Le Labo Another 13 Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
The Le Labo Another 13 notes are short: ambroxyde, jasmine and moss. Here is how this Eau de Parfum is built, who it suits and which Le Labo perfumes share...
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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 Does Tuberose Smell Like? Tuberose in Perfume Explained
Tuberose is a creamy, heady white flower that perfumers handle with care. This guide explains how it smells and how seven perfumes from our range use it.
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Date Night Fragrance: Warm Niche Scents for the Evening
A date night fragrance works well when it is warm without being loud. Here are eight evening perfumes from our range, chosen by notes, season and intensity tags.
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Office Fragrance: Calm Niche Scents for the Workday
Eight niche perfumes tagged for work, light to moderate, with their notes and the reason each suits a shared room. Calm citrus, tea, musk and quiet woods.
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Amouage Guidance vs Guidance 46: What Changes
Amouage Guidance vs Guidance 46 comes down to concentration and added ingredients: an Eau de Parfum with 25% oil against an Extrait with 46%, by the same perfumer.
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Amouage Guidance Notes: Scent, Structure and Who It Suits
A close reading of the Amouage Guidance notes, from pear and frankincense to saffron, rose and ambergris, and of who this unisex Eau de Parfum suits.
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Tubéreuse Astrale vs Hibiscus Mahajád: How They Differ
Two Maison Crivelli extraits compared by the house's own facts: tuberose against suede, hibiscus and rose against vanilla and leather. No verdict, only the differences.
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Not a Perfume vs Superdose: What Changes
Not a Perfume vs Superdose is one idea at two doses: both are built on cetalox alone. This comparison sets the house descriptions, notes, concentration and intensity side by side.
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Citrus Perfume: Lemon, Bergamot and Grapefruit in Niche
Eight niche citrus perfumes, one for each fruit from lemon and grapefruit to yuzu and orange. Notes, what holds the citrus in place, and who each one suits.
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What Does Lavender Smell Like? Lavender in Perfume Explained
Lavender is herbal and clean, but in perfume it also turns warm, sweet or sharp depending on its partners. Read how the note works and see seven perfumes from our...
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What Does Incense Smell Like? Incense in Perfume Explained
Incense in perfume explained: resinous, smoky and dry, frankincense versus smoke, and seven niche perfumes that list it from top to base.
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Perfume Layering: How to Combine Two Fragrances
Layering means wearing two perfumes together so they blend into a scent of your own. This guide gives the rules of thumb and shows which houses in our range design...
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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