In the 1920?s Coco Chanel challenged the view that “nice girls” should smell like flowers with her now iconic fragrance. At a time when women

Green notes add a sharper freshness and naturalness to many types of fragrance from floral to fruity and chypre. Cis 3 hexenol is a very

With the exception of Osmanthus and Blackcurrant Bud Absolute, the majority of fruity notes used in perfumery are created using synthetic materials.  Although it is

There is something about the scent Jasmine that pulls you in. It has a deep, heady fragrance that in my experience is more powerful and

There is so much to say about the rose and it’s use in fragrance it could take up a whole book on it’s own.  I

Earlier this year a group of fragrance fans and bloggers went on a trip to The Osmothèque in Versailles with Odette Toilette and for some reason by

As the weather gets warmer and we spend more time outside in nature it seems only fitting to look to floral fragrances. They can be

Wow 1st of May already! A very significant day to start my fragrance ingredients series with Lily-of-the-Valley or Muguet (pronounced moo-gay) as it’s known in