Basenotes has announced the nominations for the 7th Annual Basenotes Fragrance Awards sponsored by Aedes de Venustas. The nominees were voted by Basenotes visitors at the end of 2006. Winners will be announced in February 2007. Be sure to check out the nominees! There’s a new category this year for the Best Fragrance Blog, and I’m very grateful to see Aromascope nominated. Thank you!
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Plus Que Jamais (Now, More Than Ever) was created by Jean-Paul Guerlain on the occasion of the reopening of La Maison Guerlain on 68 Champs-Elysees. Now, more than ever, Guerlain is my favorite perfume house. I’ve come to appreciate its classic jewels such as Mitsouko, Jicky, L’Heure Bleue… Their recent releases, Bois d’Armenie, Cuir Beluga, Metalys, have quickly become an integral part of my fragrance wardrobe. Then came Plus Que Jamais with its polished, voluptuous, regal beauty and left me all weak in the knees. Now, more than ever, I cannot escape its charms and neither am willing to.
What Guerlain does, none other can do, and the scent is a perfect example. Plus Que Jamais masterfully combines the classic floral-oriental elements with the modern gourmand trend, all while maintaining its own unique identity. Its top notes of bergamot, ylang-ylang, rose, jasmine are drenched in toffee syrup; its warm and velvety heart has a crystallized orris accord; its drydown is tonka bean infused amber and a hint of vetiver. In simple terms, it’s sophisticated toffee candy. It manages to be both frivolous and solemn. Plus Que Jamais conjures up warm, caramel hues, like this chic Yves Saint Laurent dress that’s also both classic and contemporary:
Plus Que Jamais features the notes of lemon, bergamot, ylang-ylang, rose, jasmine, orris, vanilla, amber, tonka bean, vetiver. It can be purchased from the Guerlain boutique in Paris.
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