Al Ambra: a guide to the house and its perfumes
Al Ambra is a Dubai perfume house, established in 2016, that develops and produces its scents under its own roof. This guide goes through the six Al Ambra Extraits de...
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Notes on niche perfume
Guides and background on perfume houses, notes and how to choose and wear a perfume.
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French Niche Perfume Brands: Five Paris Houses
Thirteen of the houses we carry are recorded as French. This guide takes the five Paris houses founded before 2010, Diptyque, Frederic Malle, Juliette Has a Gun, Maison Francis Kurkdjian...
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Niche Perfume Houses by Country: Where Each Is From
Thirty-four of the houses we carry have a country on record, twelve countries in all. This page sorts the houses by country, links the six regional guides and gives the...
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Xerjoff Naxos vs Erba Pura: How They Differ
Xerjoff Naxos vs Erba Pura side by side: notes, family, season and intensity, and who might start with which.
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Byredo Mojave Ghost Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
Byredo Mojave Ghost opens with ambrette and naseberry, holds magnolia, sandalwood and violet in the heart and rests on cedarwood, musks and vetiver. This explainer reads the notes tier by...
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Xerjoff Naxos Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
A close reading of the Xerjoff Naxos notes: what the pyramid lists, how the scent moves from lavender to honey and tobacco, and when it suits.
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Nishane Hacivat Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
A tier-by-tier reading of the Nishane Hacivat notes, the character of the scent, the seasons it suits and the perfumes of the same house that share some of its notes.
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What Does Tonka Bean Smell Like in Perfume?
Tonka bean is a warm, sweet seed note with almond and hay-like edges that softens spice and wood. This guide explains it with seven perfumes from our range.
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Nishane Ani vs Ani X: How the X Versions Differ
Nishane Ani vs Ani X in plain words, with shorter comparisons of Hacivat and Hacivat X and of Wūlóng Chá and its X version, based on the notes the house...
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What Does Tobacco Smell Like? Tobacco in Perfume Explained
Tobacco in perfume is the dried leaf: sweet and hay-like rather than smoky. This guide explains the note with seven perfumes from our range.
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Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka Notes and Character
Jo Malone London Myrrh & Tonka gives one note per level: lavender, Omumbiri myrrh and tonka bean. Here is how they move, who the Cologne Intense suits and which house...
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Xerjoff Erba Pura Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
A close reading of the Xerjoff Erba Pura notes: the citrus opening, the single fruit heart and the base of amber, vanilla and white musk.
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From the house of FragranceGems
The niche department of FragranceGems
NicheGems is part of FragranceGems B.V. in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. Original perfumes from niche houses, handled by the same team that looks after every FragranceGems order.
Reviews of FragranceGems, the shop behind NicheGems
- Original perfumes, new and in original packaging
- Packed with care in the Netherlands
- Customer service by the FragranceGems team