The Winner of 5ml of Diaghilev by Roja Dove
“Madame.Diaghilev is more than artistic.She does not merely honor art.She is art.Every facet of her being tells a story – an honor to the era of her heritage, to her namesake, and to the scent he loved”.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Serge Lutens De Profundis “Eros and Thanatos” + De Profundis Draw
Serge Lutens “De Profundis” catches the eye almost before the nose. The color is actually a deep purple, powerful, similar to a magic potion which will invite you to partake of its charms. De Profundis is an innovative departure, extremely ornate, almost heady; of a meeting between violet and chrysanthemum.
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Charna Ethier of Providence Perfumes + “Bohemian Rhapsody” Draw
After working for Lauder and Aveda for years, I became determined to create my own line of natural perfumes. I poured myself into learning everything I possibly could about natural perfumery and after years of study, research, and experimentation was accepted as a member to the Natural Perfumers Guild and Providence Perfume Company launched.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Carner Barcelona Cuirs ‘Leather-palooza’
Carner Barcelona Cuirs was the single best new fragrance I hadn’t tried before at Elements Showcase. Sara Carner enlisted perfumer Sonia Constant to create a fragrance, “redolent with nostalgia for a bygone era of artisan ateliers, where pipesmoke filled the air fusing with the scent of finely tanned leather.”
Fragrance Review Roja Dove Diaghilev: A Perfume in Three Acts + “Oscar Wilde And Sergei Diaghilov” 5ml Draw
Roja Dove is not merely the Professor of Perfume, but the Carl Sagan of the fragrant universe. Every facet of Diagheliv honors Mitsouko perfume and the Ballet Rousses . I could smell the love of music, dance, and of the music and dance of perfume in this fragrance …Oscar Wilde and Sergei Diagheliv met in Paris. We have a 5ml draw
The Winner of Our Summer Breeze Draw
Acqua di Parma has since 2004 in its Le Nobili collection been exploring a single flower and attempting to uncover the nobility of each. Iris Nobile and Magnolia Nobile have been excellent examples of this style of fragrance. . Now we have a new fragrance in the La Nobili collection, Gelsomino Nobile.