BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD
Vickie Lester knows a few things about Hollywood, past and present. One of my absolute favorite must read blogs in town. (don’t mention that I told you but her real name is Esther Blodgett.)
FRAGANTICA
Find a fragance, make friends, write reviews and connect with other frag heads!
FRAGRANCE TALK
Cubby’s site and just about the best online reviewer there is. His video reviews are the BEST!
Garance Doré
Brilliant, warm, sweet and funny, but beyond all that a great photographer of fasion and video blogger.
GRAIN DE MUSC
Denyse Beaulieu’s fabulous blog. Her book The Perfume Lover about the creation of Saville A L’aube by L’Artisan Parfumur is a must read that is next on my must read list. Thanks Katie Puckrick for turning me on to Denyse’s blog.
JOSEPHB54
A great friend and a Class Act. Joe has something to say.
MAN LOVES COLOGNE
Fellow San Francisco blogger and perfume reviewer Sebastian Jara’s blog.
MATERNITY PEEVE
Ann Marie Woolsey-Johnson was once a designer, writer, teacher, gardener, and film critic. Now she is a…well check it out to find out all about her. She is hilarious!
RIVIERA NAYARIT GRINGO
My friend Earl Miller’s blog about life in the magical town of San Pancho Mexico. Check it out and if you are heading down there stay at Earl’s Roberto’s Bungalows.
SCENT TRAILS
The Frunkinator’s great site for locating perfume brick and mortar shops around the globe. Also listed are perfume events. Great Site!
SCENTRY ~ Perfume Stories
In the words of its Editor, “We feature creative people from all over the world, and the things that connect them with perfume: fantasy, sensuality, vision, and inspiring stories.
SMELL AND TELL
The adventures of a 20 something in Romania and an obsession with fragrances. Very interesting.
SMELLY THOUGHTS
Freddie Albrighton the up and coming l’enfant terrible of perfume blogging! He is brilliant!
THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION
Home of the Fifi Awards. Each new fragrance release by year can be found here.
THE GOODSMELLAS
The wonderful gang of super cool men from New York City who make waves in many arenas in the Perfume World. I love these men and their wonderful blog.
THE OTHER SCENT
Jenson’s new and exciting fragrance blog is just supper! He is a wonderful writer who gives beautiful words to a fragrance. Check it out!
THE PERFUMED DANDY
JUST THE MOST WONDERFUL AND CREATIVE PERFUME BLOG THERE IS! JOIN THE DANDY IN HIS EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD OF WOMEN’S PERFUME FROM A MAN’S POINT OF VIEW.
THE SATORIALIST
Founder/blogger/photographer Scott Schuman began The Sartorialist with the idea of creating a two-way dialogue about the world of fashion and its relationship to daily life.
TOP 10 FRAGRANCES
“A blog for perfume lovers by perfume lovers.” Jasper Buckingham and his wife who are based in France have a really fine fragance blog. check it out and Jasper’s YouTube channel as well.
WHAT MEN SHOULD SMELL LIKE
From somewhere south west of Tahiti comes this great blog by my buddy Clayton. You are going to thank me for taking you to the land down under.
ZGO Blog
The wonderful and fragrant San Francisco perfume and candle shop now has a fabulous blog!
ATKINSONS 1799
A revived house with a great history from London. I am enamored of ALL there perfumes! A must visit by all means.
BY KILIAN
OH LA LA yummy stuff here. A niche house with some interesting things going on. Perfume inspired by the wood and sugars in cognac barels.
CARON
One of the great perfume houses of France. Perfume in amphora with spigots, Tabac Blonde, Royal Bain de Caron, Nocturnes on tap!
CERRUTI
The fashion house as a line of quite wonderful fragrances!
CHANEL
31 Rue Cabon online. Online frangance, and much more.
COQUILLETE PARIS
Elise Juarros and Rosa Vaia have just launched a fabulous new Parisian perfume house …tres chic e magnifque!
COTY
This is the granddaddy of French perfume houses. They now carry so many brands that you know, like Davidoff, Calvin Kiein, and Mark Jacobs just to name a few.
CREED
In current fashion this is the holy grail of fragrance to many.
DIPTYQUE PARIS
Founded in 1961 by three friends. It is wonderful, perfume, candles and home scents.
EAU D'ITALIE
When you visit this site be sure to watch the charming video of creators Marina Sersale and Sebastian Alvarez Murena.
ETAT LIBRE D'ORANGE ~ PARIS
Off the charts and orignial perfume such as “Fat Electrician’. A must see when in Paris.
FLORIS LONDON
Ian Flemming and who else, James Bond got their fragances here.
FRAGONARD
Fragonard was founded by Eugene Fuchs in 1926 in Grasse France. The house is named for French painter Jean-Honore Fragonard.
FRANK LOS ANGELES
L.A. Film Noir in a bottle. Chandleresque and exciting.
FRAPIN
Quintessence of earth and time. Sensuality and emotion. Expertise and the art of French living …
GALIMARD
Founded by Jean de Galimard in 1747 this Grasse perfumery is famous for using traditional methods to create perfume.
GUERLIAN
Incroyable! Visit this parfume house and get lost for days.
