What Does Bergamot Smell Like? Bergamot in Perfume Explained
What bergamot is, why it usually sits on top, and how seven niche perfumes use it with flowers, spice, coffee and musk. A plain-language note guide.
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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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What Is Gourmand Perfume? Sweet, Edible, Balanced
Gourmand perfume borrows edible notes such as vanilla, caramel, coffee and nuts. Here is what the word means, where sweet turns sugary, and eight perfumes sorted by what balances the...
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Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club Notes and Character
Replica Jazz Club notes, tier by tier: pink pepper, lemon and neroli on top, rum and vetiver in the heart, tobacco leaf and vanilla below.
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Grand Soir vs Baccarat Rouge 540: How They Differ
Grand Soir vs Baccarat Rouge 540, compared from the house facts alone: the key ingredients of each, the idea behind them, the sizes and who might start with which.
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What Does Sandalwood Smell Like in Perfume?
Sandalwood is a creamy, soft and slightly sweet wood that rounds off many perfumes. This guide explains the note and shows how seven perfumes from our range use it.
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Gentle Fluidity Gold vs Silver: How They Differ
Gentle Fluidity is a pair of eaux de parfum made from the same six ingredients. This comparison shows how dosage and style separate Gold, musky and ambery, from Silver, aromatic...
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Mojave Ghost vs Bal d'Afrique: How They Differ
Two Byredo Eau de Parfums that people ask about together, compared by notes, house idea, family, size and season.
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Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace Notes and Character
Replica By the Fireplace notes, tier by tier: pink pepper, orange flower and clove on top, chestnut with gaïac wood and cade in the heart, vanilla and cashmeran below.
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What Is Amber in Perfume? The Accord Explained
Amber in perfume is a warm, resinous accord and not a single material, and it is easy to confuse with ambergris and with amber jewellery. This guide explains what goes...
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What Does Saffron Smell Like? Saffron in Perfume Explained
Saffron in perfume explained: its warm, leathery, honeyed character, where it sits in the pyramid and seven niche perfumes that list it.
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Bal d'Afrique Absolu vs EDP: What Changes
Two Byredo Bal d'Afrique perfumes side by side: notes, concentration, size, season and who might start with which.
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Floral Perfume: One Flower at a Time in Niche
Eight floral perfumes from our range, each led by one flower, from rose to peony. The guide shows how the list was made and where a reader might start.
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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.
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- Original perfumes, new and in original packaging
- Packed with care in the Netherlands
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