When I received the new pair of fragrances from Amouage called Fate Man and Fate Woman, after spraying them on, I was reminded of entropy. The Creative Director at Amouage, Christopher Chong, is also thinking about the way things fall apart as he describes this pair of fragrances as “the end of the first cycle of the Amouage narrative”.
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
The old proverb says “good things come to those who wait”. After three years of waiting three very good things have come to those who love Le Labo and great perfume and they are named Lys 41, Ylang 49, and Limette 37.
After three years in the making Le Labo introduces two new statement florals for their Classic Collection – LYS 41 & YLANG 49.
Crabtree & Evelyn was one of the very first companies that caught my attention with their now discontinued Persian Lilac scent. Just as that scent captured the purest essence of the darkest lilac, Somerset Meadow captures an idyllic day spent leisurely roaming the wildflower covered meadows and soft green fields in the late springtime.
I am a big fan of the singing competition American Idol.
There is no such thing as “Perfume Idol” but at the recent Esxence 2013 exhibition in Milan we had the next best thing…Perfumer Alex Lee’s Etoilelegance won the Young Perfumers Competition
