Chypre Perfumes (Labdanum resin from Cistu Creticus is one of the three gifts the Magi ).
Myrrh is mentioned in the Bible (Psalm 45:8; Song of Solomon 4:14) and is believed to have been a mixture of myrrh and the oleoresin labdanum. One of the three gifts the Magi brought to Jesus Christ (Matthew 2:11) was myrrh. Myrrh gum resin was also used as a stimulant tonic and is even used today as an antiseptic in mouthwashes as well as to treat sore gums and teeth.
The house of Giorgio Armani continues their program Acqua for Life in 2012, which assists UNICEF in procuring water for the areas lacking in drinkable water. Last year was marked by the same program launched by the company and fragrances Acqua di Gio for her and for him as limited editions. Part of the profit was reserved for charities. Read more in our article covering these editions—Acqua for Life 2011.
This year brings two new limited editions accompanying the campaign, which also ensure funds for donating drinkable water to areas without water resources. It is planned to collect 40 million liters of water by June 2012, which would assist the Smart Water for Green Schools project in Ghana, as well as the Green Cross Bolivia project.
Perfumers: Loc Dong, Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion
Top notes: lemon, mint Heart: pink pepper, jasmine, peony Base: yellow sugar, labdanum, cedar
The above editions arrive in characteristic flacons with bluish waves. Sales of each bottle will ensure 100 liters of drinkable water for the needs of children in Ghana and Bolivia. The special limited editions are Acqua di Gio for men and Acqua di Gioia for women, which are both a part of the rich collection of fragrances by Giorgio Armani.
Givenchy presents Very Irresistible Givenchy Electric Rose in spring 2012 as the new edition of the original Very Irresistible Givenchy fragrance from 2003. The house of Givenchy has launched many variants of this perfume so far, and the last year's Very Irresistible Givenchy L'Intense was a great success.Very Irresistible Givenchy Electric Rose is announced as an aromatic-floral fragrance inspi...
Read full article: Givenchy Very Irresistible Givenchy Electric Rose from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.
Donna Karan launches the limited DKNY Sweet Delicious collection of fragrances in the spring of 2012. The collection contains of three sweet scents: Pink Macaroon, Tart Key Lime and Creamy Meringue. The fragrances are inspired by recipes for creamy and delicious cupcakes.DKNY Sweet Delicious Pink Macaroon is a gourmand scent of yummy almond macaroons, refreshed with fruity flavors. It opens with...
Read full article: Donna Karan DKNY Sweet Delicious from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.
Hugo Boss launches two fragrances with unchanged compositions in new flacons intended for charities. One profit share from men's and women's limited editions for 2012 will be donated to UNICEF.
Esxence is an annual exhibition of niche perfumery which takes place in Milan every spring. This year the exhibition will open its doors to industry specialists, sellers, buyers and press for the fourth time. Esxence is the right place to get fresh perfume news and meet perfumers and famous people from the industry. Along with dozens of fine Italian brands, Esxence attracts independent artists and distributors of their products from all over the world.
Read full article: Esxence Milan 2012 from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.
For the fourth time, at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf on 14 - 15 April 2012, all attention will be on fine fragrances and perfume trends from around the world. The Global Art of Perfumery – Cosmetic Innovations, which has established itself as a major industry gathering, expects around 60 international perfume suppliers for the upcoming event, who will present their latest creations a...
Read full article: Global Art of Perfumery 2012 in Dusseldorf from Fragrantica Perfumes and Colognes Magazine.
The Osmothèque was founded in 1990 by Jean Kerléo and several French perfumers. The idea was to create a house of perfumes. A fragrance museum. Maybe even a perfume shrine. But definitely a place where perfumers and perfume lovers could meet, discuss, rediscover and recreate perfumes that they have loved and maybe even worn. At the moment 2,500 fragrances have found a home in the Osmothèque which is located on the grounds of the ISIPCA in Versailles. 400 of the archived perfumes are so-called long lost ones and pride and joy of those working on the project of adding more and more perfumes to the fragrant library.
So far the Osmothèque has managed to acquire 170 formulas in order to recreate perfumes that can no longer be found anywhere. Recreating a fragrance that ceased to exist decades ago is a difficult and time-consuming process as some ingredients that were readily available many years ago can no longer be easily obtained. But thanks to Jean Kerléo, the former long-term in-house perfumer of Jean Patou, who kept some of the rarest and most expensive perfume oils, the perfumers' tedious task of getting their hands on rare oils is lessened.
