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WINTER EscENTIALS 2018: So real — surreal! 15/12/2018

You will love these 12 WINTER SCENTS !!!

Thrilled to bring to you our 2018 WINTER EscENTIALS in a stunning series by photographer Axel Kranz and set designer Hendrikje Bernhoeft. Inspired by surrealism's dance on the thin line between genius and lunacy!

Montale Parfums / Guerlain / Atkinsons 1799 / The House Of Oud / / Boucheron / Aedes De Venustas / Mona di Orio / Versace / Shanghai Tang / Narciso Rodriguez / www.s.ishira.com

WINTER EscENTIALS 2018: So real — surreal! 2018 winter escentials brought to you by photographer Axel Kranz and set designer Hendrikje Bernhoeft. Discover Montale, Guerlain, Aedes de venustas …

11/07/2018

"Some of the best memories are made in flip flops." Kellie Elmore.

Discover BASILICO & FELLINI by Vilhelm Parfumerie and 5 more perfumes for a perfect summer season – in our exclusive shoot by Axel Kranz (photography) and Hendrikje Bernhoeft (set)!

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06/07/2018

Summertime is always the best of what might be. ―CHARLES BOWDEN

Discover 6 summer scents for a perfect season in our exclusive still life series by Axel Kranz (photos) and Hendrikje Berhnhoeft (set)! JADE DRAGON by Shanghai Tang. http://scentury.com/midsummer-colors

Midsummer Colors 05/07/2018

"Some of the best memories are made in Flip Flops." (Kellie Elmore)

These 6 fragrances will be your perfect companion for a colourful summertime! Thanks for this amazing photo shoot, Axel Kranz (photography) and Hendrikje Bernhoeft (set design) !!!

Vilhelm Parfumerie / Pierre Guillaume / Shanghai Tang / EIGHT & BOB / Alfred Dunhill / Humiecki & Graef

Midsummer Colors To celebrate midsummer we bring to you 6 essential summer scents in a still life series by photographer Axel Kranz and set designer Hendrike Bernhoeft.

SUMMER EscENTIALS 2018: A perfect place! 07/06/2018

SUMMER starts right now …
… with our charismatic still lifes series shot by RAGNAR SCHMUCK, set design BORIS ZBIKOWSKI. 10 charismatic summer scents for you!

Diptyque - De / 27 87 / Tauer Perfumes / Andy Tauer / Nasomatto / Claus Porto / Gloria Massaro-Conrad / Van Cleef & Arpels / Beauty Hotspot / Gritti / Pierre Guillaume / Vilhelm Parfumerie / Art de Parfum /

SUMMER EscENTIALS 2018: A perfect place! Bringing to you 10 quintessential summer perfumes in an exclusive photo shoot by Ragnar Schmuck and Boris Zbikowski: Discover our 2018 SUMMER EscENTIALS.

Julia Ahtijainen: Talking scents the dirty way. 01/06/2018

In this entertaining essay communications expert Julia Ahtijainen (Nasomatto, Orto Parisi, BeauFort) speaks about the weirdness of of communicating something as ephemeral and esoteric as fragrance. Don't miss!

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Julia Ahtijainen: Talking scents the dirty way. Julia Ahtijainen takes a look at the weirdness of working in communications and of speaking about something as ephemeral and esoteric as fragrance.

18/04/2018

"Time after time, he wondered what her skin might smell like. Her beautiful skin dotted with constellations of freckles. Would it smell sweet or salty, warm or cold? To his surprise, it smelled like spring flowers; just like the air they breathe."

From our exclusive 2018 SPRING EscENTIALS, shot by Mathilde Karrèr, olfactive stories by Scentury's Helder Suffenplan. Find all 12 spring perfumes here: http://scentury.com/spring-escentials-2018/

16/04/2018

Another beauty from our 2018 SPRING EscENTIALS series by Mathilde Karrèr: WHITE LIGHT by Atelier Noblesse Oblique, a Berlin-based perfume brand founded by Mario Lombardo.

Find all 12 images here: http://scentury.com/spring-escentials-2018/

13/04/2018

Thrilled and grateful!

Our 2017 SUMMER EscENTIALS editorial has been awarded a Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journalism in NYC. Congrats photographer Per Zennström and art director Helder Suffenplan!!!
Discover the series here: http://scentury.com/summer-escentials-2017

Pierre Guillaume Parfumeur / EXTRAIT D'ATELIER / SAUF / Régime des Fleurs / Parfums Dusita / diptyque / Eau d'Italie / BOIS 1920 / biehl. parfumkunstwerke / will be a brand / Sixteen92 / Carner Barcelona

SPRING EscENTIALS 2018 13/04/2018

12 SPRING SCENTS FOR YOU!
You will love our exclusive editorial with 12 AMAZING SPRING PERFUMES, staged by Dutch photographer MATHILDE KARRÈR, with 12 olfactive literary vignettes by Helder Suffenplan.

