Andy Tauer of Tauer Parfums is having his Advent Calendar again this year for the length of December, countring down till Christmas. For the occasion he has prepared an all-naturals, all botanical limited edition fragrance, Le Cologne du Maghreb {sic} and today Perfume Shrine is honoured to host the giveaway of one 50ml (1.7oz) bottle of it to anywhere in the world*!It is a classical cologne,

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Ineke Rühland follows a nifty idea concerning her niche brand: an ABC of fragrance so to speak, each new scent named after the next-in-line initial letter. So after some of her earlier work (reviewed here) and last year’s Field Notes from Paris (click here for review), the latest fragrance is called “Gilded Lily” after G.According to the press info which we had announced a while back: “When Ineke

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Internationally renowned Italian Handbag, Shoe and Accessories Brand, FURLA, invites you to Create Your Own Signature Perfume with The Perfume Studio presented by Scenterprises Ltd.Join them at their Madison Avenue Boutique for a ‘scent-ertaining’ evening. Take a ‘Fragrance Journey’ with Fragrance Expert, Sue Phillips, to learn about the mystery and magic of fragrance. The interactive, creative

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…for the Sartorial sample it is Isa while for the Anya’s Garden bottles are Lavanya and Carrie Meredith. Congrats and please email me with a shipping address using the email contact in Profile or About page, stating the relevant perfume prize in the title of your email. I will personally send the Penhaligon’s sample to the winner and will forward your data to the perfumer for the other perfumes

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The elusive concentration of the venerable Chanel No.19 perfume, the Eau de Parfum, had been widely available in Europe for years now, but for some unfathomable reason escaped regular Chanel perfume counters in the US. The Eau de Parfum is a different animal than the Eau de Toilette and parfum versions, displaying a distinct rosiness which pairs with the vetiver in a novel way and has a smoother

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It was only a few days ago that I broke the news of the new line of fragrances by Korres on these pages, offering a cursory glance to the new scents as a whole and short reviews on three of them: Heliotrope Ylang Ylang Citron (the most impressive of them all and from the looks of it, the one Greek exclusive, as it doesn’t appear on the International site at all), Iris Lily of the Valley Cotton (

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Persistent rumours which we picked up, Hansel & Gretel style, want the upcoming Chanel fragrance for women to be called… Gabrielle. ETA: A well-intended source informs me that as of May 2010, Chanel has trademarked the name Camelia de Chanel for perfumery products, which is even more fitting!The name Gabrielle of course reprises the real name of Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel), Coco

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Continuing on the theme of fragrant gift giving, more ideas on things that will delight those who receive them.For the hostess:Ormonde Jayne Navidad Candle: A limited edition candle for the holidays, fragranced with warm notes of clementine, cardamom, amber and tonka, the candle has an embossed gold lid and is housed in an antique gold box. Every Ormonde Jayne candle is hand poured in their

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By MarlaA few weeks ago I followed the White Rabbit to ebay, in search of a few good vintage perfumes. Most of my recently-culled collection comprises mainly discontinued and reformulated lovelies, so I thought I’d go back a few decades further; I bought a bottle of Rochas Femme that had been carefully kept in a dark corner for an unknown period of time, I guessed maybe the 1970s. It’s in the
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By TomOther houses are known for keeping the volume down. They will have an incense scent that has wispy curls of smoke, like something half-remembered.Montale isn’t one of those houses. I can’t think of any other that would dare put out an incense scent that is this full on: the incense in the opening is so rich, so resiny it’s almost eye-watering. It’s not just church services, it’s the
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