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Lyric for Man by AmouageThe Skinny:Perfumer: Daniel VisentinArtistic Director: Christopher ChongGender label: masculine, but easily adopted by womenNotes: top: bergamot, lime; heart: rose, angelica, orange blossom, green galbanum, spicy ginger, nutmeg, saffron; base: pine, sandalwood, vanilla, musk, frankincenseCharacteristics: a fresh...

Lyric for Woman by AmouageThe Skinny:Perfumer: Daniel MaurelArtistic Director: Christopher ChongGender label: feminineNotes: top: bergamot, spicy cardamom, cinnamon, ginger; heart: rose, angelica, jasmine, ylang ylang, geranium, orris; base: oakmoss, musk, wood, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, tonka bean, frankincenseCharacteristics: a deep...

John Galliano perfume ad featuring his muse: the fragrance just launched in Europe. Expect to see it in 2009 in the US and the Middle East John Galliano by John Galliano The Skinny:Perfumers: Christine Nagel and Aurélien GuichardArtistic Director:...

Dans Tes Bras by Maurice Roucel for Frédéric Malle Editions de ParfumsThe Skinny:Perfumer: Maurice RoucelArtistic Director: Frédéric MalleGender label: SexlessNotes: bergamot, clove, violet, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, salicylates, incense, Cashmeran, heliotrope, white musk.Characteristics: nostalgic and futuristic; a violet perfume looking both...

The new Vivara by Emilio Pucci officially signed by perfumer François Demachy but in reality co-created by perfumers Natalie Gracia-Cetto and Marie-Aude Bluche of Givaudan is a perfume that manages to surprise you, enchant you, and mesmerize you all along...

As the summer approaches, I want to retain the mood of spring and I crave freshness and dewiness more than at the end of winter when all one can think of is about the forthcoming warmer days. As the...

Futuristic Perfumes After having whetted our appetite with the announcement of the upcoming release of Azzaro Now and, especially, recently reviewed the new CK IN2U, we wanted to seek out other examples of the futuristic trend in fragrance creation....

 The latest creation by the house of Balmain is called La Môme (The Kid) and pays homage to an encounter in the 1950s between the great propular French singer Edith Piaf and couturier Pierre Balmain. It was released in...