HAYDRIA PERUMERY
My friend Haydrya has a fabulous perfume house. Perfumes inspired by the glamour decades of the 20th Century from the 20’s to the 60’s. Perfumes handmade with love. Such wonderful names as “Tainted Love”, “L’Eau Exotique, and “Black Mamba”. Check it out!
HISTORIES DE PERFUMS ~ PARIS
A really exciting house…they even make a new perfume “Peter and Alice” that comes in a cupcake flacon. Look for the new “Veni, Vedi, Vici” line as well. Cardamon and Julius Caesar!
HOUBIGANT ~ Paris
The oldest perfume house in existence, founded in Paris in 1775. Marie Antoinette loved their perfumes so much that she had her coachman stop at the perfume house during her attempted escape from Paris in 1789. The house be came the perfumer to royalty
HOUSE OF SILLAGE ~ CALIFORNIA
A new house in California most noted for its incredible Swarovski crystal incrusted cupcake flacons.
NIEMERE PARFUMS
Beautiful perfumes from St. Petersburg Russia.
ONE SEED PERFUME
A great little niche house with a heart as big as the Outback. ” One Seed donates 10% of profits to organisations close to our heart, including Collective Shout and Australia Hope International.”
PARFUM D'EMPIRE
A French niche house that makes perfumes based on historical Empires of the past. Sound interesting? Then check it out now! Hail Caesar!
PARFUMS DE MARLEY ~ PARIS
Another amazing house from Pairs. Check it out. The perfumes are magnifique and the site is stunning.
PARFUMS FRAPIN
A very interesting French niche house with perfumes inspired by Cognac.
PERFUME & SKIN CARE COMPANY ~ AUSTRALIA
My girlfriend down under Miss Portia of the Australian Perfume Junkies has nothing but WONDERFUL things to say about this house. Go take a look!
PK Perfume
Paul Kiler is a California Perfumer who creates wonderful scents inspired by the perfumes of the early 20th Century. All formulated from the best natural materials available to him.
SHAY & BLUE ~ LONDON
A brand new perfume house created by ex Senior Vice President of Chanel and former Global General Manager of Jo Malone Ltd and up and coming perfumer Julie Massé . Looks really interesting to me.
THE 7 VIRTUES ~ Perfumes
The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc. is a Canadian company that believes we must flex our buying power to empower families in countries that are rebuilding. In one instance for the Noble Rose perfume they are turning drug poppies farms in Afghanistan into rose farms
TOM FORD ~ FRAGRANCE MEN
The Ellegant and expensive Mr. Ford. His talents are many from fashion to film. His nose is beyond compare.
WEIL PARFUMS
They started out as furriers in 1912. First perfumes were to scent the fur coats.
PERFUME SHOPPING
AEDES DE VENUSTAS ~ NEW YORK
Aedes de Venustas is a great place to shop for scent in New York. They stock the impossible to find you have been searching for high and low. Just GO!
CAMPO MARZIO 70 ~ ROME
Campo Marizo 70 is an incredible and beautiful perfume shop in Rome. They carry a wide range of hard-to-find perfumes such as, Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris, Creed, Annick Goutal, Frank Los Angeles (Love this house!), Lalique, Pavillon des Fleurs, Penhal
CERRUTI
The fashion house as a line of quite wonderful fragrances!
HOUBIGANT ~ Paris
The oldest perfume house in existence, founded in Paris in 1775. Marie Antoinette loved their perfumes so much that she had her coachman stop at the perfume house during her attempted escape from Paris in 1789. The house be came the perfumer to royalty
JEAN PATOU
The relauched house of Jean Patou! Creator of “Joy”.
JOVOY PARIS
Freddy from Smelly Thoughts suggested Parisian shop and it looks great!
MIN NEW YORK
Established in 1999 by Chad Murawczyk, SoHo New York City’s MiN New York creates and curates niche products from around the world.
NEELA VERMEIRE CREATIONS ~ PARIS
The fabulous Neela Vermeire brings the fragrant beauty of India to us with a touch of Parisian flare. A must for any perfume lover.
NIEMERE PARFUMS
Beautiful perfumes from St. Petersburg Russia.
OLFACTIF
THE place to get a monthly shipment of three samples of new perfumes to test. Fabulous design and packaging and all for just a very small fee. Try it out you won’t be sorry.
PARFUMS FRAPIN
A very interesting French niche house with perfumes inspired by Cognac.
PROFUMO.IT
A new discovery and a great place to get perfumes from the Middle East.
SCENT TRAILS
The Frunkinator’s great site for locating perfume brick and mortar shops around the globe. Also listed are perfume events. Great Site!
SHAY & BLUE ~ LONDON
A fine artisanal London fragrance house. Check it out. They ship everywhere!
SURRENDER TO CHANCE
THE online place to buy decants and samples of niche perfumes!
THE 7 VIRTUES ~ Perfumes
The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc. is a Canadian company that believes we must flex our buying power to empower families in countries that are rebuilding. In one instance for the Noble Rose perfume they are turning drug poppies farms in Afghanistan into rose farms
ZGO San Francisco
The most exciting new personal scent store in San Francisco. World class Perfumes, Candles, and bath soaps. Drop in for a great olfactory experience and tell them Lanier from Scents Memory sent you.
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