The new limited edition Alex Doll and M. Micallef Ananda gives a new look; “pop” meets elegance to the original scent created in 2005
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These are the posts from April 2018
CaFleureBon Sebastian Jara and founder of Smelling Great on YouTube takes us on a fragrant journey with a Esxence 2018 Perfumer and Brand Video
Read More...In Part 2 of CaFleureBon’s Esxence Coverage, Ermano Picco named some of his Best of Show Perfumes at Esxence 2018, the 10th edition
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April 21, 2018
Art and Olfaction Awards 2018 Winners
Golden Pear Awards for Art and Olfaction Awards Winners via Instagram@artandolfaction The Art and Olfaction Awards 2018 Winners were announced on April 21, 2018 at The Tabernacle, in London’s Notting Hill. Each of the Art and Olfaction Awards 2018 Winners received a Golden Pear, the “Oscar of artistic perfumery”. Founder Saskia Wilson Brown presided and perfumers and judges […]
Read More...Hermes Eau de Citron Noir by Robert H Learning of a new fragrance release from Hermes makes me jump for joy, and the past month or so has seen a veritable blitzkrieg of new perfumes from the house; the very latest being Eau De Citron Noir. In its deep sapphire blue bottle, Citron Noir is […]
Read More...Best of Show Esxence 2018: Timeless Elegance: Fragrances that will stand the test of time and based on neo-classical construction. In this category of course is Fath L’Iris de Fath. Masque Milano’s (homage to Hemingway) by Fanny Bal of IFF with its beautiful use of three vetiver extractions and a sparkling ginger bubbling at the top is a fragrance that could […]
Read More...Juliette Has A Gun Moscow Mule by Romano Ricci was inspired by the cocktail of the same name which are served in copper mugs and ginger.
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April 20, 2018
Meshaz Natural Perfumes Azpire (Mesha Munyan) X ÇaFleureBon – New Perfume Review + “10 to Zen” Earth Day 2018 Draw
I was looking for a mimosa-centric fragrance to help me let go of negativity (and my Type A personality). Meshaz Natural Perfumes Azpire is that perfume.
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April 19, 2018
Archiving the Memory of Scents: Visiting Osmothèque (36 Rue du Parc de Clagny 78000 Versailles France)
We cannot hear Mozart composing or see Rembrandt painting, but thanks to Osmothèque, glimmers of our perfume history are here for us to know and rejoice in
Read More...If you have not heard of the term, a Bucket List are things you want to do before you die or what achievements you want to accomplish during your lifetime
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April 17, 2018
Pierre Balmain Élysées 64-83 (Germaine Cellier) 1946 – Vintage Perfume Review + A Rare Fragrance Draw
Pierre Balmain on the phone (1914-1982) Getty Pierre Balmain notes in his autobiography My Years and Seasons – that “My friend, Germaine Cellier, had just invented a perfume for me which evoked the best kind of elegance of which I wanted to be the harbinger. I named it Élysées 64-83, my first telephone number.” Rene Gruau How might any […]
Read More...The Aramis Calligraphy series, Aramis Calligraphy, Calligraphy Rose and Calligraphy Saffron, are stylized versions of classical middle-eastern perfumes
Read More...At Esxence 2018, the “White” Collections with their luminosity were among my favorites: Atelier Des Ors, Perris Monte Carlo and Gabriella Chieffo Lattedoro
Read More...Few roses in today’s perfumery smell this delicate, natural and unaffected as the antique five-petaled pink eglantine rose, also known as sweetbriar. It’s prickly and thorny and delectable: even its foliage wafts an apple-redolent aroma. Some liken the leaflets’ fragrance to jasmine. In the language of flowers, eglantine is equated with poetry; that suits me perfectly. Hermès Hermessence Myrrhe Églantine by […]
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April 15, 2018
ÇaFleureBon Behind The Bottle: Interview with Nick Arauz of Caswell-Massey +CENTURIES SANDALWOOD, LX48 and More Draw
Nick Arauz of Caswell-Massey has re-positioned the brand representing a more modern approach that is still true to its legacy.All perfumers are from IFF
Read More...Nishane Istanbul Patchuli Kohza is a patchouli perfume for those who aren’t sure quite sure patchouli perfumes are their thing.
Read More...Unlike vintage fragrances of the past, animalic ingredients today are not real civet, musk or castoreum and perfumers substitute with synthetic accords
Read More...Wide Society Le Parfum de Liberte is a new travel friendly brand from The Different Company’s Luc Gabriel and Emilie Coppermann and Alexandra Monet
Read More...Jo Malone Tropical Cherimoya Cologne and Jo Malone Cattleya Flower Body Mist are designed to be worn alone or layered together.
Read More...New Atelier Des Ors White Collection includes Crépuscule des Âmes, Chœur des Anges and 9th in the Black Collection is Atelier Des Ors Bois Sikar
Read More...Esxence 10th anniversary party in full swing Esxence 2018 new fragrances were many things: ebullient, glamorous (where did all those terrifying fashion models come from this year?) inspiring, exhilarating and exhausting. The Expo this year for me, was about cementing nascent relationships and, of course, exploring the huge array talents that leave me breathless with […]
Read More...According to Dana El Masri each Jazmin Sarai perfume is translated through beats, rhythm, harmony, lyrics, a homage to the artist that inspired them.”
