June 30, 2013
Many people ask me why I always use the same perfumer,Aurelien Guichard my answer is simple; the perfumer is the artist that paints the picture and I am the one that gives the (creative) ideas
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June 29, 2013
Both Flou and Sana succeed in achieving slumberhouse perfume Josh Lobb’s stated goals. That these goals are so different form almost any other perfumer working is what separates and elevates slumberhouse.
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June 28, 2013
Nomad Two Worlds Raw Spirit Fire Tree is the kind of fragrance which truly feels different from the other offerings in the fragrance world. It carries an authenticity which resonates throughout its development.
Read More...Under the radar is a new series that features emerging niche brands. Friedemodin sounds well worth exploring with Francois Robert, the son of legendary Guy Robert as the nose for the Jardin Mystique collection
Read More...This time, David Seth Moltz of DS & Durga leaves the vast plains of the American Heartland and takes us to the medieval landscape of early Northern European cultures with a trio of new perfumes inspired by the Celtic, Norse, Orcadian, Scotti, Celtic, Pict, Manx, and Angle. With the distant drone of a great Irish warpipe, we present HYLNDS Isle Ryder, Bitter Rose Broken Spear; and Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake.
Read More...Historiae Founder Pasquale Oger wanted to preserve French history and its cultural heritage through her line of beautiful pefumes and home fragrances composed by French perfumers, using fair trade ingredients.
Read More...I think Angel Face is the best fragrance so far in the A Dozen Roses collection; it has a much more pronounced aesthetic of its own while still retaining the brand DNA with the presence of the rose note
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June 26, 2013
As I wore Mousseline Peche there was never a moment that it didn’t feel like a Providence Perfume Co. fragrance. It reminded me of the exquisite beauty of simple pleasures and perfumed paths yet to explore.
Read More...In 2013, Phaedon Paris joined the company Guillaume Diffusion, owned by Pierre Guillaume. Five Eau de Parfums have been added to the collection
Read More...Ken Grand has forayed once more into the realm of naturals and founded Sarabecca Natural Perfume (named for his daughters Sarah and Rebecca) and released an intriguing duo of eaux de parfum entitled Day and Night.
Read More....I suggested the name A Vision in White, as a counterpoint to A Vision in Black, and asked Neil to compose an homage to retro elegance, of timeless fashion and to a classic beauty whose face we never see but whose presence cannot be ignored.
Read More...Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata var. genuina) blossoms yield an essential oil that is often distilled in stages to yield four categories, extra, first, second and third, or all at once for the complete.
Read More...Before her untimely passing, Mona Di Orio created a personal scent for her partner Jeroen Oude Sogtoen, who decided to share it with the world. Violette Fumée will launch in September and according to Jeroen,”Mona composed the melody of my favorite passions, memories and materials. With flirty florals like violet and rose fumed with pipe […]
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June 24, 2013
A while ago, my interest was piqued by a newcomer to the Robert Piguet fold, Petit Fracas, created by perfumer Aurelien Guichard. Although not intended as a flanker, it was billed as a perfume to attract a younger generation that might prefer a lighter version of Fracas.
Read More...Natural perfumer Irina Adam of Brooklyn, NY makes all-natural perfumes under Phoenix Botanicals
Read More...Emilie Coppermann has created a very coherent set of 3 fragrances which drive us onto unknown although familiar olfactory territories
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June 23, 2013
My path to perfumery began when I met Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of DSH Perfumes in 2009 and began an open-ended apprenticeship. The Burning Man festival has also figured prominently as both an inspiration and an artistic outlet.
Read More...CB I Hate Perfume #610 Outside is a perfume created by Christopher Brosius because he hates bugs
Read More...In Jo Malone Osmanthus Blossom perfumer Marie Salamagne very cleverly chooses three notes to enhance and illuminate osmanthus. At the top it is the fruit, in the heart it is floral, and in the base the leathery quality is displayed.
Read More...Just be sure to remember one thing, the suit may not make the man, but the father will certainly make the fragrance
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June 21, 2013
I know my family now as they are today. I know less about them as they were. Sometimes when we are together stories gently rise to the surface bringing a low tide of longing for a certain place and time.
