Grant Osborne
About Grant Osborne
Grant is the founder and editor of the Basenotes website. He lives in Northamptonshire, UK with his children.
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Classic Lavender Relaunch: Caron Pour Un 'l'Homme des Cavernes'
25 August 2008 Industry News
Caron have launched a new advertising campaign for their classic men's fragrance, Caron Pour Un Homme. The new ad features French rugby star, Sebastien Chabal, who is nicknamed l'Homme des Cavernes (The Cave Man) by fans....
ESPY Athletes get pampering from Zirh
20 August 2008 Industry News
Last month Zirh created its Annual ESPY Suite for athletes and celebrities. The suite was hosted at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, where Zirh provided a variety of services including mini-facials and massages. (picture story)...
15% Off and Free Garden with Anya's Garden fragrances!
14 August 2008 Industry News
Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume relaunches packaging with an ecological theme. The new packaging is embedded with wildflower seeds and handmade with recycled paper and fibres from the Lokta plant. The packaging can be flattened covered with moist soil and the wildflowers will grow. Plus: How to claim 15% Off...
Basenotes.net is a Top 50 website according to Men's Vogue
09 August 2008 Industry News
Men's Vogue have announced that Basenotes is amongst
the Internet's best sites alongside such websites as the BBC, Slashdot, Boing Boing, Craigslist and the Internet Movie Database....Win a gift certificate to spend at Carter and Bond
27 July 2008 Competitions
Basenotes has launched a new website for the discussion of men's grooming and you can win a prize from Carter and Bond by participating on the new site....
Guerlain, Kenzo, Dior and Givenchy banned from eBay
12 July 2008 Industry News
LVMH have succeeded in its battle with eBay. The Paris Commercial Court have ordered eBay to cease selling perfumes and cosmetics bearing the Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo brand names, failing which eBay would incur penalty payments of 50,000 euros per day....
Zirh to launch Ikon-ic new men's fragrance
24 June 2008 Industry News
This autumn sees the launch of Zirh Ikon, the third men's fragrance from the men's skin care brand. The fragrance was created by Frank Voelkl of Firmenich, and the bottle was designed by Chad Lavigne....
Exclusive: Creed to launch new Limited Edition fragrance: Floralie
19 June 2008 Industry News
Creed will offer two new fragrances this autumn. The first is Love In Black, the new women's fragrance from Creed inspired by dark-haired beauty Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The second, Floralie, is inspired by the aromas of an ancient Japanese tea ceremony inside a tea house on the flowering grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo....
Lancome unveil new fragrance - Magnifique
11 June 2008 Industry News
Last night, at the Grand Palais in Paris, Lancome welcomed Anne Hathaway as its newest ambassador and introduced Magnifique, its newest fragrance. (Picture Report).
...Perry Ellis revisits signature fragrance
11 June 2008 Industry News
Perry Ellis have launched a new signature fragrance: Perry Ellis for Men. This is the first fragrance from the brand since Falic took over the license in late 2006. The fragrance contains notes of vanilla and fruits and was created by Mane. The packaging was designed by Denis Boudard at QSLD New World....
You're Fired! UK Apprentice final sees candidates creating new male fragrance
10 June 2008 Industry News
Wednesday night will see the finalists in the UK version of The Apprentice creating a new men's fragrance which they then have to launch to an audience which includes Roja Dove and execs from Estee Lauder and Givenchy. The winning finalist gets a job with Alan Sugar....
Lacoste celebrate 75 years with limited edition packaging
09 June 2008 Industry News
Lacoste are celebrating 75 years by launching Lacoste Essential with limited edition collectible packaging designed by QSLD New World's Denis Boudard....
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