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Once upon a time, before the site that was hosting my audio files lost them all, there were 1174 names to listen to. I meant to restore them bit by bit, but it was so time-consuming and disheartening that I gave up. I still managed to restore 83 of the most popular names.
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  1. Kip26 October 2011 at 19:23

    Thank you for this site! I have pored over it for the last few days and told several friends. It has helped me so much.

    I wanted to let you know about a glitch I found: the link for "Guerlain" points to the wrong audio file.

    Again, many thanks for this wonderful (badly needed!) site!

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  2. Bela26 October 2011 at 21:26

    Thank you very much for your lovely feedback and for pointing out that glitch. I will correct it anon. :-)

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  3. Tish Jett30 October 2011 at 20:47

    Hello,

    Just discovered your marvelous blog. I spent about 30 minutes pronouncing the perfume names aloud and then listening to your pronunciations. Such fun.

    Plus, you are a wonderful writer. What more could a girl ask?

    I'm linking to you tomorrow in the hopes that my readers will have as much fun as I did.

    Best regards,
    Tish

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  4. Bela31 October 2011 at 22:46

    Thank you very much for the wonderful feedback, Tish: it's made my day. :-)

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  5. Anonymous5 November 2011 at 20:50

    Hi, Bela! Since you are soliciting some new suggestions for names to record, may I request "Lentheric"?

    Thanks!

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  6. Bela6 November 2011 at 14:37

    Thank you very much for your request. I had to go and check the company on Wikipedia because I always thought it was British and therefore wasn't within my remit, but it was created in Paris so I will do it. :-)

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  7. Anonymous7 November 2011 at 15:15

    New iPhone and cannot find audio file on your innovative blog. Do I need to download a particular program?

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  8. Bela7 November 2011 at 22:22

    No, you don't: the audio files should play in any browser. I know they work in IE, Firefox and Safari, for instance. I'm afraid I don't know what the problem might be. Sorry.

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  9. Anonymous8 November 2011 at 19:39

    Hello Bela, I have collected a long list of names (very long, sorry). Maybe some of these are not that relevant, please pick and choose what you want to record. You have made a wonderful site, I try to refer members on Basenotes here every time I see they have a question about French pronunciation.
    All the best,
    Bjorn

    Here is the list:
    Parfumerie Generale: L'eau Rare Matale
    Parfumerie Generale: Louanges
    Parfumerie Generale: Cedre Sandaraque
    Parfumerie Generale: L'eau Guerriere

    Sinfonia di Note: Blanc des Cotons
    Sinfonia di Note: Ecorce d'Orange
    Sinfonia di Note: Coeur de Noisette

    Keiko Mecheri (The name of the company)
    Keiko Mecheri: Isles Lointaines
    Keiko Mecheri: Les Nuits d’Izu
    Keiko Mecheri: Les Zazous

    LesNez: Manoumalia

    Heeley: Cuir Pleine Fleur
    Heeley: Esprit du Tigre
    Heeley: Verveine
    Heeley: Sel Marin

    Van Cleef & Arpels: Lys Carmin
    Van Cleef & Arpels: Gardénia Pétale

    Nina Ricci: Fille d'Eve
    Nina Ricci: Coeur-Joie
    Nina Ricci: Farouche
    Nina Ricci: L'Air du Printemps
    Nina Ricci: Phileas

    Creed: Aubépine-Acacia
    Creed: Baie de Genièvre
    Creed: Feuille Verte
    Creed: Jasmin Impératrice Eugénie
    Creed: Millésime Impérial

    Kenzo: Ça Sent Beau
    Kenzo: Kashâya (maybe not French?)
    Kenzo: Parfum d'Été

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  10. Bela10 November 2011 at 00:09

    Wow, brilliant! Just what I was looking for. I will definitely plunder this list.

    I haven't studied the list yet, but I can already tell you that one of those names is scheduled for next Tuesday. :-)

    I've done Louanges Profanes, but I can do Louanges on its own. And Baies de Genièvre has been done (in the plural, in Miscellaneous).

    Thank you very much indeed, Bjorn.