Those rare ingredients, along with the perfume collection, are stored safely in the Osnothèque's cellar which is constantly cooled down to a chilly 12 degrees Celsius (53 degrees Fahrenheit). This is very important as sunlight and high and altering temperatures are the biggest enemies of perfumes and would spoil the fragrant juices in no time. In order to protect the perfumes from enemy number 3, oxygen, the Osmothèque uses argon to keep their perfume bottles, vials and other containers carrying fragrances or oils, safe from oxygen.
Argon is known to halt and even prevent the process of degradation of chemicals and has been used to preserve several manufactured items, e.g. pharmaceutical products, for a long time. On the rare occasion that a perfume does spoil, the Osmothèque will try to replace it. But as funds for the day-to-day running of Osmothèque come from the Société des Amis de l'Osmothèque only, it is important to have solid business relationships with perfume houses from all over the world, explains Patricia de Nicolaï, who is the president of the Osmothèque and a well-known and established perfumer herself.
The aim of the Osmothèque is to have as many perfumes as possible. While they do not focus on limited editions, the perfumers and assistants try to acquire classic and modern perfumes and expensive and budget fragrances alike. Therefore they always keep an eye on the market. With the help of many international brands that send fragrant gifts to the perfume museum, the fragrance library grows constantly and the second site has already been set up!
The New York base of the Osmothèque is run by Christophe Laudamiel. He is currently in possession of a small part of the collection which enables him to perform lectures. Besides recreating fragrances professional lectures are a main part of the Osmothèque's perfumers' jobs. The subjects are as multifaceted as perfume itself. They range from broad overviews of the world of perfume to specific requests like the history of British brands, speeches about fragrance families, materials, noses and simply anything that the listeners are interested in. Only one thing is for sure: Once a lecture on a certain subject is booked, the lecturer will be well prepared!
Some excursions are open for the public as well! The Osmothèque in Versailles welcomes those who are interested in perfumery on Wednesdays and Saturdays. As there is a limit on the number of people that can attend a class, it is necessary that your ticket is booked in advance! On the Osmothèque's web site you will find the dates and times when public excursions take place. In order to book please call the telephone number 01.39.55.46.99 in France.
On a personal note I would like to thank Patricia de Nicolaï and Sophie d'Auber for a pleasant interview and for providing Fragrantica with all the information. Merci!
Images: Osmothèque's web site, Fragrantica from Esxence, Milano 2011 (video & images), jafsegal
A copal-8-ol diphosphate synthase from the angiosperm Cistus creticus subsp. creticus is a putative key enzyme for the formation of pharmacologically active, oxygen-containing labdane-type diterpenes
1. Vasiliki Falara1 (vfalara@umich.edu),
2. Eran Pichersky1 (lelx@umich.edu) and
3. Angelos K. Kanellis2,3 (kanellis@pharm.auth.gr) (http://www.pharm.auth.gr/kanellis)
+ Author Affiliations
1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
2 Aristotle University
The resin of Cistus creticus subsp. creticus, a plant native to Crete, is rich in labdane-type diterpenes with significant antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. The full-length cDNA of a putative diterpene synthase was isolated from a C. creticus trichome cDNA library. The deduced amino acid sequence of this protein is highly similar (59 - 70% identical) to type B diterpene synthases from other angiosperm species that catalyze a protonation-initiated cyclization. The affinity-purified recombinant E. coli expressed protein used geranylgeranyl diphosphate as substrate, and catalyzed the formation of copal-8-ol diphosphate. This diterpene synthase was therefore named CcCLS (for Cistus creticus copal-8-ol diphosphate synthase). Copal-8-ol diphosphate is likely to be an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the oxygen-containing labdane-type diterpenes that are abundant in the resin of this plant. RNA gel blot analysis revealed that CcCLS is preferentially expressed in the trichomes, with higher transcript levels found in glands on young leaves than on fully expanded leaves while CcCLS transcript levels increased after mechanical wounding. Chemical analyses revealed that labdane-type diterpene production followed a similar pattern with higher concentrations in trichomes of young leaves and increased accumulation upon wounding
Diesel continues its tradition of limited editions of the perfume Only the Brave from 2009, which attracted attention with its unique bottle shaped like tight fist. After the original edition, several limited editions were presented: Only The Brave by Bunka 2009 Only The Brave Iron Man 2010 Only The Brave Music Animations 2010 Just like 2010 edition Only The Brave Iron Man, a...
