Harrods offers the chance to immerse in the wonderful world of scents. London’s luxury department store announced a month-long festival celebrating perfumes, titled “Fragrance Explosion.” The perfume hall will host fragrance masterclasses, in-store talks, and one-to-one perfume consultations from famous noses and perfume houses like Robert Piguet, Roja Parfums, Chloé, Chanel, Creed, Guerlain, Crabtree & … Read more
The 5th Esxence 2013 was a great opportunity to meet the Italian Luxury Perfume house Xerjoff helmed by Sergio Momo, its founder and creative director. We had the pleasure of taking with Sergio, a perfectionist with an unrivaled passion for fine arts, quality, rarity, heritage in combination with innovation. We saw, smelled and experienced on … Read more
The Scent of Esxence 2013 – 5 years of Excellence Esxence – The Scent of Excellence, the exclusive trade fair devoted to Artistic Perfumery, celebrates this spring 5 years of perfumed success. The trade fair is a collector and container of an active and participant community, a fundamental moment of meeting to discover the latest … Read more
Perfume-makers fear EU legal blow to industry The European Commission wants to introduce new laws restricting the use of natural perfume ingredients linked to allergies. The EU estimates 1-3 percent of people in Europe are allergic or potentially allergic to ingredients found in perfumes – a number it considers high enough to justify concern. “All … Read more
Every year Guerlain perfume house celebrates the first of May with a limited edition of its famous Muguet. On Tuesday 1st May, Guerlain will be launching the annual exclusive edition version of Muguet fragrance and will be available to purchase for one day only. To celebrate the month of May, it is adorned with an exquisite … Read more
Marc Jacobs’ Lolita fragrance advertisement featuring teen actress Dakota Fanning has been banned on the basis it appeared to ‘sexualise a child’. The actress is 17, but she looked younger in the magazine ad for ‘Oh Lola!’, where she was sitting on the floor with the perfume bottle between her thighs. The scent is the … Read more