Latest news from the fragrance world and other interesting reading
Have you ever been curious about a perfume museum, which pays tribute to scent, rather than the tangible accoutrement of perfumery, such as ads and bottles? Chandler Burr takes on a new role– a Curator of Olfactory Art at the Museum of Art and Design in New York. More information below.
My article How Exotic Woods are Getting a Feminine Makeover has appeared today in the Financial Times Magazine How to Spend It. In it, I talk how the perception of what is appropriate for a feminine fragrance has changed over the years, using woods as an example. It is a topic I find quite fascinating.
“Award-winning online fragrance resource Basenotes.net is celebrating its 10th birthday by launching a print version of its fragrance consumer website. The magazine will contain the news, reviews and interviews that have helped Basenotes.net become the long-standing website of choice amongst consumers and industry professionals alike and will also feature completely new and original content.” Congratulations to Grant! These are excellent and exciting news. Please read more about it in the Basenotes press release.
Also, I would love to take this opportunity to say congratulations to Robin of Nowsmellthis for winning in the 9th Annual Basenotes Awards Best Blog category! Also, congratulations to Perfume Posse and 1000 Fragrances for the Silver and Bronze awards, respectivelly. I raise my champagne glass to all of you!
Perfume Expo America will now be held on June 30th –July 2nd at the Hilton Hotel located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York. The day open for perfume aficionados and blogs is July 2nd from 9 AM to 3 PM. The entrance while free is by invitation only. I have more tickets to give away, so please send me an email at editor at boisdejasmin dot com.
This year, Perfumery Event Perfume Expo America is taking place in New York City on June 9-12th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Blog readers can register for a free entry on their website at Perfume Expo America. The event is open to perfume aficionados, blogs and press only on June 11. The exposition is designed to showcase both classic and emerging niche perfume brands, in addition to select skin care and cosmetics lines. The exhibitors include Caron, Carthusia, Clive Christian, Kenzo, Lubin, Miller Harris, Molinard, among many others.
Parfums de Nicolaï is celebrating the spring with the launch of two new fragrances, Violette in Love and Week-End a Deauville. Violette in Love, fresh, light and modern, is a violet set over a base of light musk, with pink pepper and a touch of raspberry. C’est une violette travaillée sur une base légèrement musquée avec des baies roses, et une touche de framboise. The notes include Italian citron, blackcurrant bud absolute, raspberry; Turkish rose, violet-iris accord, coriander, pink pepper, black pepper, musk.
Week-End a Deauville is an elegant, romantic blend of rose and mimosa over the tapestry of moss and spices. It includes notes of Italian bergamot, petitgrain, galbanum resinoid; white floeals, lily of the valley, rose, mimosa, pepper, pink pepper, clove, oakmoss, styrax.
From press release.
Recording of a seminar.
Luca and Victoria speak for 1.5h on topics included, but not limited to: vintage perfumes, our favorite fragrances, trends we hate, industry gossip. No one will be spared. All will be entertained. Funds will be used to support charity projects in Ukraine.
Recording of our session on the future of perfumery.
Price: €50
Class location: Brussels
Date: contact for availability
Class duration: 2.5 hours
200€/per person
Students of all levels of interest in perfumery will find much to learn in this series of lectures. The lecture is designed to sharpen your sense smell and improve your enjoyment and appreciation of scents. You will learn professional smelling techniques and receive personalized tips. You will learn how to smell complex aromas and about the main criteria of a well-made fragrance–and how to look for them.
Online and in-person classes are available.
