My French perfume guide: Spring is in the air
As gravel disappears from French streets, scarves become more colorful and smiles more frequent, it is time to welcome the sunnier seasons with the appropriate scents.
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03, 2013
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01, 2013
A French woman’s secrets to wearing perfume
Fragrances smell differently on different people. But a fragrance can also seem different on you from one occasion to another. Stress, medication or hormonal changes can make a fragrance smell in a new way, (probably worse, if you noticed it).
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01, 2013
Shopping for perfume – the French way
I feel great appreciation for perfumeries that are generous about samples and understand when a customer comes the third time in a week and wants to try the same perfume again.
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06, 2012
Chanel No. 5: French classic or rebel?
If Chanel No. 5 was launched today, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were perceived as a political statement, such was the level of rebellion that it embodied.
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06, 2012
What’s so French about perfume?
It is a fact that many of the world’s most skilled noses are French, or if they are not, then they usually will have studied in Grasse. Most of the perfumes considered to be iconic have been created in France.
