living Perfume: The Natural Alchemy of Mandy Aftel April 18 – May 11, 2009, featuring the perfume, the craft, and the collection of natural perfumer, Mandy Aftel. Henri Bendel is the exclusive retailer of Aftel’s Aftelier line of hand-blended scents which are created from the world’s finest natural ingredients.

Basenotes to send live tweets from Sniffapalooza Dusseldorf

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:23:01 EST

Sniffapalooza will be in Dusseldorf this weekend and Basenotes will be there to report back on proceedings for those of you that are unable to make the event. Not only will we provide editorial coverage, but we will also be sending live updates to Twitter as the weekend unfolds.

Sniffazpalooza live - interview on Blog Talk Radio with Team Karen

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:09:01 EST

Karen Dubin and Karen Adams will be interviewed today on the World Talk Live radio show, to promote the forthcoming Sniffapalooza Spring Fling event.

Annika Sorenstam launches new scent with a personal appearance at Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Miami

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:01 EST

Having officially stepped down from competitive golf at the end of 2008, Annika is now embarking upon new challenges. One of those is a planned fragrance launch in may 2009. The launch of 'Annika' marks the first scent released by a professional female golfer.

Sniffapalooza's Scented Spring Schedule

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:33:01 EST

The clock is ticking down to Sniffapalooza's double fragrance extravaganza: a collaboration with a fragrance fair in Germany and the NYC based Spring Fling.

Sound of Perfume winner's announced

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:01 EST

Fragrance and music lovers braved the snow to attend the final of The Sound of Perfume on 4 February 2009. 400 Friends and Patrons of the Royal College of Music, Barclays Wealth, Steinway & Sons, and Fortnum & Mason, heard and judged the nine best classical piano interpretations of three perfumes from Clive Christian.

Custo Barcelona up for award and is set for international launch

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:15:01 EST

Idesa's Custo Barcelona fragrance has been nominated for best female perfume launch by the Italian Accademia del Profumo and is set for an International launch in April 2009. The fragrance was originally launched in 2008 in Italy, Germany and Spain.

Clive Christian creates the Sound of Perfume

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:45:01 EST

Clive Christian has teamed up with the Royal College of Music to explore what they describe as the 'evocative and invisible art of perfume and music. The project, which started in October, asked 50 student composers at the RCM to create a piece of music to represent one of the Clive Christian fragrances.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers to promote new Hugo Element fragrance at Macy's NYC tomorrow.

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:52:01 EST

Face of Hugo, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, will be making an appearance at Macy's Herald Square tomorrow (Friday, January 30th, 2009) to promote the latest Hugo Boss fragrance: Hugo Element.

Christina Aguilera promotes new fragrance, Inspire.

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:08:01 EST

Earlier this month, Christina Aguilera made a personal appearance at Macy's Glendale Galleria to showcase her fragrance, Inspire. Guests had the opportunity to meet Christina Aguilera and have her autograph their fragrance bottle, as well as receive a gift with purchase. [Picture Story]

Aguilera to make appearance at Macy's to promote new fragrance, Inspire

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:02:01 EST

On Friday, December 5th at 4 pm Christina Aguilera will be making a personal appearance at Macy's Glendale Galleria to showcase her fragrance, Inspire.

Aftelier to hold winter sale

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:23:01 EST

Aftelier will be holding their annual winter sale on Saturday & Sunday, Dec 6th & 7th, 10 am-6 pm. Mandy Aftel's studio offers the range of natural Aftelierproducts including new perfume "Cassis", custom solid perfumes in antique cases, new solid perfumes, new bath salts, perfumed oolong teas, and much more.

American Society of Perfumers announces winners of Perfumer's Choice Awards

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:14:01 EST

The American Society of Perfumers annonuced the winners of their Perfumer's Choice Awards at a ceremony on Tuesday night.

Bond No.9 launch non-New York-based fragrance - Boca Raton

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:04:01 EST

This week sees the launch of the first Bond No.9 fragrance not tied to New York. The fragrance has been designed for Boca Raton in Florida. "In Boca, there are a lot of New Yorkers," Bond founder Laurice Rahme told The South Florida Sun Sentinel. "Boca is like our backyard with a beach".

Neil Morris sneaky peak at Takashimaya New York - Tues 23 Sept

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:17:01 EST

Neil Morris is offering fans a sneaky peak of his new Takashimaya New York fragrance at the Takashimaya store (693 5th Ave by 54th St) from 5-7pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008