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The Elements Showcase introduced the latest trends in the perfume industry ranging from classic floral notes from the Italian countryside to modern scents inspired by blood type.

This year, instead of waiting until the last minute and ducking into a drug store for a case of Altoids and a bow, pause and reflect upon the people on your gift list. Then reward them with your thoughtfulness.

If names like Patou, Worth, Cire Trudon, Santa Maria Novella, and Lalique set your heart beating faster, then the biannual Elements Showcase, which takes place in Manhattan in August and January of each year, is every perfume fanatic’s fantasyland.

What’s more sexy than confidence? You can smell it across the room, pulling you closer like a subliminal aphrodisiac. Confidence is knowing that fragrance is non-gendered - no matter what the marketers want you to believe.

One of our first fragrance memories is the smell of lilacs in the spring. All of us recall moments when the beauty of fragrance has caused us to pay closer attention. This summer, let fragrance waft into the recesses of your memory.

This year, take your mother for a walk on Mother’s Day - and sit with her. Listen to your mother - and when she’s finished, hand her a gift and remind her how much you love her. In truth, there’s nothing as good as the gift of time.

It’s not easy for everyone on Valentine’s Day. There are a lot of Miss Lonelyhearts out there - and Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show them some love. Celebrate those who put the eros and amour in your life with any of these gifts.

According to studies, millions of gift cards remain unused, thereby filling the coffers of high-end retailers. While gift cards might be easier, there are few gestures so rewarding as a gift that hits its mark.

For years, the Waldorf=Astoria has been synonymous with grandeur and glamour - and it’s fitting that the first Guerlain Spa outside of Paris is housed on the 19th floor of the Waldorf Towers.

"This fragrance is really for people of all ages and I’ve had to talk some of my guy friends out of wearing it," Swift said, laughing. "So it’s debatable whether it’s, you know, for both (sexes)."