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  11. Anonymous10 November 2011 at 17:04

    Hello again Bela,
    Sorry about the duplicate names, I tried to check what you had already recorded but I must have missed a few. I am glad you liked the list, and I look forward to next Tuesday!
    Cheers and thanks,
    Bjorn

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  12. Bela12 November 2011 at 01:28

    You have nothing to apologise for, Bjorn. I just wanted to let you know which names I might not be doing.

    I'll try to do a recording session over the weekend. :-)

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  13. Anonymous16 November 2011 at 04:34

    Hello, Bela.

    I love your website, and refer to it frequently. Bless you for pointing out that I've been saying Degas ignorantly, incorrectly for decades. I'm always glad to learn.

    Have you ever posted the pronunciation for the company name, Huitième Art? I found those of several of their fragrances, but not the company. Could you also post their newest, Myrrhiad? I can guess, but would love to have your definitive guide. Thank you for your help. Be well.
    --HemlockSillage

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  14. Bela16 November 2011 at 16:32

    Hello, HemlockSillage (what a wonderful name!),

    I haven't done Huitième Art yet so I'm adding it to my list. I will do Myrrhiad too. Thank you for the requests and for the kind words. :-)

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  15. Anonymous6 December 2011 at 23:57

    The audio file icon changes before my eyes in IE from the icon to a red X in a box.

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  16. RusticDove7 December 2011 at 12:33

    Hello Bela. I refer to your site so often and find it to be extremely useful and fun! Also, I'll take this opportunity to tell you how lovely I think your voice is. I recently scored some Chergui and was surprised not to see it listed under the Serge Lutens page. Would you please add that name to your 'to do' list? I would appreciate it so much as I have no idea how to pronounce it properly.

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  17. Bela7 December 2011 at 22:32

    And, Anonymous, does that mean you can't listen to the audio files?

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  18. Bela7 December 2011 at 22:39

    Thank you so much for the compliments, RusticDove. :-)

    I recorded Chergui in February last year. It's here: http://fragnameoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/02/chergui.html

    I'm really annoyed that the Search function doesn't work. I wish there was another way.

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  19. Bela7 December 2011 at 23:16

    @Anonymous
    PS I have checked just the audio files on Firefox and IE and they worked fine on both. I think the problem is at your end.

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  20. jwpianoboe14 December 2011 at 05:59

    I would love to hear the new Hermessence fragrance, Santal Massoia.

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  21. invisible ape12 January 2012 at 00:49

    I have found a way to search the names. On my mac you can choose find from the edit menu and a search box pops up on the bottom of the window. It searches the page for any word that is typed in the box.
    Also, I have some suggestions: Cuir D'Iris, Amaranthine, Noel Au Balcon, Amouage, The Pour un Ete, Havana Vanille, Nuit de Tubereuse, Voleur de Roses.

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    1. invisible ape12 January 2012 at 00:54

      Oh, I guess I should have written that first you need to open all the drop down menus.

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    2. Bela13 January 2012 at 01:46

      Thank you very much for your comments and requests, jwpianoboe and invisible tape!

      I did Santal Massoïa last month:
      http://fragnameoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/12/santal-massoia.html

      I will record the others this weekend. I was planning a recording session: I'm behind in my posting.

      Doesn't that Find function only look for words on the page you're looking at? Does it actually search the entire site?

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    3. Bela15 January 2012 at 19:30

      @invisible tape: Looking more closely at your requests, I find I have already done Thé pour un Été, Nuit de Tubéreuse: they are both under the L'Artisan label.

      PS Amaranthine is an English word and so is the company so...

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  22. invisible ape15 January 2012 at 22:30

    Yes, the find function only finds words on the page that you are looking at. I had to open all the drop-down menus to get all the words in the same window before I did the search.

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  23. Bela17 January 2012 at 19:55

    I wish there was another way. I really don't know why the Google Search stopped working.

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  24. Anonymous18 January 2012 at 21:43

    Hello Bela,
    When I play "Honoré des Prés" I get the sound file for "Vanille Divine des Tropiques", a coding mishap I guess.
    Cheers,
    Bjorn

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    1. Bela19 January 2012 at 00:41

      Sorry about that. Will rectify anon. Thanks for letting me know. :-)

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    2. racuda28 January 2012 at 02:11

      I love your passion for the subtleties of language, and your enthusiasm for sharing.

