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The latest fragrance from French perfumer Mona Di Orio has been announced. According to the house, Jabu, meaning joy has been created "for Orange Babies as a remberence of Jabu, saluting Africa".

Bond No.9 are bucking the economic trend of the moment by bottling money...well almost...

BN Exclusive:Hanae Mori Parfums joins the fight against breast cancer with a number of new initiatives this fall.

Completely organic and certified by the ECOCERT label, a new range of fragrances, including four created by Olivia Giacobetti is now available. The Honore des Pres range launched last November in Paris and is now set to become available on a far wider scale.

In this new column Pia Long will be telling you about what it’s like to be a trainee perfumer with the maverick Constantines and an adult distance learner of perfumery.When I threw my maths book into a Finnish lake one summer camp, little did I suspect I’d willingly study the subject as an...

Michael Boadi is to add a range of scented candles to the Boadicea the Victorious range which has recently been added beauty halls of Harrods and Selfridges.

French artist and designer Alexandre Barthet launches his debut fragrance this month; a feminine Eau de Toilette developed by perfumer Michel Almairac.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Bond No 9 have informed Basenotes of their forthcoming launch, and its neighbourhood is a little closer to home for us than their New York themed fragrances. This time, they have captured the scent of London, or more specifically Harrods.

The House of Creed have drawn on the Italian Renaissance as the inspiration for their latest creation, due into UK stockists such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Liberty on June 22nd 2009...

Boss have launched their summer edition of Boss in Motion - this year entitled White Edition. The fragrance is housed in the distinctive spherical bottle and contains notes of blood orange, cinnamon, saffron, black pepper and vetiver.

Procter & Gamble have acquired two US male grooming companies recently, Zirh and Art of Shaving. The two brands are thought to be a good fit with the portfolio of male brands already held by P&G;, including Braun, Gillette and Old Spice.

Jigsaw ESL have announced that theyl have been appointed as the exclusive distributor of the Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson fragrance brands for the UK and Southern Ireland.

Ineke Ruhland has announced the latest fragrance in her alphabetic line of scents. Field Notes from Paris is inspired by Ruhland's perfumery studies in Paris and Versailles.

When the going gets tough in real life and especially when I am reminded of mortality, wearing fragrance may be thought to be trivial. Not for me...

Art & Fragrance (who also make scents for Gres, Jaguar and Lalique) have reached an agreement for an exclusive license for the development and worldwide distribution of perfumes and sun protection products with US corporate group Nikki Beach.

Erwin Creed, 28, seventh generation of the Creed fragrance house, will visit the U.S...

Aramis have announced two gift sets in time for Father's day. One for its classic Aramis fragrance and one for Tuscany.

Floris have released a new limited edition eau de parfum: Madonna of the Almonds, based on the latest novel from author Marina Fiorato.

The winners of the 2009 FiFi Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at The Downtown Armory, Lexington Avenue & 26th Street. The results of the 37th annual awards are as follows:

The Natural Perfumers Guild is celebrating its Fourth anniversary on June 1, 2009 and Guild President Anya McCoy in asssociation with Allured Publishing Media has announced that a CD of the three-volume set that includes Aroma Chemicals Vol. 1, Aroma Chemicals Vol...

As previously reported on Basenotes we are collaborating with the man behind London's Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie and bringing our readers the opportunity to attend an exclusive masterclass with Dove himself, followed by a delicious two course lunch and a warm welcome in some of the local fragrance...

Customers who shop online at the Royall Lyme Bermuda website before 19th June will receive a free Royall Cooler with the purchase of two 4oz. or 8oz. products.

Malin + Goetz have released two new eau de toilettes for men and women: Petitgrain Tonic and Synthesized Geranium Leaf which can be worn individually or combined.

During the first two weeks of June, Bond No. 9 are giving away free eau de parfum refills with any two other Bond No. 9 purchases...

In the second of our pieces to celebrate Basenotes and Roja Dove's event collaboration we take a look at The Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie based at one of the most famous shopping destinations in London, Harrods...

The Body Shop have released a new limited edition fragrance for summer. White Hot Summer Eau de Toilette is a lighter interpretation of their classic White Musk containing notes of pink pepper, bergamot, violet leaf, rose, carnation, heliotrope and orris.

Estee Lauder will be releasing two new versions of Sean John's Unforgivable. Unforgivable Eau Fraiche has top notes of lemon, bergamot, tangerine, grapefruit, juniper and champagne complimenting heart notes of basil, iris, clary sage and lavender...

Bertrand Duchafour was in London last Thursday to help launch the new collection from Penhaligon's - Anthology. The four fragrances in the collection are fragrances from the company's archive that had previously been discontinued: Extract of Limes, Eau de Verveine, Night Scented Stock and Gardenia...

Chamarre is the sixth fragrance from the house of Mona di Orio. The word chamarre means 'an explosion of colours and richly ornamented' and is the inspiration for this new scent.

Ralph Lauren today announced that professional polo player Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras is the face of The World of Polo - a new advertising campaign to promote some of Ralph Lauren's popular men's fragrances...

Basenotes will be celebrating its exclusive Roja Dove masterclass with a series of editorial pieces about the man himself and the eclectic Haute Parfumerie that he has created in Harrods, one of London's most famous department stores...

Neil Morris Fragrances are celebrating the one year anniversary of the introduction of the Neil Morris Vault fragrances by launching a new one ounce (30 ml) spray bottle of all of the Vault parfums which will retail for $70.00 and adding ten new scents to the Vault as well.

