Rare Notes

What Is a Fougère Fragrance?

What Is a Fougère Fragrance?

Vandana Magnani

The fougère is the lavender, coumarin and oakmoss accord born in 1882 that still shapes modern perfumery — here is what it smells like, where it came from and how...

What Is a Fougère Fragrance?

Vandana Magnani

The fougère is the lavender, coumarin and oakmoss accord born in 1882 that still shapes modern perfumery — here is what it smells like, where it came from and how...

Note Deep Dive: Tonka Bean — Vanilla's Darker Cousin

Note Deep Dive: Tonka Bean — Vanilla's Darker C...

Vandana Magnani

Discover the tonka bean, the almond-and-hay scented seed whose coumarin helped give birth to modern perfumery, and how it adds warmth to perfume oils.

Note Deep Dive: Tonka Bean — Vanilla's Darker C...

Vandana Magnani

Discover the tonka bean, the almond-and-hay scented seed whose coumarin helped give birth to modern perfumery, and how it adds warmth to perfume oils.

Parfums de Marly: Royal Equestrian Heritage in a Bottle

Parfums de Marly: Royal Equestrian Heritage in ...

Vandana Magnani

How Parfums de Marly turned Louis XV's perfumed court and the marble horses of Marly into one of modern niche perfumery's most coveted houses.

Parfums de Marly: Royal Equestrian Heritage in ...

Vandana Magnani

How Parfums de Marly turned Louis XV's perfumed court and the marble horses of Marly into one of modern niche perfumery's most coveted houses.

What Is a Leather Fragrance and How Do I Wear It?

What Is a Leather Fragrance and How Do I Wear It?

Vandana Magnani

From the perfumed gloves of Grasse to modern suede, discover what a leather fragrance is, how it smells and how to wear it with confidence.

What Is a Leather Fragrance and How Do I Wear It?

Vandana Magnani

From the perfumed gloves of Grasse to modern suede, discover what a leather fragrance is, how it smells and how to wear it with confidence.

Tom Ford Private Blend: How Fashion Rewrote Luxury Perfumery

Tom Ford Private Blend: How Fashion Rewrote Lux...

Anthology Beauty

How Tom Ford's 2007 Private Blend collection brought niche-style luxury to the department store, the perfumers and scents behind it, and how to capture its opulent mood with Anthology perfume...

Tom Ford Private Blend: How Fashion Rewrote Lux...

Anthology Beauty

How Tom Ford's 2007 Private Blend collection brought niche-style luxury to the department store, the perfumers and scents behind it, and how to capture its opulent mood with Anthology perfume...

Dried orris roots, pale violet iris flowers and a dish of orris butter beside an amber-glass perfume oil roll-on with a gold cap, in warm, moody light.

Note Deep Dive: Iris — The Most Precious Root i...

Vandana Magnani

Discover iris, the Florentine root that must rest for years before it yields orris butter, and why its cool, powdery elegance is one of perfumery's great luxuries.

Note Deep Dive: Iris — The Most Precious Root i...

Vandana Magnani

Discover iris, the Florentine root that must rest for years before it yields orris butter, and why its cool, powdery elegance is one of perfumery's great luxuries.