Fragrance du Bois New York Intense by Redolessence©
Did you know that there are 62 counties in New York? But when most people think of New York, New York City comes to mind. As a native New Yorker born and raised in Brooklyn, I lived in Manhattan for most of my adult life….I am a New Yorker through and through. NYC is one of the most diverse cities in the world with almost 200 languages spoken throughout the five boroughs-Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan Queens and Staten Island. It is our neighborhoods, our residents, our music, our theaters, our architecture, musicians, our museums, our restaurants, our street fairs, our boutiques, our fragrance shops, our parks, pizza, pickles, beaches, and bagels; our kindness to out of towners that makes New York City one of the best cities on the planet. If not THE best.
A complete Guide to NY Perfumeries here
View from Central Park Reservoir in New York City ©Hernando Courtright©
New York City has inspired many fragrances from brands throughout the world as well. Bond No 9, Nicolai Parfumeur-Createur New York Intense, Masque Milano Times Square, Kierin NYC, DKNY, Gallivant Brooklyn, Strangelove NYC, CM Macerations Christopher Street (there is a very important blog post Creative Director Doug Bender wrote PLEASE read it here), Le Labo Tuberouse 40 New York City Exclusive, Strada Parfumerie Fifth Avenue, Ulrich Lang New York, Fragrance Du Bois Fifth Avenue are just a few.
Perfumer Pierre Constantin Gueros (click this link for our interview), who lived in New York City for several years composed Fragrance Du Bois New York Intense in 2020. I asked him about the inspiration:
Pierre Constantin Gueros courtesy of the perfumer©
“Michelyn, you know I lived in New York City a few years ago and I used this personal reference to create Fragrance Du Bois New York Intense. The cliché is to describe as a noisy busy city but for me I was impressed by the classical architecture, the brownstones, the chic and elegance of the New Yorkers. I also loved the fact that Manhattan is facing the ocean and that in certain parts of the city you feel the marine smell. So I used a combination of the most exclusive amber and ambergris materials to translate the city vibe, rich woods for the nobility, ambergris for the ocean, ambroxan for the chic atmosphere. ” -Pierre Constantin Gueros, Perfumer with Symrise, 8/3/21
–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief
ÇafleureBon Video Fragrance Content Contributor Steven Gavrielatos of Redolessence reviews Fragrance du Bois New York Intense (his skin projects a beautiful mélange of incense, agarwood, amber, blackberry and cinnamon).
Disclosure: Opinions are his own and a bottle was sent for review
Thanks to the generosity of Fragrance du Bois, we have a 50 ml bottle of Fragrance Du Bois New York Intense available anywhere in the world WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS, CANNOT BE SENT TO RUSSIA, KAZAKHASTAN, UKRAINE, MEXICO, BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA OR AFRICA for one registered reader (you must register on our site or your comment will not count).
To be eligible, please tell us what you enjoyed or found interesting about Michelyn and Pierre Gueros’ introduction (thank you Pierre) AND Steven’s Video review, if you’ve tried any Fragrance du Bois perfume before, and where you live. Draw closes 8/9/2021
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