Read More...Our top ten favorite summer scents for 2013 with draws from Le Labo, Parfumerie Generale Private Collection,Patricia de Nicolai, Ineke,Profumi del Forte and L’artisan Parfumeur. Groove to Kool and the Gang
Read More...The 65 year old family owned artisanal Italian perfumery and candle collection Tiziana Terenzi debuts two fragrances Liilipur and Maremma . They will launch exclusively at Fortnum & Masons
Read More...I think Angel Face is the best fragrance so far in the A Dozen Roses collection; it has a much more pronounced aesthetic of its own while still retaining the brand DNA with the presence of the rose note.
Read More...Natural perfumer Irina Adam of Brooklyn, NY has named her natural apothecary company Phoenix botanicals and it is truly a propos, The idea behind the name is one can feel reborn from spending time in and surrounded with her fragrances, Saffron Veil, Bonfire Rose, Zephyr, Amber & Blues, Meadow & Fir, Night Bloom, and Triple Vanilla.
Read More...Christi Meshell, the natural perfumer of the Seattle based House of Matriarch, has announced the release of the Super Natural Collection, a limited-edition coffret of thirteen 3.3 ml perfume extraits (including the soon to debut Bohemian Black). The set includes award winning favorites such as Forbidden,(which was created for CaFleureBon’s Oephiucus 13th sign Natural Perfumers Internet Project), The Maj, […]
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June 17, 2013
The sweet aroma I do like in perfume is represented very well by Jo Malone Rose Water & Vanilla cologne. This perfume is reminiscent of the exotic sweet known as loukhoum, or Turkish Delight.
Read More...three fragrances are Hayari’s first foray into perfumes, and they sparkle and shine with the same luxury and beauty as their dress and fashion designs
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June 16, 2013
To stand under a ylang ylang tree in the tropical summer warmth is to inhale peace and serenity M.Micallef, Xerjoff, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Etat Libre D’Orange, 40 Notes, House of Matriarch, JoAnne Bassett, DSH Perfumes and more
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June 15, 2013
Perfumer Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume hates bugs and wanted something to wear which would keep them away. He did some research into what essential oils repelled insects and turned it into a perfume, CB I Hate Perfume #610 Outside.
Read More...“The sweet smell of peach warming in the sun, A feather light frock of the palest silk mousseline, Bronzed skin kissed with lush ylang ylang, rose and tonka”
Read More...Anne Boleyn, perhaps the most infamous wife of Henry XIII would have been fascinated by perfumery, as much for its potential as a political tool as for its more immediate seductive qualities
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June 13, 2013
Frunkinator helps you find a new niche fragrance for your Dad just in time for Father’s Day.
Read More...The samples arrived in a beautiful matte black paperboard box with the logo emblazoned on the top in a shinier black. There is a ribbon loop at the front and when pulled, it snaps open and slides forward, revealing your monthly selections inside
Read More...For the summer release of 2013 Diptyque chose to go with ylang-ylang as the floral in the middle and to commission perfumer Olivier Pescheux to create Eau Moheli.
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June 12, 2013
All the winners from the 2013 Fragrance Foundation Awards.
Read More...Master Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour is back with his first perfume for Penhaligon’s since Sartorial (2010) with a new fragrance for the venerable British House named Vaara
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June 11, 2013
The fashion House of Hayari-Paris was started in 2009 by Nabil Hayari, releasing designs that were meant to reflect the glamour of Hollywood. These three fragrances; Goldy, Broderie, and Only for Her, are Hayari’s first foray into perfumes, and they sparkle and shine with the same luxury and beauty as their dress and fashion designs
Read More...In a street market in the South of France, Master Perfumer Roja Dove came across a journal titled Pierre de Velay. Mr. Dove has recreated three scents, #11, #23 and #6 that are relevant to today’s taste but remain historically intact.
Read More...Chang’e, the perfume, is one of the most beautiful stone fruit scents I have worn. Summer is a perfect time to release this fragrance; I can’t imagine a better scent to wear for an eveningfazing at the moon
Read More...Last May, I wrote an article introducing the Perfume Sisterhood of the West Coast, a group of women who had hopes of making the West Coast a recognized force in perfumery. It has been an eventful year, and I wanted to examine the year gone by to the present and see how far we have come in such a short period.
