The Winners of Fave Fall Scents: Parfums DelRae Bois de Paradis and 10ml of DSH Pandora
It’s 79 degrees today in New York, not quite sweater weather, but time to start transitioning into cold weather scents
Galbanum and other Strangers: ” The Master and Margarita by Michael Bulgahov” + Vol de Nuit Draw
Vol de Nuit opens with galbanum. When I smelled it for the first time at Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s studio, it reminded me of swamp. I hated it. the jolt of galbanum makes my nerves tingle & my body get ready to jump at whatever happens.But then there is Margarita’s laughter
The Winner of 5ml Olivier Durbano Citrine
Citrine is an amber woody spice fragrance… bright and mysterious.(aptly named as citrine stones range from sunny yellow to deep sienna). All the nuances of the gem are represented in this fragrance
New Fragrance: Karleidoscope “Lagerfeld’s Scentimental Approach”
Fashion icon KarlLagerfeld is no stranger to fashion, but has not done many fragrances, his last Kapsule collection was unisex. That will now change as Karleidoscope’will debut in Europe October 11
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumer Winner: Alexandra Balahoutis Strange Invisible Perfumes
Mark and I have very different points of view in our personal preferences in fragrance, but we both agree that Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes has the “it” factor in American niche perfumery
The Winner of Truth is Beauty April Aromatics Draw
Tanja’s company April Aromatics calls Berlin home- that capital known as a veritable cauldron of creativity and cutting-edge artists
Tanja’s company April Aromatics calls Berlin home- that capital known as a veritable cauldron of creativity and cutting-edge artists