Mankind Hero is the latest masculine fragrance by Kenneth Cole. Mankind Hero Mankind Hero contains top notes of italian lemon and coriander seeds; a heart of plum wood, lavender, clary sage and vanilla; and the dry down features coumarin, amber woods, white moss and musks.”Heroes come in many forms – those who fight to make … Read More →
Portland’s newest perfumery, Fumerie, has opened its doors at 3588 SE Division street in the Richmond area. The owner and founder is Tracy Tsefalas who has 25 years of experience in the industry. Under the tutelage of Chris T.Tsefalas (of Portland’s Perfume House, founded in 1985), she has refined an extensive smell memory. At her … Read More →
Videogames giant, Capcom, are launching a fragrance based on one of their best-selling games: Resident Evil. The fragrance is named T-Virus, which in the game is a virus which turns people into Zombies. It is accompanied by a body spray, designed to look like a First Aid healing spray from the game. ‘First Aid healing … Read More →
For the last few years IFF have asked its perfumers to use their creative talents to make perfumes with no creative or budget constraints. These were previously sold to the public under the name Speed Smelling Collection, but in 2016, they have been renamed as the Secret Smelling Collection. They say: these 11 magical, experimental … Read More →
Diptyque latest fragrance is Eau des Sens. The scent was created by Olivier Prescheux of Givaudan. Eau des Sens contains notes of orange blossom and bitter orange in the top; a heart of juniper berry; and a dry down of patchouli and angelica. The company say: The idea is to take a different view of fragrance, a kind of … Read More →
Givaudan’s Alexandra Kosinski has created the latest fragrance for Parfums de Marly:Athalia. Athalia contains notes of orange blossom in the top; a heart of iris and amber; and the base contains white musk. The company say: The story? A hyper feminine juice, youthful, angelic, equally balanced between softness (white musk and orange blossom) and gentle captivating … Read More →
If you’re newly bitten by the fragrance bug, you are probably reading Basenotes and feeling like the proverbial kid with his nose pressed up against the glass – everyone’s talking about their latest niche acquisition, debating the pineapple-ness of Aventus batch codes, and comparing the current Dior Homme with the silver stem one(what is a … Read More →