Top Blog Articles 2021
DonVanVliet 2 years ago
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Update: Fragrance notes directory
The fragrance notes directory received major updates today. Here is an overview of the most recent and important changes:
Clearer display, design improvements, and performance optimization. A new chart showing the occurrence of fragrance notes/categories over the years.
Better...
DalilaB 2 years ago
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Chasing the dopamine high… the way of the fraghead?
With social media, we’ve become accustomed to associating with like minded souls where we amplify our pleasure by echoing similar opinions, likes or dislikes. Just like that and in few weeks, I went from a solo fragrance enthusiast to a member...
Wayofscent 3 years ago
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Moroccan music to my soul!
You know that feeling when you're seeing your favorite band perform live for the first time and you're in the front row wondering if all that is even real..and in the next moment they're playing your favorite song and you're thinking it can't get any better than this!? This is how "L' Air du Desert...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Linking of perfumes
We completed an update today which simplifies the linking of perfumes. It is now no longer necessary to learn the rules. ;-)
Here's how it works:
Just type the # symbol followed by the name of the perfume (at least 3 letters).A small window opens with the search results. Select...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Wallpapers
Sometimes you have to trust the magic of something new!In today's update, the standard Parfumo background layout can be replaced with new images.Here is a brief summary of the most important changes:- Addition of 100 new background images to glamorize the page- Support for Dark Mode- Removal of the old wallpapers,...
Elysium 3 years ago
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Things Haven’t Always Smelled So Good In Grasse
"In medieval times, the city had a thriving leather business, but the tanning process made the merchandise pungent, which did not suit the gloved nobility. A tanner from Grasse presented a pair of perfumed leather gloves to Caterina de Medici, the queen of France from 1547...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Helping You Perceive Fragrance Notes
Today, a new update brings more color to the game. The most common fragrances are now (symbolically) enhanced by images.
Missing pictures will be added bit by bit.
Are there any scents that are especially important to you and don't have a picture yet? Feel free to list...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Advanced search function for perfumes
Today's update brings a new and improved search function for perfumes. It's still in the testing phase considering it's a completely new development but should already work more reliably than the previous one.
The following things have changed:
Improved...
BrianBuchanan 2 years ago
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Why did Cinnabar fail to beat Opium?
Cinnabar was released a year after Opium (1977) and for this reason the two have been compared, but even though they are both ambers, Cinnabar is less like Opium and more akin to an older perfume, Youth-Dew.
Cinnabar was composed by Joséphine Catapano (with the help of Bernard Chant)...
Elysium 3 years ago
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Private Trip To Asia, A Place I’ve Never Been
ZARA CHAPTER 3
East Asia is a place I've never been to. Many countries attract me, such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, with beautiful cities like Shanghai, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hoi An. During a trip to Asia, besides the humid and intense heat, a perfume overwhelms our sense...
Elysium 3 years ago
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On The Way To Inky Vetiver: Encre Noire Masterpieces
Writing is a passion, an emotion, a self-satisfaction, or a free journey towards a world a little more livable than ours, without borders or conflicts; share the same pleasure for the same moment of sincerity and appeasement.A question that JFP26 asked me, a user of this...
Elysium 3 years ago
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What Does The Milky Way Galaxy Smell Like?
nu_be is the perfume line of Fluid Ounce S.r.l., an Italian niche company based in Parma. It debuted with five sensational fragrances in 2012: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Carbon, and Oxygen. They were then followed by three other fragrances, namely Sulfur, Mercury, and Curium, all inspired...
Elysium 3 years ago
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What Is Essential Is Invisible To The Eye
What matters is not the steps you take or the shoes you use, but the footprints you leave. In recent months I have often thought about essential in our days and our lives. Going for a walk, especially for relatively long periods, one discovers the fundamental value of essentiality,...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Perfume details page tweaks
In today's update, we have made a some improvements to the perfume detail pages. 💪
Ratings
The details of the perfume ratings are now available for all rating criteria. For this purpose, the detail view has now been moved to the lower section "Ratings". For example, just click...
DonVanVliet 3 years ago
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Update: Similar Perfumes & Layer Candidates
We have released an update of these features today. It should fix a few technical issues and improve usability.
Here are the most important changes:Better display and loading timesDisplay of pro and con votesThe overall result will be updated faster after your voteIf too many...