Your scent enchants me Every time I get close to you Oh beloved Jasmine. A time in our lives comes when we fall in love and everything feels beautiful. But this probably is not the first time of our life and love stepped in even before so... Recall the day, when as a child, you saw the rainbow and smelled flowers for the first time. What did you feel? The stars shone ...
Best Niche Launch Men’s or Women’s:
Love and Tears (Surrender) – By Kilian Best Luxe Launch:
Women’s: Voyage d’Hermès - Hermès Best Luxe Launch:
Men’s: Zegna Forte – L’Oréal Canada Best Limited Launch:
Women’s: Balenciaga Paris – Coty Canada Inc. Best Full Market Launch:
Women’s – Prestige: Acqua di Gioia – Giorgio Armani – L’Oréal Canada Best Full Market Launch:
Women’s – Mass: Beyoncé Heat – Coty Canada Inc. Best Full Market Launch:
Men’s: Bleu de Chanel – Chanel Best Private Label/Direct Sell Launch:
Men’s or Women’s: Iris – Crabtree & Evelyn Hall of Fame Award:
Women’s: Opium – Yves Saint Laurent – L’Oreal Canada Hall of Fame Awards:
Men’s: L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme – Beauté Prestige International Best Print Media Editorial: Best Health:
“The Sweet Smell of Success” by Doris Montanera Best Web/Broadcast Media Editorial:
Basenotes.net – “Eau Canada!” by Marian Bendeth 2010 Favourite Scent:
Judge’s Choice: Eau Duelle – Diptyque 2010 Consumer Choice:
Women’s: Gucci Guilty – Procter & Gamble Prestige Americas 2010 Consumer Choice:
Men’s: Marc Jacobs BANG – Coty Canada Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award:
Heather Josey – The Bay
The Fragrance Foundation of France announced 10 winners of 2011 FiFi Awards in France on May 5, 2011. Awards included best male and female fragrances as well as best flacons and publicity campaigns. Seven of the 10 awards had been decided by public voting on the foundation's website from March 7th to 25th.
The Fragrance Foundation is a non-profit educational organization. The FiFi Awards have been held annually in New York City since 1973. This year we will celebrate the 39th FiFi Awards in the United States on May 27, 2011.
The annual European "FiFi" Awards for the best men's and women's fragrances of the year have been held in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain since 1993.
MEET FiFi WINNERS in FRANCE:
The Best Feminine Perfume
YSL Belle D’Opium
The Best Masculine Perfume
Bleu de Chanel
The Best Feminine Flacon
Balenciaga Paris
The Best Masculine Flacon
Voyage D’Hermes
The Best Publicity Campaign Feminine
Lancome Tresor in Love
The Best Publicity Campaign Masculine
Biotherm Homme Force
The Best Perfume Distributed Under Its Own Name
L’Occitane en Provence Pivoine
The Specialist’s Prize
Etat Libre D’Orange Like This, Tilda Swinton
The Perfumer’s Prize
Thierry Mugler Womanity
Special Prize of The Fragrance Foundation France Board
Romano Ricci of Juliette Has a Gun
The notes include cardamom, iris, violet, ambrox, sandalwood, papyrus and cedar.
Le Labo has launched Santal 33, a new unisex fragrance based on their popular Santal 26 candle. It is the first addition to the regular collection since 2009′s Oud 27.
We would like to inform all passionate fans of perfumery, particularly Italians and those who plan on visiting Rome, that the first perfume gallery was opened in the very heart of Rome. It was not envisaged as an exhibit area, but as a meeting point for perfumers and fans of fragrances—a cultural workshop.
Campomarzio70 is located on the Via Vittoria 52 and offers a selection of perfumes. The gallery is unique since it connects history, innovation, passion, tradition and culture. This sophisticated gallery-store was redesigned by Design for Architecture and various exhibitions and olfactive events will take place here. The new store unites perfumes, perfumers and fans, and perfumes will be promoted here through emotions, memories and as pieces of art.
