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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.

If you’ve a friend fortunate enough to have secured a summer sanctuary and if you’re fortunate enough to have secured a weekend invitation, then at least have the decency to arrive with a host/ess gift - and without a list of demands.

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.

As with wine, fragrance is about pleasure. With so many niche fragrances in the marketplace (as with boutique vineyards), more people are availing themselves of the pleasures of fragrance. Here’s our latest guide to the more intoxicating creations.