Atelier Marialux / Vilhelm Parfumerie / diptyque / Calé Fragranze d'Autore / Narciso Rodriguez / Nasomatto / Hiram Green / Atelier Oblique / Naomi Goodsir / HELMUT LANG / Beauty Hotspot / UrbanScents Paris-Berlin / Atkinsons 1799

SPRING EscENTIALS 2018 Let spring begin! Discover 12 spring perfumes with still lifes by Mathilde Karrér and olfactive stories by Helder Suffenplan. SPRING EscENTIALS 2018.

SUMMER EscENTIALS 2017 19/03/2018

WOW!
So excited our 2017 SUMMER EscENTIALS have been nominated for the 2018 Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journalism! Shot by photographer Per Zennström and art directed by Scentury's Helder Suffenplan, the series features Pierre Guillaume, EXTRAIT D'ATELIER, Régime des Fleurs, Parfums Dusita, diptyque, biehl. parfumkunstwerke, Carner Barcelona and other brands. Fingers crossed!!!

SUMMER EscENTIALS 2017 12 essential summer scents you will love! Brought to you in an elaborate photo shoot and accompanied by inspiring summer quotes.

Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Ingo Mittelstaedt. 13/03/2018

“Dazzling white, and freshly starched.”
Our perfume blindtasting with artist Ingo Mittelstaedt, and "Laine de Verre" by Serge Lutens. In his photographs, Ingo Mittelstaedt erased all links with objective reality to create the ultimate image. On Scentury he speaks about olfactive memories and why he rarely wears perfume. Portraits by Rosa Merk!

Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Ingo Mittelstaedt. We met with artist Ingo Mittelstaedt at the Berlin Botanical Gardens for a perfume blindtasting with Laine de Verre by Serge Lutens. Find out what happened!

ROOM 1015: Let there be Rock! 27/02/2018

Guilty Pleasures!
Did you read our interview with ROOM 1015-founder Michale Partouche? Find out NOW what Keith Richards has got to do with the founding of this Paris-based perfume brand!

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ROOM 1015: Let there be Rock! With a rock star career and a PhD in pharmacy, ROOM 1015 founder Michael Partouche is a man of many talents. Learn more about Michale and his perfume brand!

Perfume Made in Berlin: The Top 5. 15/02/2018

The smell of Berlin!
Discover 5 perfume brands from the German capital — for Berliners and Berliners at heart.

J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin, Escentric Molecules Perfume, UrbanScents Paris-Berlin, biehl. parfumkunstwerke, April Aromatics

Perfume Made in Berlin: The Top 5. Discover the 5 most exciting perfume labels Made in Berlin. Berlin is slowly but surely becoming a top go-to fragrance hotspot.

Perfume Blindtasting with actress Chiara Schoras. 13/02/2018

“In Italy, the local attitude is to celebrate womanhood.”
Don't miss our perfume blindtasting with German-Italian actress Chiara Schoras! Find out what Chiara thinks about "Blood, Sweat and Tears" by Atelier de Geste!

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Perfume Blindtasting with actress Chiara Schoras. In a perfume blindtasting we confronted actress Chiara Schoras with Blood Sweat Tears by Atelier de Geste. Follow Chiara into her journey into scent!

Perfume Blindtasting with DJ Larry Tee. 06/02/2018

“I might as well have been a Kardashian.”

Check out our perfume blindtasting (KOKOMO by Code Deco Perfume) with DJ and fashion designer Larry Tee!

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Perfume Blindtasting with DJ Larry Tee. We met DJ Larry Tee, "a hipster before there were hipsters," and "the man who made Williamsburg cool again." in Berlin for a perfume blindtasting.

25/01/2018

HURRY UP!!!

Only a few days left to win your bottle of OUD SAVE THE QUEEN by Atkinsons 1799! Enter to win NOW: https://gleam.io/ML6F8/atkinsons-1799-give-away

Perfume Blindtasting with Baltimore-born artist Kandis Williams. 25/01/2018

“Using perfume is my way of dressing up.”
Find out what else Berlin-baed artist KANDIS WILLIAMS told us in a perfume blindtasting with TUBÉREUSE by Mona di Orio … Portraits by Franziska Taffelt!

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Perfume Blindtasting with Baltimore-born artist Kandis Williams. We met artist Baltimore-born Kandis Williams for a perfume blindtasting with Tubéreuse by Mona di Orio. Follow Kandis on her journey into scent!

22/01/2018

A seductive perfume quote by maestro Ramón Monegal to start your week!

May the scent be with you!

18/01/2018

Click on the link below and win your bottle of OUD SAVE THE QUEEN by Atkinsons 1799 NOW!!! https://gleam.io/ML6F8/atkinsons-1799-give-away

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Atkinsons opens London flagship store: the return of a legend. 17/01/2018

We interviewed the talented Christopher Jenner who created the stunning London flagship store for Atkinsons 1799. PLUS we spoke with brand owner Dino Pace and perfumer JULIE PLUCHET. You will love this 360° screening of UK's second-oldest perfume house!

Atkinsons opens London flagship store: the return of a legend. Atkinsons' flagship store in London marks the return of a perfume legend. Read our interview with brand owner Dino Pace and designer Christopher Jenner.

