Neil had been inspired by a woman he’d met in a motorcycle shop.
One of those people whom it is easy to dismiss, perhaps-
Not as tough as she looked in her leathers, bearing a rose tattoo on her arm…
She was one of the kindest, gentlest souls he had ever met; he wanted to create a homage to her.
A testament to her very goodness.
Christopher Chong, the creative director for Amouage, was “inspired by the recollections and fragments we acquire on our journey; the fragments that collectively represent a tome of memories … the notion of the hidden treasures in a library “.
Truly, there is something here for all tastes.
The goal was to transcend gender; all three are to be worn by anyone.
There are few perfumers who have a signature style. One is is Olivia Giacobetti. Mme. Giacobetti also has an undeniable architecture to her fragrances, that of sheerness in beauty.Mme. Gicobetti returns with three new ‘green’ fragrances for Honore des Pres dubbed the “We Love NY” collection. The fragrances are packaged in that most disposable of New York City commodities the take-away coffee cup. While the packaging around this collection could be termed disposable, or common, the fragrances inside are not. Mme. Giacobetti’s We Love NY collection for Honore des Pres accurately captures many of the more pleasant smells of New York City and if one is up for an unusual olfactory tour your first step should be to acquire these fragrances
In many ways Temple of Musk is the heads to Musc Botanique’s tails. Musc Botanique is the fragrance that captures the darkness of musk and the Hour Of The Wolf; Temple of Musk captures the brightness of musk and it is like standing in a Temple Of The Sun to greet the new day and all of the possibilities inherent in that.
Reminder: Temple of Musk is the bottle we are giving away at Cafleurebon
Is there life after 40… you bet! In a series by Yahoo, called Second Act, men and women, like Mandy Aftel (who became a natural perfumer over 15 years ago) turn there lives around, pursue their bliss and in Mandy’s case create a legacy that has touched thousands of lives and has given legitimacy to natural perfumery
as ART. Mandy is not a ‘zealot’, she chooses natuals to paint her landscape, and happily co-exists in the world of fine fragrance
Ms. Han has done an incredible job of reformulating her original six fragrant oils into something different and exciting and altogether beautiful. I think this shows a perfumer who really understands the architecture which underlies her fragrances and how to successfully alter it. Then again what else would I expect from a perfumer for whom the Chinese character for her name, Yosh, means fragrant. It is clear to me she has a deep connection to her fragrances
