Fig-Tea, L’ Eau Mixte and Incense Oud are the 3 Parfums de Nicolaï fragrances you should be wearing now, in the early golden days of Autumn.

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I love autumn’s approach and natural perfumer Irina Adam of Phoenix Botanicals has given us the perfect gift for this time of year, a new fragrance Apple Iris Root.

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If classic Shalimar has never worked for you before you might want to give Shalimar Souffle Intense a try. It is a thoroughly addictive and delightful creation

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 The wind of the perfume market is ever-changing and this Pitti Fragranze 15 edition shows the signs of this.

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Buy a bottle of Wine from any country in the world and it infuses all your senses with the poetry of Place, triggering memories. For that is the beauty of Wine and Perfume.

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Once you begin to look beyond top, middle, and bottom notes, and their corresponding fragrance descriptors, can you truly begin to understand the art of perfumery.

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Parfums Dusita’s newest offering by Pissara Umavijani, Fleur de Lalita, inspired by the Indian goddess Lalita debuted at Pitti Fragranze 2017

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Hans Hendley ‘s MOWN perfume has given a voice to the late-summer hay, and it murmurs wantonly into my willing ear.

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When Shelley Waddington started her perfume business she chose the name En Voyage (translated from French “travelling”) because it evokes an avid journey in perfume and in life

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Nishane, Istanbul’s first haute Parfumerie was launched at Esxence 2015 by Creative Directors Mert Güzel & Murat Katran with 16 parfum extraits

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Twilly d’Hermes is a wonder. Using only three listed notes; Tuberose, Ginger, and Sandalwood, Christine Nagel has created something surprisingly new and fresh.

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CaFleureBon Sr. Contributor Sebastian Jara, fragrance reviewer of Looking, Feeling, Smelling, Great visited 29 perfumeries at Pitti Fragranze 2017

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In a few hours somewhere it will be the officially Fall. Until the days get cooler hum along to our favorite autumn songs

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Jardin Nocturne brings to life the olfactive memories of both creative director and perfumer of the scented moonlit evenings in Dubai; a city where nature and urbanity are synthesized.

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Pierre Guillaume of Parfumerie Generale has performed one of his signature sleights of hand Suede Osmanthe, suggesting osmanthus in a scent has not a single flower in it.

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Elise Benat for Amouage Beach Hut Man provides a quiet and serene fragrant retreat where one can unplug from the constant barrage of electronic news, media,

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Floral Oud Lily of the Valley is described on the EB Florals website as a  “…union of opposites…”. 

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The word, “Ananda”, means bliss or serenity in Sanskrit. The stunning flacon and the fragrance itself come together to recreate my memories of

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Phoenix Botanicals Apple Iris Root by Irina Adam is the scent of the yearly “turning of the wheel” as summer heat makes way for autumn chill.

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When two bodies come together, the alchemy of skin on skin and scent on skin is unleashed, and the full power of the fragrance is revealed-Roland Mouret

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At the Bergdorf Goodman Ex Nihilo boutique, Chely Depablos greeted me warmly and showed me many unique features.

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Pitti Fragranze 15 showed that changing winds of perfumery with the global growth of natural perfumes and many Houses emerging from Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

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Zoologist Elephant’s introduction is deciduously verdant, darkly mordant, leaving a slightly bitter taste in my mouth.

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Majaina Sin is the newest fragrance to be launched by The Different Company; Perfumer Emilie Copperman turn to Madagascar for both raw materials and inspiration.

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Fitzgerald & Guislain may well be a name little known to you, but natural perfumers Alexander Chesebro and Ian Fitzgerald bring Victorian era style to perfume

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Olivier Durbano’s perfumes speak of both the present and eternity. They are meditations on nature, humanity and all that is greater than ourselves.

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Parfums Dusita Fleur de Lalita is a hymn to the multiple facets of the feminine and personifies the force of life that powers love in this world, this Realm of Desire.

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Oolongtea can be every bit as complex and layered as a classically composed perfume. Nishane Istanbul’s Wulong Cha is as aromatic as a gaiwan of Chinese Tieguanyin.

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I am so happy for Nick Steward, of Gallivant and what he has achieved is remarkable; he has worked very hard and with such single-mindedness to realise his dream.

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Shalini’s new Jardin Nocturne shimmers and floats on your skin like a soft zephyr breath as the lights of Dubai city disappear and the desert sands of antiquity surround you.