This sleek device takes home fragrance to a new level! 16/01/2018

AERA takes home fragrancing to a new level: discover why top perfumers like Christophe Laudamiel and Annie Buzantian teamed up with this new brand. Aera

This sleek device takes home fragrance to a new level! If the words “home fragrance” make you think of dusty, half-burned scented candles or rancid reed diffusers, we have news for you: there is a new generation of devices that provides home fragrancing with luxurious…

Winter scents for you: 10 olfactive tales for the cold season. 21/12/2017

SCENTURY's Helder Suffenplan wrote 10 olfactive short stories inspired by outstanding winter scents. You'll be amazed to find out what he came up with … And don't miss the artful illustrations by Rainer Metz!

D.S. & Durga / Penhaligon's / Elie Saab / Dior / UNUM / diptyque / Liquides Imaginaires / Parfums Volnay / Shanghai Tang

Winter scents for you: 10 olfactive tales for the cold season. 10 quintessential winter scents that will jumpstart your imagination this winter: from a wooden cabin in the Alps to the interminable steppes of Siberia.

11/12/2017

"Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass"

Thank you Monika Holzner and Bec Martin for staging our 2017 WINTER EscENTIALS! Here's Clear Heart V 1 by Map of the Heart. Discover all 11 shots here: www.scentury.com

08/12/2017

"On a clear winter's day you can smell forever!"

BLANCHE by Byredo, photographer Monika Holzner, set design Rebecca Martin. You will love all our 11 WINTER EscENTIALS 2017! www.scentury.com

WINTER EscENTIALS 2017 07/12/2017

Madly in love with these 11 exclusive perfume still lifes by photographer Monika Holzner and stylist Bec Martin. Discover musical icicles, fruit-laden icebergs, molten moonlight, and other wintery curiosities!

Amouage, Byredo, Aether, diptyque, Carner Barcelona, Map of the Heart, Mona di Orio, Stora Skuggan, Guerlain, Pierre Guillaume, AGONIST PARFUMS

WINTER EscENTIALS 2017 11 winter scents to inspire you to celebrate the many facets of the cold season’s charisma. Perfume still-life by Monika Holzner and Rebecca Martin.

Inez & Vinoodh revisit the legendary Diana Vreeland. 06/12/2017

Inez & Vinoodh revisit the legendary Diana Vreeland. We talked to Inez & Vinoodh about their series of still lifes for Diana Vreeland Parfums. Win a bottle of Wildly Attractive now!

Perfume Blindtasting with actress Bibiana Beglau. 30/11/2017

Meet Bibiana Beglau – one of Germany's most distinguished actresses – for a perfume blindtasting. Why "Private Collection" by Estee Lauder made her think of Lobster and Banana? Find out here …

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Perfume Blindtasting with actress Bibiana Beglau. Seeing Bibiana Beglau on stage can be a life-changing experience. We met the actress for a perfume blindtasting with Private Collection by Estée Lauder.

Moonmilk by Stora Skuggan — mystery in a bottle. 27/11/2017

"Misty caves and gleaming moonlight."
You'll be surprised to hear which geological phenomena inspired the creation of the latest scent by Stora Skuggan! Read the full story!

Moonmilk by Stora Skuggan — mystery in a bottle. Moonmilk is Stora Skuggan's latest scent. We spoke to founder and perfumer Tomas Hempel about this creation, inspired by misty caves and gleaming moonlight.

21/11/2017

Fresh from the press: new Süddeutsche Zeitung beauty supplement SÉDUCTION with regular column by SCENTURY founder Helder Suffenplan. 430K print run – let there be scent !!!

Winter scents by D.S. & Durga, Mona di Orio, Nasomatto, Serge Lutens, Pierre Guillaume, OLIVER & CO. - PERFUMES. - By Kilian …

Perfume Blindtasting with fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev. 21/11/2017

We met Berlin fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev for a Perfume Blindtasting with "Charmes & Feuilles" by The Different Company. Find out what happened …

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Perfume Blindtasting with fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev. The work of fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev is greatly influenced by contemporary art. We met him for a perfume blindtasting at his studio in Berlin.

15/11/2017

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10/11/2017

Outrageously Brillant!

Another beauty from the Inez and Vinoodh x Diana Vreeland perfume still life series. Find out all about the collab on www.scentury.com!

Diana Vreeland x Inez & Vinoodh – a legend revisited. 08/11/2017

You will LOVE these perfume still lifes by INEZ & VINOODH!

Don't miss our exclusive interview with Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin about their collab with DIANA VREELAND PARFUMS!

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Diana Vreeland x Inez & Vinoodh – a legend revisited. We talked to Inez & Vinoodh about their series of still lifes for Diana Vreeland Parfums. Win a bottle of Wildly Attractive now!

ICON Racing by Alfred Dunhill: living the fast life! 31/10/2017

Living the fast life!
There's a really cool story behind this new perfume by Alfred Dunhill. Find out more!

ICON Racing by Alfred Dunhill: living the fast life! Alfred Dunhill introduces the ICON Racing. The fragrance has been inspired by the glory days of British motorsports. Find out more about this new perfume!