Last year, Ragna Rostad-Ruffner of Divine Life Perfumes introduced me to one of my favorite rose scents, Dharma Rose. This year she gave me her two most recent rose scents, Trinity Rose and Rosita. Together the make a lovely trio of compelling fragrances that sit squarely in the “dark rose” genre.
As Creative Director of Shay & Blue understanding the achievements of the great perfume masterpieces of the past is key– so that you can then reinvent them for the the modern world. Great artists and writers have always known this. You must understand the genius in past achievements before you can move forward.
According to Neela Vermeire, ” Ashoka’s wheel was the inspiration for the NVC logo (though ours has adapted an Eiffel tower within each spoke) and he spread Buddhism and was millenia ahead of many great rulers
For those readers who have been following Managing Editor Mark Behnke’s obsession with the collaboration between Parfums M. Micallef and Denis Durand, we can all exhale…
I’m not the target demographic for their sexy lingerie line, Agent Provocateur, making them a bit off my radar. The perfumes have many fans, though, so when I was offered the opportunity to review their latest creation, Petale Noir, I accepted gladly.
I met the majordomo of Jovoy, Francois Henin, and as we talked he told me to experience the two newest additions, Rouge Assassin and Les Jeux sont Faits. I found both to be excellent neo-vintage perfumes.
