In our ongoing appreciation for the Middle East’s rapport with fragrance, we gladly share this article that summarizes the history behind the fragrance culture of times gone by and today. There’s also a review of the most appreciated ingredients and a flash focus on local brands who are making names for themselves.

Will the preference for gourmand and animalic scents be replaced with a craving for narcotic notes? Will people look for a more “natural” high from their fragrance? Formerly taboo ingredients like tobacco and cannabis have made their way to the perfumer’s palette but they’re not the only ones according to the author of this article.

Pursuing a dream is not always easy. In this article indie brand founder Jordan Samuel Pacitti talks about the circuitous path he took to launching a fragrance. His journey brought him to Italy where he collaborated with perfumer Luca Maffei who translated his vision, a love letter to Sicily, into fragrant reality.

An intresting interview with founder Kilian Hennessy in which he talks about the new opening and the brand's upcoming projects

After a 40-year career, Bertrand Duchafour, with his new brand L'Entropiste, celebrates chaos through six new fragrances

We’ve reported that fragrance as a category continues to enjoy double digit increases, but who could have guessed that teenage boys are responsible for 26% of the growth! In their tribe of “if you know, you know”, high end scents lend them cache, confidence and status while also being a means of asserting their individuality. Look to this consumer to shape near-future industry trends and innovation.

Move over Rue des Francs Bourgeois as Rue Saint Honoré in Paris’ first arrondissement is on track to be the best smelling street in the city. A bevy of brands, all on the verge of opening new - and in some cases their first - stand-alone boutiques, are going to join the neighborhood and bring vitality and new experiences to the quartier.

It’s said that nearly 80% of the Brazilian population uses fragrance is some form or another, contributing to Brazil’s #2 rank in global fragrance consumption. The market, which is full of particularities effecting price, product assortment and usage, is seeing growing interest in the international niche brand sector.