News — Perfumes for Women

In the world of high society and timeless elegance, few figures captivate us quite like Princess Diana. Known for her impeccable sense of style and warm personality, she also left a lasting impression with her choice of fragrances.

  Scent can be a powerful thing, evoking memories of people, places, and moments gone by. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her life and personality have been explored in depth in order to better understand the monarch. Since the 96-year-old was such a prominent figure, only a small population ever got to meet her. As a result, questions have abounded over what the Queen was really like in person – including which perfume she wore. Floris of London is reported to have been her favourite fragrance house, and in 1971 the brand was given the Royal Warrant as...

Can language ever capture the mysterious world of smells? My obsession with perfume began when I was around ten years old, spritzing on layer after layer of my mother’s Anaïs Anaïs and Poison, until I reeked of a duty-free store. It continued through my mall-rat teen-age years, when I blew through my babysitting tips at Bath & Body Works, convinced that I could amplify my personality with a generous dose of Sun-Ripened Raspberry. Throughout my twenties, I collected hundreds of fragrance samples, bought for less than five dollars apiece from Web sites with names like the Perfumed Court and Surrender...

Why is the perfume not smelling the same anymore? This is a very common question asked by perfume lovers. Victoria Frolova with Bois de Jasmin will explain the answer to this question. Inspired by her mentor, renowned perfumer Sophia Grojsman, Victoria researches raw materials and travels around the world to find new aromatics. As a journalist, she covers all topics related to art and culture. As a member of the Société Française des Parfumeurs (French Society of Perfumers), she collaborates with universities around the world to designs perfume seminars and lecture series on olfaction, art, and science. If you're interested...