Journal
Guides and background on perfume houses, notes and how to choose and wear a perfume.
Ex Nihilo is a Paris fragrance house, founded in 2013, that gives emerging perfumers total creative freedom. This guide covers the nine Ex Nihilo perfumes we list, with their notes,...
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Xerjoff is a Turin house founded in 2007 that calls its approach artistic, maximalist and opulent. This guide walks through the ten Xerjoff perfumes we list, with the notes the...
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Les Eaux Primordiales is a French perfume manufacture, founded in 2015 near Arras, with ranges named after science terms. This guide covers the fourteen perfumes we list, with their notes...
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A short guide to the niche perfume houses in our collection, from Al Ambra to Zoologist. Each entry is one factual paragraph drawn from our research, grouped by origin.
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Choosing a niche perfume you have not smelled is not guesswork if you know what to read. This guide shows how to use notes, families, concentration, reviews and a house's...
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Oud is the dark, resinous wood behind some of perfumery's richest scents. This guide explains where it comes from, why it is costly, how it behaves in a perfume and...
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Where to spray, how many sprays to use, what changes between skin and clothes and how to store a bottle so it keeps its character. A practical guide that works...
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A fragrance pyramid sorts notes into top, heart and base by the order in which they appear on the skin. This guide shows how to read one, what it can...
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Woody, amber, floral, citrus, gourmand, aquatic, leather and aromatic: the main fragrance families, what each is built from and how to tell which one suits you. Every family comes with...
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Extrait de parfum, parfum, eau de parfum and eau de toilette describe how much perfume oil a bottle contains. This guide explains the usual ranges, why houses set their own...
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Niche perfume is a way of working rather than a legal category: fewer releases, a clear idea behind each scent and the perfumer's choices in plain view. This guide explains...
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