The fragrance for men, Intense Embrace Him Eau de Toilette opens with green apple and cardamom that add a tingling edge to the spicy cinnamon, star anise and nutmeg. The heart adds orange blossom and rose notes deepening into a tonka bean and vanilla base. The fragrance will be available as 75 ml EDT.
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour.
Knizes Venusfalle
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Já tinha usado outras vezes mas, confesso que tinha achado o perfume meio
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Like concentric ripples
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Like a bird that strikes
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Domenica mattina, su Radio1 si è parlato di leggerezza, rapidità,
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*Chanel verdadeiro a esquerda - Chanel falso a direita
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Imparatul roman Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (26 Aprilie 121 – 17 martie 180), nascut Marcus Annius Catilius Severus. I-a urmat imparatului Hadr...
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This was the headline in a Consumer Reports newsletter in my mailbox today.
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When I first smelled Loretta, a little less than a year ago now, I wasn't prepared for it. Andy Tauer and I had been discussing Miriam, the first fragrance i...
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Although this post has nothing to do with Candles, it touched my soul and
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Das Seifenblog www.schoeneseife.de ist derzeit etwas wichtiger als all die
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International Women's Day 2012 Special - PART II
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J'ADORE BY DIOR
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David Hockney: A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy is like a prescription
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Добрый день! Недавно с ужесом обнаружила, что мой любимый парфюм Zegna
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Ah! Finally! A Good Night's Sleep
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Eau de Cologne Challenge for the Winter of 2012
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Sponsored by Coeur d’Esprit Natural Perfumes in Coquitlam, British
Columbia, Canada
Beginning on Feb 1, 2012 with an end-date of March 31, 2012
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[Avis] Dzongkha - L'Artisan Parfumeur
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*རྫོང་ཁ་*
Prenez un grand voyageur avide de découvertes, d'exploration, fasciné par
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*Perfume da Rosa Negra*
*From Perfume, We Return!*
Recordar uma determinada década com roupas ou acessórios vintage,
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by Robert Tisserand In a recent blog post an Environmental Working Group (EWG) research assistant suggests that lavender oil may be unsafe, saying: “the scie...
Keromask Masking Cream launches new colors
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mixing colors and 4 finishing powders. Keromask is an ultra-highly
pigmented and ...
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Happy Veteran's Day to Everyone on this historic date of:
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The IndieGoGo Campaign!
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incubator here in Grasse, France; I have created a fundraising campaign to
fur...
Pandora draw winner(s)
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The time has come.
As is my wont, I avoided the electronic choosing system. This time,
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Laura Biagiotti – Venezia 2011
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Laura Biagiotti – Venezia ble helt borte fra markedet for mange år siden,
til manges store sorg. Derfor ble jeg ganske overrasket over å finne
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JULIETTE HAS A GUN, KILLS EVERYONE WHO WEARS IT!
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Juliette Has a Gun gizemli siseleri ile farkedilmeyecek gibi degil.
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comes to my taste. I use to be able to go into a department store and grab
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Lentheric 12 was released around 1965 and discontinued probably by about
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Idylle Duet
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Guerlain lanceert een limited edition van Idylle Duet, een variant op de
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Black Swan
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*Gillian Murphy, the wonderful principle dancer of American Ballet Theater,
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That which brings us Joy!
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*That which brings us joy is priceless. *
Joy - that smile from within
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...warum ich die Blog-Plattform gewechselt habe: Wegen der Urheberrechte,
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Vintage Cranberry Glass Czech Atomizer
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Cranberry glass, hand painted. Marked Czechoslovakia on the metal collar.
Bottle measures 6 1/2" tall with atomizer, Siphon tube is glass. New
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The ingredients in this gentle mask will naturally exfoliate, moisturize
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Hello, lovelies!
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Mica plates are placed over the vent and buried charcoal. One of their
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On April 26 2011, House of Prayer Edmonton hosted *a special evening of
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Satya "Mettalica" oder "Melody"?
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Es gibt einen neuen Duft von Shrinivas Sugandhalaya: Mettalica. Die
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In the last couple of weeks we have witnessed some awful behaviors rendered in bright colors by the media. A high school girl gang-raped outside of her high ...
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