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    3. Bela29 January 2012 at 14:53

      That's so kind of you to say so. Thanks very much. :-)

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  25. Anonymous14 February 2012 at 20:33

    Fougere

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  26. Bela14 February 2012 at 22:02

    Thanks very much. I will post it in the next few days. In the meantime, you might want to check out Fougère Royale (under Houbigant).

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  27. Anonymous17 February 2012 at 05:48

    Love your site! Here's a request (unless I'm missing it): you've pronounced many Serge Lutens fragrance names, but how about pronouncing 'Serge Lutens'? :-)

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  28. Bela17 February 2012 at 22:21

    Thanks very much for your kind words.

    'Serge Lutens' was the very first name I posted (on 3 January 2010). It's here: http://fragnameoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/serge-lutens_03.html :-)

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    1. Anonymous18 February 2012 at 05:31

      Excellent, thank you!

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    2. Bela18 February 2012 at 14:23

      You're welcome! Any other requests? Don't hesitate to ask. :-)

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  29. Anonymous19 June 2012 at 16:59

    Hello, I have a request which is not exactly a fragrance name but linked to Guerlain fragrances... it is for the 'habit de fete' bottle. Can you also provide a definition? Is it like festive dress(for the bottle)?
    Kindest regards,
    Heather

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  30. Bela21 June 2012 at 00:11

    Thanks very much for the request. I will record 'habit de fête' at the weekend.

    Yes, it means 'festive dress' and, in the case of Guerlain fragrances, it refers to a refillable metal holder.

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  31. Bela23 June 2012 at 19:57

    Just realised I'd already recorded Habit de Fête (in Nov 2010). Here is the link:
    http://fragnameoftheday.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/habit-de-fete.html

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  32. SwagScent.com21 December 2012 at 13:43

    Props. The search function is very important.

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  33. Bela22 December 2012 at 18:36

    Thanks. :-)

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  34. Anonymous15 January 2013 at 02:14

    Thanks so much for your website. It is a tremendous help, and greatly appreciated!

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  35. Bela15 January 2013 at 14:09

    Oh, how lovely! Thank you so much for those kind words. I will be adding some new names very soon.

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  36. Makeup University INc23 January 2013 at 20:26

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  37. Zanna28 January 2013 at 09:21

    great job! i will learn how to pronounce french a bit, at least these words which i need :)

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  38. Bela29 January 2013 at 01:34

    That's what this site is for. :-)

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  39. Maven21 September 2013 at 17:03

    I couldt find a way to comment on the post about getting some recogniton(17 best perfume blogs) but thought you might be happy to see it has been included here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/10/best-perfume-blogs-fragrance-reviews_n_1742285.html

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  40. Bela25 September 2013 at 13:45

    Thank you very much for pointing this out, Maven, but I believe the list I mentioned was originally posted on the Huffington Post.

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  41. Victoria25 November 2013 at 21:36

    Dear J, I was just writing about Prodigieux Le Parfum by Nuxe and wanted to include a link to your pronunciation file. But it doesn't look like you have it. Perhaps, something to add whenever you have time?

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  42. Bela28 November 2013 at 13:19

    I certainly will, V. :-)

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  43. Lar6 January 2014 at 20:49

    Thank you very much, it is extremely helpful!
    Could you add a pronounciation for names of noses and perfume houses?

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  44. Bela6 January 2014 at 21:43

    Thanks for the compliment. Delighted you find it useful.

    There are three names of noses (click on the 'noses' label) and you will also find most perfume houses under the relevant names (rather than under a specific category). Perhaps you could list names you were expecting to find but didn't? I will be glad to include them.

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  45. Edo_B6 March 2014 at 22:08

    What is this about? Not sure I understand...

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  46. Bela8 March 2014 at 12:54

    Really? LOL!

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  47. Cynthia5 August 2014 at 00:40

    Thank you SO much for all your work.

    It seems that the link for Volutes plays "Diptyque," rather than "Volutes." :(

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    1. Bela5 August 2014 at 23:31

      Oh, I'm sorry. I have now repaired the error. Thanks very much for taking the trouble to let me know, and for your kind words. :-)

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  48. Fragrance Vault15 December 2014 at 01:37

    Bonsoir,
    Your site is a very valuable resource. I wanted to thank you
    for maintaining it and sharing your knowledge of the Parisian language
    We use it often at our vintage perfume store. There were several
    fragrances that we struggled with until we came across fragnameoftheday.
    Merci encore,
    The Fragrance Vault
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    1. Bela16 December 2014 at 16:28

      Oh, how wonderful! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm delighted you've found this site useful.