Read More...The one thing I am sure of is Knightsbridge de Robert Piguet is my best new perfume of the first half of 2013.-Mark Behnke, Editor in Chief
Read More...Charna Ethier and Fashion designer Jonathan Joseph Peters (of Project Runway fame) co- created his first perfume inspired by his summer collection. Mousseline Pêche A special front row preview draw
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June 8, 2013
When I received the new pair of fragrances from Amouage called Fate Man and Fate Woman, after spraying them on, I was reminded of entropy. The Creative Director at Amouage, Christopher Chong, is also thinking about the way things fall apart as he describes this pair of fragrances as “the end of the first cycle of the Amouage narrative”.
Read More...Have you ever wondered what your favorite perfumers did BEFORE they were….your favorite perfumers?
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June 7, 2013
Sometimes a fragrance is so exquisite and uniquely itself that my desire to rush in and write about it comes to a delightful pause and I get to live with the fragrance in a kind of suspended time, waiting to see where it will take me, and that’s exactly how Aedes de Venustas Iris Nazarena revealed itself.
Read More...A Dozen Roses introduces Angel Face, homage to the floribunda rose with its lavender petals.
Read More...I have mentioned recently how much the raw materials used in all natural perfumes seem to impart an extra level of complexity to the perfumes which contain them. It seems as if they contain a vitality that those synthesized in a laboratory do not
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June 6, 2013
The complexity of an Amouage fragrance extends beyond its physical structure. Creative Director Christopher Chong is the Sigmund Freud of perfumery as he liquifies the human condition. Amouage has recently introduced two new fragrances, the new special edition Beloved Man and the latest installment to the Library Collection, the soul-stirring Opus VII.
Read More...Laurie Erickson has created a sharply delineated experience of her three titular notes along with a mix of woods not in the name
Read More...The Arabian Nights collection of oud fragrances for By Kilian has released its fifth and final chapter called Musk Oud. All of these previous Arabian Nights were the product of a single perfumer, Calice Becker, and I expected her to finish the run but to my surprise a new storyteller arrived, Alberto Morillas.
Read More...Mme de Nicolai was inspired by the essential oil of orange flowers and the fresh smells of childhood and with Eau sOleil composed a fragrance using the same concept of citrus Eau de Colognes
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June 4, 2013
Many of you will remember when the doorbell would ring and it would be “Avon Calling!” One woman, Tara Swords, had a vision and has made experiencing artful perfumes in the comfort of your home a reality again. Olfactif is a wonderful new service that brings niche perfume to YOU and not the other way around.
Read More...One of the things I like about the majority of niche perfume lines is that they don’t designate a gender to their fragrances. They understand that by marketing a scent strictly to men, or women, they are decreasing their potential audience for that fragrance. Fortunately, most perfumistas will try everything no matter what, but there […]
Read More...Christopher Brosius hates bugs. Particularly mosquitoes. So this perfume began in 1992 as a bug repellant when he lived in the country. "I knew from my research that one of the principal reasons plants produce their essential oils is to protect themselves from insects and I discovered several essential oils that were particularly effective to protect […]
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June 3, 2013
Natural perfumer Jane Cate, of A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes, was at a loss to name a new osmanthus perfume she had created. CaFleureBon Editor-in-Chief Michelyn Camen told her the legend of the moon goddess and suggested that she name it after Chang’e.
Read More...In the final creation that expresses the end of the first cycle of the Amouage narrative, “Fate” for Man and Woman explores the uncertainty of the future and the universal principal by which the order of things is inescapably prescribed. In his latest conquest, Amouage Creative Director Christopher Chong proclaims a finale that parodies the […]
Read More...N°5 inaugurated the language of numbers in perfumes. It is also the number of perfection. And Gabrielle Chanel made it her favorite number. Noted Historian, Author and perfumer Elisabeth de Feydeau is our honored guest writer.
Read More...It was one afternoon on Formentera, in the Balearic Islands, that the idea of Aqua Vitae came to Francis Kurkdjian. Riding an old motorbike, taking it slowly in view of the extreme heat, the air on his face was deliciously cool. The sun intensified the fragrances of the nature around him. Aqua Vitae was inspired […]
Read More...Have you ever wondered what your favorite perfumer did before they were….your favorite perfumers? guess correctly and score your choices from 9 niche and natural fragrances
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June 1, 2013
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
Read More...We are so excited to see more of a movement towards niche American brands. Seeing so many fragrance and cosmetic brands being made overseas is heartbreaking knowing not only the state of our economy but also that there are so many fabulous untapped resources right here
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