...Cryptic:Oh, hell. That's what happens when you have the attention span of a gnat. The noses are Lyn Harris and Ineke Ruhland. I'll try for the perfumes tonight, if someone else doesn't get them first. Cool puzzle, Sherapop. :DYES!!!!!Congratulations!!!!!WOW!!!!! :shock: :D

...Remember: the anagram contains the full names of the perfumers, not the house!!! You may have it, Cryptic!!! :shock:

...Cryptic::cry: :cry: I was fooling with it at the crack of dawn this morning and I pulled the first and last names of 2 perfumers out of the first anagram. Obviously, they were incorrect. I think I'll leave it to Lord and Lady Grey.Pray tell: what did you find, Cryptic?? :?:

...I sense that a hint is desired. Here you go:The name of the house, in each of the two cases, contains only one, not both of the two names (first and last) of the person who is the creative director and perfumer of the house.This should help enormously! :twisted:

...Anagram madness it is:Annually. Shirk hinderer.Prideful, bossier superior.One of the above anagrams is of the names of two female perfumers who are also creative directors of their own house. The other anagram is of the names of two of their perfumes both of which contain iris.Have fun!!!! :P

...Cryptic:Who can resist a kilt, right? :lol: COL (cackle out loud) :lol:

...:shock:Uh-oh. Give me a couple of minutes. Perhaps an anagram is in order, now that Greysolon has supplied a link... :twisted:

...Is "Pink Diamond" a perfume????? :?

...Cryptic, you're on: Congratulations!!!!!And thank you all for this beautiful thread! I raise my cup of tea to thee: Here's to fifty thousand more pages!!!! :P

...Cryptic:Hmm... TerraNova used to be called The Body Shop. Terra Nova was founded by Jane Saunders and The Body Shop (UK) was founded by Anita Roddick, but I think I'll wait to see if I'm on the right track before finding two frags with three common notes, lol.You got it! You're a star, Cryptic. Now for extra credit, you can submit the rest of the assignment. :lol:

...or capital punishment... 8)

...Get to work, Perfume Pupils! (no worries, I don't believe in corporal punishment) :P

...I had never even heard of Baldi, Greysolon. Thanks for introducing us! :) My question:The founder of this house first called it the name of what is now another house, which is one of the most successful companies in this area ever.Name the two houses, the person who first came up with the name of them both and a perfume from each of the two houses with at least three shared notes! 8)

...Baldi!The names of the perfumes are stones:"Ametista""Lapislazzuli""Malachite""Occhio di tigre" :lol:

...Dueto Perfumes:There are four; all contain oud!!!! :lol:Scratch Dueto--I was wrong: they do not all contain oud!plus there's no ~(hirsute) connection, as far as I can divine... :roll:

...We recently watched:The American (with George Clooney)andPublic Enemies (with Johnny Depp)---my take:The American was cinematographically nice, but not the greatest film in terms of plot, ideas, etc. The key scene involved Clooney having "life-transforming" sex with a prostitute. (Seriously. :roll:)Public Enemies was quite suspenseful and well paced--no need even to divide into two pieces (2 hours and 20 minutes), so that means a lot in and of itself. It's about John Dillinger and the FBI. 8)

...I only know that the house is not Hirsute! :lol:

...As usual, I am stumped by Grey's stunning puzzle! :shock:

...Cryptic:How Awesome! Welcome, Lady Grey. We have a fun group of people here and you should fit in perfectly based on all the wonderful things we've heard from Grey. :DAny fragrant friend of Grey's is a fragrant friend of ours!Plus now Grey will be left to his own devices in playing this game... We may soon discover the secret to his success...tee-hee :lol:

...Cincy:Those dust catchers :shock: I spend to much time cleaning my unadorned. No thank you. :) I'm sure they have their admirers.That's a really good point--I never thought of the dust catcher problem (okay, it's true: house cleaning is not my forte...).My objection was purely aesthetic! 8)