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Sospiro perfume: A sigh, an opera and plenty of green velvet

A name like a sigh, fragrances like arias and bottles made of velvet: who is behind Sospiro, what links the house to Xerjoff and which fragrance suits you.

Iso E Super, Ambroxan, Hedione: The stars of the scent lab

Iso E Super, Ambroxan and Hedione shape modern perfumes. We explain where these famous aroma molecules come from, how they smell and in which fragrances you can experience them pure.

D'Orsay Paris: A dandy, love letters and perfume

A Parisian dandy, a disputed love affair and bottles signed like love letters: we introduce the perfume house D'Orsay, its CEO Amélie Huynh and the best fragrances in our shop.

Initio Side Effect: What does it smell like and who is it for?

Rum, tobacco, cinnamon and a jasmine molecule with a big promise: we explain what Side Effect smells like, what Hedione can really do and which fragrances make good alternatives.

Nishane: Two Istanbulites, a shadow theatre and plenty of extrait

An actor, a publisher and a dream they both claimed as their own: that is how Nishane began in Istanbul. We tell the story behind Hacivat, Ani and Meant To Be Seen.

Giving perfume as a gift: How to find the right scent

How do you find a perfume for another person? We explain why noses differ so much, how to read fragrance families and which gifts are sure to please.

PANTOMIME Parfum: Six acts from Amsterdam, without a word

Rome 1954, New York 1981, Paris 1976: PANTOMIME Parfum from Amsterdam tells scenes instead of fragrance pyramids and lets synthetic molecules play the lead. We introduce the founder, the perfumer a...

Thameen London: Perfumes like crown jewels

Hope, Regent, Peregrina: Thameen from London names its extraits after the world's most famous jewels. We introduce founder Basel Binjabr, tell the stories behind the scents and show you where to st...

The best floral fragrances by Parfums de Marly: Rose, musk, neroli

Delina, Valaya and Athénaïs: three floral bestsellers by Parfums de Marly compared, with notes, ratings and our tip on which blossom suits which moment.

TW-si, VS, brilliant: What diamond abbreviations mean

TW-si, vsi, F-si, navette, fancy: we decode the abbreviations used to describe diamonds – from colour and clarity to cut – and show what really matters when buying jewellery.