Many thanks to all of you who voted for your favourite fragrances in the 9th Annual Basenotes Awards - sponsored by FragranceNet. We are very pleased to announce the finalists. Winners will be announced later in the month.

Congratulations to Marian Bendeth, who has picked up a Canadian Fragrance Award for her article on Kilian Hennessey which was published by Basenotes last year. Marian also picked up awards in 2007 and 2008 for articles written for Basenotes.

If you are looking for something different to treat your mother to this mother's day American company Scenterprises may just have come up with the answer - and fragrance enthusiasts will get a kick out of it too...

Basenotes is very excited to announce a fascinating summertime collaboration with one of the most prominent names in the fragrance industry. We have teamed up with world-renowned perfumer and fragrance connoisseur Roja Dove for an exclusive interactive fragrance masterclass.

The 5th of May has been designated Chanel No. 5 day in celebration of the new advertising film starring Audrey Tatou. The film is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who also directed Audrey in 'Amelie' and it will be shown on-line at www.chaneln5.com today.

This month, Yves Rocher launches Naturelle - a new feminine fragrance which they say is green, floral and fruity. The fragrance was composed by Givaudan's Michel Girard, who was also behind fragrances such as Kangol, Cerruti pour Homme and Mexx Man.

Part boardroom drama, part pop psychology, this is a book about perfume business meetings and the characters who attend them...

Bond No.9 are launching three more of their fragrances as limited edition Swarovski encrusted bottles. The three scents being given the sparkly make-over are The Scent of Peace, Chelsea Flowers and Nuits de Noho.

Old-school Aramis Classic fans will be pleased to hear of the return of old-favourite: Body Shampoo on a Rope.

Presdident of Procter & Gamble's Global Prestige Products, Hartwig Langer, will retire at the end of this year, after more than 28 years of service. He will step down as division president on July 1, 2009, but will continue to serve in a special assignment to ensure a smooth transition.

Parlux Fragrances has signed an agreement with Iconic Fragrances, a licensing company in which Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter is a principal...

Escada have launched a limited edition coffret featuring five miniature limited edition fragrances from this year and previous years.

Coty Inc announced last week the appointment of Renato Semerari as president of the company's Coty Beauty division. Semerari will manage all Coty brands available in mass distribution in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Boadicea the Victorious from Perfumer Michael Boadi is to be launched in the main beauty hall of Selfridges, Oxford Street in mid-May.

The Demeter Fragrance Library have made their entire range of fragrances available as mini purse sprays enabling the wearer to discretely top themselves up with the scent of Gin & Tonic, Dirt or New Zealand.

Jacques Polge has created a new fragrance in the Cristalle range: Cristalle Eau Verte. The fragrance is said to be based around magnolia and is available from April.

Canadian technology firm, iScent Technologies have announced the imminent launch of its iScent App and accessory for Apple's popular iPod Touch and iPhone systems...

Sometimes the most interesting journeys are very short ones. A wander down Jermyn Street behind Piccadilly, London is no exception. Trumpers, Floris and Czech & Speake all have shop fronts there; much of the quintessential British perfume tradition is available in the space of a few yards...

As previously reported on Basenotes, a new scent is to be launched next month in the Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle range.

Ayala Sender is one of 15 perfumers who were invited by Memory & Desire blog editor Heather Ettlinger to interpret a poem through scent.

California fragrance company, Sonoma Scent Studio have announced the release of two new scents. Tabac Aurea and Lieu de Reves are now available to purchase online.

Hair and make-up artist Alexa Rodulfo, who has a successful salon in her native Mexico and a loyal clientele of red carpet regulars in New York City, has launched her first scented candle called Bois d’Alexa.

Two Basenotes.net articles written by Marian Bendeth have been nominated for the 2009 Canadian Fragrance Awards. I hope you'll all join us in wishing Marian good luck for the awards!

Ron Robinson is celebrating 30 years at Fred Segel in Los Angeles with the launch of Pearl eau de parfum. Described as "elegant and simple, yet edgy and groundbreaking" the fragrance contains shiso leaf, plum blossom, peony, orris and amber.

Yves Saint Laurent are paying no heed to the term "credit crunch" this month as they launch a luxurious fuchsia and gold purse spray in the Elle range.

Gucci's new launch this month is Flora - the second fragrance released under creative director Frida Giannini...

Basenotes is trying boldly not to go where Trekkie blogs have gone before, as the pun potential in the office goes into overdrive this week... Oh well, it has proven irresistible thanks to the release of a range of fragrances drawing on the iconic TV series and film franchise, Stark Trek.

Penhaligon's has announced a limited edition offering for the jet-setters amongst us. The scents included in the offering are Quercus, Blenheim Bouquet, Malabah and Lily of the Valley.

Luxury Italian lifestyle brand Moesi has launched MoesiQuintessenza - a division of the company that distributes Italian-made home fragrancing products.

April will see the launch of Bond's spring offering - Astor Place. The fragrance is a tribute to the area of NYC between Broadway and Third Avenue and 14th and Houston Streets...

Bond No.9 founder and CEO Laurice Rahme will be celebrating the launch of Bond's homage to Brooklyn with a bottle signing at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.

Serge Lutens has brought his latest fragrant vision to the market with the intriguingly namedNuit de Cellophane- literally night of cellophane...