The scents from Agonist are supposed to be inspired by the “Nordic climate and culture with its melancholy”. Would Liquid Crystal and Perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin (le nez for Diptyque Eau Duelle) be the fragrance that pulled off Agonist’s stated design credo? Enter our draw for a sample
February is the cruellest month, frozen winds, filled with personal loss. From DSH L’Eau d’ Iris to Parfums DelRae Mythique (& many in between) Iris fragrances warm my soul, during this intolerable month of sweet memories contrasted by cold reality… a still life in iris. Enter our Draw sponsored by DSH perfumes.
Osmothèque, the International Conservatory of Perfumes, will actively participate in Esxence The Scent of Excellence, organizing several initiatives and meetings. Inaugurated in Versailles in 1990, Osmothèque is the most important collection of existing or disappeared fragrances. A list of exhibitors follows:
Enter our draw for 3 Discovery Sets of The Library Collection, Opus I-IV.”For me, perfume is about articulating the different colors of emotions and personal history. It is all about the present reconciling with the past.” -Christopher Chong.
The real appeal of Histoires de Parfums is of course its olfactory excellence. “Many perfumistas revere the ratings from the ‘bible’ of fragrance criticism perfumes: The A-Z Guide,” says Ahalife’s Fragrance Curator Michelyn Camen. Most of Gérald Ghislain’s collection received four and five star ratings from Perfume: A-Z by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez
When I first smelt Après L’Ondée (just the EDT in case anyone is wondering), it struck me as a dark, mournful, conflicted scent. This got me wondering who would have worn Après L’Ondée at the turn of the 20th century, when it was launched. My mind instantly lit upon Virginia Woolf, who would have been 129 this week.
