Posted by Robin
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18 April 2005
Christian Dior Diorissimo was created by perfumer Edmond Roudnitska and released in 1956. According to Michael Edwards in Perfume Legends, Roudnitska was disturbed by the trend towards the heavier use of gourmand & sweet notes in perfumery, which resulted from efforts to balance out the new, sometimes harsh synthetics:
Not only were we pushing perfumes in the direction of food, but we were also putting too many ingredients into them. It made them too complicated and muddled. (quoted in Perfume Legends, p. 111)
Roudnitska was determined to simplify his approach; Diorissimo was the result…
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Posted by Robin
on
18 April 2005
Trisenx, a company in Savannah, Georgia, has released a device called a Scent Dome that will allow users to smell products sold online, or create and email their own scents. Read more about that and other innovations in scent technology at BusinessWeek Online.
Posted by Robin
on
18 April 2005
Basenotes has released the winners of the 5th Annual Basenotes Awards, sponsored by beautycafe. Here are just a few of the winners:
WOMEN
Best Fragrance: Chanel no. 5
Best Niche Fragrance: Comme des Garcons 2…
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