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You're Fired! UK Apprentice final sees candidates creating new male fragrance

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:56:01 EST

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.

Diptyque book, US exclusive for Aedes de Venustas

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:39:01 EST

From June 1st, a book about Diptyque by Elisabeth de Feydeau will be available from Aedes de Venustas New York. The book tells the history of the brand, where three friends pooled their talents to start a new business.

Patty Geissler, Tania Sanchez and Luca Turin on Boston WBUR Radio tomorrow

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:40:01 EST

Patty Geissler (perfumeposse.com (pictured), theperfumedcourt.com) and the authors of Perfumes: The Guide, Tania Sanchez and Luca Turin will be appearing on Boston's WBUR tomorrow.

Special offer for Fragrances of the World

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:06:01 EST

Michael Edwards is offering a ten percent reduction in price for purchases of Fragrances of the World 2008 ordered from the fragrancesoftheworld.com website.

Vogue and Fragrance Foundation launch short film competition

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:59:01 EST

The Fragance Foundation have teamed up with Vogue Magazine to present the first ever Fragance and Film Festival in honor of the 36th Annual Fifi Awards. Budding filmmakers have the chance to wini $10,000 by making a short film about a Fifi nominee fragrance.

Perfume poetry project

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:20:01 EST

14 perfumers have contributed to a project organised by Heather Ettlinger, in which they have been asked to imagine a perfume based on the poem, In a Station on the Metro by Ezra Pound.

Cosmedias sold to Reed Business Information

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:01 EST

Reed Business Information has acquired Paris-based Cosmedias, a publisher of beauty industry magazines and websites. The acquisition includes ICN CosmeticNews and the cosmeticnews.com website.

Over 5,700 entries in Fragrances of the World 2008

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:09:01 EST

Twenty-four years ago Michael Edwards published the first edition of Fragrances of the World containing 38 new fragrance launches. Since 2000 almost 5,000 new fragrances have made the annual volumes.

Basenotes to publish exclusive 'deleted scenes' from Chandler Burr's forthcoming book, The Perfect Scent

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:08:01 EST

As Basenotes reported in November Chandler Burr's incredible insight into the often secret and always mysterious world of scent creation, The Perfect Scent, will be available from 22nd January. To help you through the excruciating wait Basenotes has the incredible privilege of being able to offer an exclusive and unique opportunity to our visitors.

Chandler Burr's latest book available in January - and your chance to win signed copies

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:12:01 EST

Chandler Burr's latest book: ''The Perfect Scent: Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York'' will be available from 22 January from Henry Holt. Basenotes readers also have the chance to win signed copies.

New eBook: The Perfume-Lover's Guide to Paris

Wed, 09 May 2007 15:34:01 EST

Christine Pierce, a fragrance blogger, has just published a fragrance shopping guide to Paris. The eBook is available as a downloadable pdf file.

Michael Edwards' Fragrances of the World 2007 Now Available

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:01 EST

This month, the latest edition of Michael Edwards' Fragrances of the World goes on sale. The new guide sorts by family more than 5,000 selective, niche, masstige, mass, direct retail, limited edition and travel retail fragrances. It adds 581 new fragrances.

Michael Edwards launches 2006 version of industry bible, Fragrances of the World

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:01 EST

Michael Edwards' industry bible, Fragrances of the World is now available for 2006. Containing listings of over 4,500 prestige, niche, mass-market, travel retail and limited edition fragrances listed by house and fragrance family

Michael Edwards launches Fragrances of The World 2005

Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:00:01 EST

The 2005 edition of Michael Edwards's acclaimed Fragrances of the World guide is now available

Michael Edwards celebrates 20 years of Fragrances of the World

Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:00:01 EST

In 1983, Michael Edwards launched 'The Fragrances Advisor', which matched fragrances to fragrance families. Although this idea had been done many times in the past, Edwards made it accessible to everyone and the Advisor became an invaluable tool in perfume retail

Michael Edwards' launches Fragrances of the World 2003

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:01 EST

First published in the early eighties, Michael Edwards' perfume bible is now in its nineteenth edition. If you work in the industry, or have a love for fragrance then you must get a copy of this book.