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21 Mar

Christopher Street Named 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards Finalist

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Charenton Macerations is excited to announce that Christopher Street has been named as a Finalist in the Independent Category for the 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards. Competing alongside some of the top independent brands...

24 Jan

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Christopher Street Makes Six Best Perfume 2013 Lists

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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What an honor to end this first year at Charenton Macerations by having Christopher Street recognized on six Best Perfume 2013 lists. And what a first year it has been... What started out as a...

13 Sep

In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Fragrantica Scented Snippet

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Ida Meister of Fragrantica offers up a well versed quick run-through of some of the ingredient stories of Christopher Street. Happy to invite her into my macrocosm of West Village life. In discussing the...

07 Jun

In The News, Macerations

A Walk on Christopher Street with Mad Perfumista

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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One sunny Thursday in June, I invited Mad Perfumista, Katherine Chan, out for an olfactive walk down Christopher Street; a chance to discuss some of the inspiration behind the fragrance in relation to some...

27 May

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Bois de Jasmin Reviews Christopher Street

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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I've known Victoria Frolova of Bois de Jasmin for a few years now, first meeting through some work we did together at The Fragrance Foundation. An early supporter of her work, our paths have...

01 May

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EauMG Reviews Christopher Street

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Seattle-based Victoria Jent of EauMG is the latest to review Charenton Macerations' Christopher Street. Describing Christopher Street as "the longest wearing citrus heavy fragrance on the planet," Victoria goes on to beautifully capture the...

29 Mar

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Christopher Street: Ralf Schwieger and Douglas Bender

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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I first met my Christopher Street fragrance co-conspirator, perfumer Ralf Schwieger, back in 2008. I had been working as an independent fragrance consultant for about a year, and was contacted by Mane USA to...

10 Mar

In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street – Now Smell This Review

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Christopher Street and Douglas Bender have been featured on Now Smell This, one of the largest and most trusted online fragrance communities on the web. From its "boozy" top to its "earthy" base, here's a...

06 Mar

In The News, Macerations

CaFleureBon Reviews Christopher Street

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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CaFleureBon - Charenton Macerations' Christopher Street: The Passion of Collaborative Creativity CaFleureBon Managing Editor Mark Behnke interviews Charenton Macerations' founder Douglas Bender, putting him to the passion test in his fragrance review of Christopher Street. No...

19 Feb

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The Non-Blonde – Christopher Street

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Respected beauty blogger, Gaia Fishler (The Non-Blonde), has been reviewing beauty products since 2006, becoming well known for her discerning eyes (and nose). Here she dives headfirst into the vibrant, fun of Christopher Street,...