      Happy Christmas!

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  49. Unknown4 August 2015 at 20:09

    Double pox on DivShare! You are wonderful! I so need to take French, until then, I hope you can restore your archive.

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    1. Bela4 August 2015 at 22:15

      How sweet of you! Thank you so much. I really needed that. I haven't had time to post more names, but I *will*.

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  50. Anonymous13 March 2016 at 06:36

    I just popped over here tonight to check the blog name before recommending it to a friend. I'm appalled that your hosting site lost your files -- that was 1174 files! Your blog has been such a useful resource.

    Living in Canada, I have some ability to get most of the names correct, but I always promote your site to people who really want to know how to say the names. It is important to me to use the correct pronunciation of the names to honour the creators (and increase my vocabulary), but I sometimes wonder, sadly, if it makes any sense to use them in North America, where most sales assistants (outside of a perfumery)would not recognize correctly pronounced names.

    I hope that you will have the energy to re-create the files. In any event, I have appreciated the usefulness of your site and the work that went into it.

    -- Lindaloo

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  51. Bela22 March 2016 at 00:57

    So sorry for the delay, Lindaloo.

    Thank you so much for your very kind words. The fact that quite a few people (as shown by the stats) find this site useful makes the loss of those files even worse. I have to admit to feeling rather disheartened. Also, so many new perfumes are being launched all the time, there isn't much hope for me to be able to catch up with the new releases. It would definitely be easier if I knew what names were needed most. Some of the names I had posted had only been viewed (listened to) once or twice and posting them had obviously been a waste of time. I really wish people would send me requests.

    Please visit again. Who knows... I might surprise you with new names next time you come by. :-)

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  54. chellspecker30 August 2018 at 18:47

    I want to say that I loved your site, and spent quite a long time on there just listening to your lovely voice speaking the evocative names of perfumes. You were my go-to reference for perfume pronunciation, trusted above all others, especially with tongue-twisters like Fille en Aiguilles and Vitriol d'Oeillet! Those are my first requests, if you get a chance. I hope you do continue to post more pronunciations. Such a shame to lose all that work. The internet is fickle that way. So many valuable resources just disappear one day. I'm reminded of what Luca Turin advised in the first Guide: if you love a perfume, buy it now with backups because you never know when it will be reformulated or discontinued. The same for websites, I suppose. Download as much content as you can when you find something valuable. I wish I had a thumb drive with all your audio files on I could pop in the mail for you!

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    1. Bela5 February 2019 at 16:03

      Thank you so much for your kind words, chellspecker. As I've said to Chris, below, I've been unable to care for FNoftD. If you're still interested, please send me your email address and I will send you the files for Fille en Aiguilles and Vitriol d'Oeillet. bela.mua48@gmail.com

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  55. Unknown2 October 2018 at 09:51

    I have to leave a comment, simply because I think what you were / are doing here is magnificent - thank you for this you just made my day.

    Also: There are a few spam comments that have no plance in a place like this that should be removed.

    Thank you again and wish you all the best

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    1. Bela5 February 2019 at 15:57

      Thank you so much for your very kind words, Chris. I am terribly sorry for the very long delay. I haven't been well and haven't been able to look after my blog and kind visitors as they deserved.

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  56. Savage Sphere7 March 2019 at 10:44

    Wonderful blog and good information keep me updated with such amazing blog's.

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  57. Tourmaline15 May 2020 at 19:45

    Hi there, Bela,

    I just thought I'd let you know that, today, Bois de Jasmin turns 15! Victoria probably won't tell you herself, so I thought I would, in case you wanted to congratulate her or anything.

    Thank you.

    With kind regards,
    Tourmaline

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  58. Bela9 July 2020 at 01:19

    Hi, Tourmaline,

    Thank you for letting me know. How time flies! I haven't checked this page for a while so I missed the actual date, but it was only a few weeks ago so I don't think Victoria will mind if I congratulate her a bit late.

    Best wishes,
    Bela

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