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Roja Dove’s new series, The Gulf Collection, pays homage to Kuwait, Qatar,TheSultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Amouage Beach Hut Man is as tenacious and long lasting as the wild grass that grows on the beach, this beautiful fragrance will be loved and worn by men and women alike.

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Coming from one who has made California her home for many years, there is veracity to Ineke Idyllwild which affects me deeply.

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Eric Buterbaugh Floral Oud Lily of the Valley is a union of opposites strong woody oud with gourmand tones and the elegant ethereal lily of the valley

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Mendittorosa Odori d’Anima Stefania Squeglia’s Archetipo and Rituale are all about shadows, emotions, primordial memories, creating your inner temple.

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Perfumer Anais Biguine of Jardins D’Ecrivains was inspired by Romain Gary, who wrote under the pen name Emile Ajar for her new fragrance AJAR

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Ex Nihilo’s Brand Ambassador Chely Depablos and I discussed the bespoke fragrance customization program at Bergdorf Goodman

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QVC chose House of Matriarch 100 percent natural Coco Blanc as their fragrance of the month September 2017

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My three favorite Strange Invisible perfumes are ESSENCE of IX, Musc Botanique and Peloponnesian . All are 100 percent botanical

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Zoologist Elephant does not smell like an elephant: it envelops one in an array of atmospherics. Victor Wong’s vision of the elephant is both stark and gloriously holistic.

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The Nirvana Series – Black, White, Bourbon, Rose and 2017’s Amethyst and French Grey – are all meticulously crafted perfumes that resonate with the Olsens’ sense of style,

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Australian florist and Fragrance Creative Director Saskia Havekes debuts Grandiflora Boronia, in collaboration with Bertrand Duchaufour

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With their luminous joining of earthly and airy aromas, Olivier Durbano’s perfumes speak of both the present and eternity. Amethyst, Pink Quartz and Chrysolithe

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Pissara Umavijani, one of artisanal perfumery’s rising stars, and an Art + Olfaction Award Winner 2017, will be debuting a new fragrance Fleur de Lalita at Pitti Fragranze2017

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Parfumerie Generale Suede Osmanthe 5.1 revisits L’eau de Circe and with Pierre Guillaume’s olfactive “magic” he creates an osmanthus accord without osmanthus

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“There is an Atelier Cologne for everyone in the line”- the newest Cafe Tuberosa included

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Creative Director Phillipe Neirinck of Parfumerie Moderne will debut his new perfume Belle Rives at Pitti Fragranze 2017

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Olivier Durbano Labradorite is his 13th perfume, and will debut at Pitti Fragranze. It is the fragrance of Transformation, Breaking Free and Divinity

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In Gallivant Amsterdam I find comfort, something solacing. A suggestion of decay and a black tulip accord. Berlin is an interesting mix of contrasts.

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M. Micallef new Ananda Tchaï is a journey to a fantasized Asian garden and will be available to purview at Pitti Fragranze

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Nirvana Amethyst is a terrific addition to the line – a rich, tactile fragrance that smells like a thick silk scarf casually left in a cigar lounge

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Roja Parfums The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia perfume pays homage to T’Aif, the summer capitol and to Auod.

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Lubin Epidor was inspired by the harvest season, and circlets of golden ripe wheat adorn the packaging

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Ineke Idyllwild is the road familiar but not yet taken – the promise of crushed sagebrush, lavender and profoundly balsamic resinous cypress

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Here are my self-tanning, beauty and a perfume picks as we begin the slow march into autumn.

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Shay & Blue Parfum Nashwa is euphoric bliss, focused, concentrated and brought to life in a gleaming, golden flacon

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Archetipo and Rituale are perfumes as “scent of the soul”, a way to express or reconnect with our deeper self,

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Powdery perfume is the perfect example of a olfactive love/hate. Most men swear they hate them, but powder is in Tom Ford Noir,  Burberry Brit For Men, Guerlain Habit Rouge

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I have many mentors, and would not be involved in perfume without them. Mentors are people who invite you into their own world, and share some of themselves

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Botanical perfumer Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes creates ephemeral natural beauties. The three you should be wearing

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DSH Perfumes’ Habibi, which she created as homage to orange blossoms and honey, recalls the love story of Layla and Majnun, a popular 7th century Arabian romance

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MUGLER Les Exceptions WONDER BOUQUET is a new twist on white florals,  unveiling a medley wrapped in an unexpected gustatory brioche accord.

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Nomenclature’s newest release holy_wood, composed by Frank Voelkl is a tribute to the creative explosion of the New Hollywood cinema movement during the 70s

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