Labdanum in Perfumery “The Champion of Perfume” + A resinous giveaway
There would be no perfume without labdanum. That may be a bit dramatic… but in the very least, a large part of the olfactive art would be missing.
There would be no perfume without labdanum. That may be a bit dramatic… but in the very least, a large part of the olfactive art would be missing.
Aftelier Perfumes Joie de Vert is akin to being lured into the forest initially by the song of the woodthrush, only to discover that it has flown and now you are being serenaded by the owl as daylight retires.
Aftelier Perfumes Forest Bathing is shot through with shafts of light, much as one might feel as they wander through the woods on a fine clear day
Aftelier Perfumes Alchemy may have been one of Mandy Aftel’s earliest works, but classicism never dates itself; it’s the stuff of Myth
Aftelier Perfumes Alchemy was Mandy Aftel’s perfume in 2001. In 2018, she reinterpreted the original formula in a liquid form and in limited quantity.
These three from Mandy Aftel three bear significant signs of love and use: Aftelier Perfumes Parfum Privé, Cepes and Tuberose and Vanilla Smoke