Read More...New perfumes from Esxence 2018: Eau d’Italie Fior Fiore, Homoelegans Ivre de vie, Calé Sottosopra, Antonio Alessandria Fara, Wild Society Nube, Or +Damask
Read More...Nomenclature para_íso , composed by Frank Voelkl is based on the myth of the Garden of Eden using Quincester® to capture quince and Lilyflore® for muguet
Read More...Aedes de Venustus Musc Encensé by Ralf Schwieger matches spirituality of the House’s signature incense note with the most sensual of accords-musk
Read More...Fanny Bal of IFF signed the new and much buzzed about Frederic Malle Sale Gosse. Her mentor is Dominque Ropion who introduced her to M. Malle.
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April 11, 2018
2018 Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journalism Winners
The 2018 Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journalism winners were announced April 11, 2018 at the Society of the Illustrators in NYC
Read More...Jo Malone Jasmine Sambac & Marigold Cologne Intense, captures the mystique of Jasmine, the Queen of Flowers, in an unusual, exotic combination of notes.
Read More...The top perfumes and trends we spotted at Esxence 2018 included fragrances that were timeless, neo-gourmand, citrus, less ouds and softer sillage
Read More...Brooklyn-based Vilhelm Parfumerie has a bolder, more modern take on classic lilac perfumes with A Lilac A Day, a modern day watercolour of the flower
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April 9, 2018
Esxence 2018: Jacques Fath L’Iris de Fath (Rania Naim, Patrice Revillard and Yohan Cervi ~ BEST IN SHOW (Part 1)
Jacques Fath L’Iris de Fath was not to be a reinterpretation but needed to be a reconstruction, as close to the original as possible.
Read More...American perfumer and grooming expert William Carius created Barrister and Mann Romance in Middlesex County and Barrister and Mann Fougere Gothique
Read More...Ormonde Jayne True Love is meant to evoke Light conquering darkness and that true love is the ultimate emotion.
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April 8, 2018
Hermessence Myrrhe Églantine (Christine Nagel) 2018 –Perfume Review+ Rose Élégante Draw
Hermessence Myrrhe Églantine is nothing if not elegant. It is the sort of eau de toilette which blooms in the heat, especially in humidity.
Read More...The spicy Cardamom and dry leather in Memo Paris African Leather make for the perfect match.
Read More...The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2018 Finalists were unveiled at The Annual Fragrance Foundation Finalists’ Luncheon
Read More...Cartier Baiser du Dragin Extrait and Yves Saint Laurent Opium Vapeurs De Parfum Legere still have me in their thrall.
Read More...I find Stephen Dirkes of Euphorium Brooklyn Ume satisfying and a welcome departure from many fragrances I’ve smelt of late.
Read More...Busy morning at Esxence 2018, with many new and exciting perfumes and scent stars to report. Wi-Fi issues continue at the venue, so I went back to the hotel to bring you the Art and Olfaction Awards Finalists 2018. At 1:00 GMT, The Art and Olfaction Awards Top Ten Finalists 2018 were announced to a […]
Read More...St. Clair Scents Gardener’s Glove, St. Clair Scents First Cut and St. Clair Scents Frost by Diana St.Clair are artisan perfumes are breathtaking
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April 4, 2018
Hermès Hermessence Muguet Porcelaine (Jean-Claude Ellena)~Perfume Review + Ode to Spring Draw
Hermès Hermessence Muguet Porcelainene: some say that it an open homage to Edmond Roudnitska’s adored Diorissimo.
Read More...Olivier Durbano and his perfumes invoke color and emotion and, while they display restraint and balance, they are personal rather than classical; creations of light, nature and the human soul. “Cafleurebon 8 Years with Heliotrope #8 (created in 2012): The Heliotrope stone or the precious stone of Babylon, was used in Magic for three centuries in ancient Babylon, […]
Read More...Nishane Pachuli Kozha is a unicorn. An earthy, luscious, bittersweet chocolate perfume with honey and ylang. There’s such a thing as a voluptuous patchouli
Read More...The newest addition to the M. Micallef Mon Parfum series, Mon Parfum Pearl, is now available for sale and will be shown at Esxence 2018.
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April 2, 2018
Jazmin Saraï Ma’ré and Jazmin Saraï Nar (Dana El Masri) -New Perfume Review + The Tarab Duet Draw
Jazmin Seraï Ma’ré and Jazmin Seraï Nar (theTarab Duet) are inspired by the music of Lebanese songstress Fairuz and Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez
Read More...Tuscany is a natural fit to the ideal of sustainable beauty and example of art as lifestyle bottled by Parfumeurs du Monde Thierry Bernard
Read More...Fanny Bal of IFF is a 30 year old up and coming scent star who studied with Dominique Ropion and has composed perfumes for Frederic Malle and Masque Milano
Read More...If you’ve struggled with any of the previous Alien releases, then MUGLER Alien Flora Futura will be the quintessential entry-level Alien for you,
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