According to a study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, smells that are best able to trigger sexual arousal signals in men, researchers found out, are to be found in a combination of pumpkin and lavender scents. Next comes...
The Fifth Sense in the News Archives
A Mini Guide To Fragrant Paris And The Bespoke Fragrance Trend {The 5th Sense in the News}
Louise Roddon draws a quick sketch of and proposes a mini guide to Paris the fragrance capital of the world. She also takes the time to describe the bespoke fragrance trend which is indeed currently being developed by several...
Cardiet Design Drops Its Case Against Guerlain Regarding Insolence {The 5th Sense in the News}
Cardiet Design dropped its suit against Guerlain regarding possible infringement of copyrights by Serge Mansau where the flacon of Insolence is concerned at the beginning of last week........
A Brief History of Smell-O-Vision, Smell & Advertisement {Fragrant Readings}
Following the controversy over the advertising use of the smell of freshly baked cookies in five bus-shelters in San Francisco, John Brownlee from the Table of Malcontents reacts by showing the (relative) popularity of Smell-O-Vision in US history.......
Movie Review of Perfume by The Scented Salamander on Movies Online
The Scented Salamander's movie review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was published on Movies Online I had to give it stars and decided on an 8 out of 10. A 10 for me would be for a...
December is Natural Perfume Month {The 5th Sense in the News}
"The Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild has named December Natural Perfume Month in recognition of the growing interest in natural fragrances. The first naturally-perfumed gifts associated with the month of December were those given in Bethlehem of frankincense and myrrh....
The 5th sense in the News: Do Monkeys Use Perfume?
A report of a study conducted on wild spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) offers a fascinating insight into possibly the use of perfume amongst primates. These animals regularly use strongly scented crushed leaves to anoint themselves under the armpits and over...
NYT Article about Black Orchid by Tom Ford {The 5th Sense in the News}
For those of you who would like to get a little bit more background information on the latest perfume by Tom Ford, Black Orchid, there is an article in the New York Times by Natasha Singer.Tom Ford Black Orchid Is...
The 5th Sense in the News: The New Perfume Consumers & The Celebrity Trend: Simon Cowell, David Yurman, Jean-Claude Ellena (no, he just makes them), and Kiss
There is an article by Rob Walker in the New York Times of October 22 2006 on the new consumerist trends in the perfume markets, including, of course, the celebrity perfume trend.The Smell Test Simon Cowell thinks it's a good...
The 5th Sense in the News: Opening of a Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie at Jenners in Edinburgh, Imperial Majesty by Clive Christian
Roja Dove talks about the opening of a new Haute Parfumerie in Edinburgh, Scotland, the redefinition of luxury today, his elite collection of fragrances, his career with Guerlain and more. We learn that we owe him the resurrections of...
The 5th Sense in the News: Finalists for the German Fragrance Stars Awards 2007
The finalists for the Duftstars 2007 for women's and men's perfumes in each of the four newly redefined categories were announced in Germany. The Duftstars are the equivalent of the US Fifi Awards. Ursula Ackermann of Perfumery Douglas said...
The 5th Sense in the News: Great Article on the 15 Das Parfum fragrances by Thierry Mugler
There is a detailed article by Isabelle Cerboneschi in Le Temps about the perfumery work that went into the creation of the Das Parfum collection of 15 fragrances by Thierry Mugler based on Perfume, The History of a Murderer...
The 5th Sense in the News: JAR, Scents of the 70s, Covert Perfume Protest for the Love of Kate Spade, Sarah Jessica Parker Caught Red-Handed in Paris, L'Occitane & the Blind, At Least One of the 15 Das Parfum Fragrances Will Surely Be Yours
The Cult Of JAR; Why selling $600,000 jewels is a little like selling Cabbage Patch dolls. Forbes An interesting biographical article about Joel A. Rosenthal, jeweller and perfumer extraordinaire. Scents of the Seventies return as shoppers splash out on nostalgiaThe IndependentThe...
The 5th Sense in the News: Custom-Made Perfumes
Vogue has an article on Five Great Custom Perfumers. The perfumers that are featured are: Miller Harris, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Creative Scentualization, Yosh, and Le Labo....
The 5th Sense in the News: Portrait & Interview of Serge Lutens in Luxury Culture
Check this richly illustrated article in Luxury Culture showcasing Serge Lutens answering many interesting questions regarding perfumery, luxury, beauty, his life in Morocco, and the completion of his fragrance foundation in Marrakesh......