Zelda Fitzgerald was a complicated woman, so creating a fragrance that captured her essence posed many creative challenges. How do I create a perfume that does justice to both the highest and the lowest aspects of her life? A bright beginning, a full heart, and a dark base would be the perfect start.
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
Late last year there was a rumor that she would be releasing a new IUNX fragrance. At the end of March 2013 this rumor turned out to be true as L’Arbre was released. L’Arbre is exactly what I hoped for as Mme Giacobetti turns sandalwood into something diaphanous but so full of structure it is endlessly fascinating.
A drop of pure sandalwood oil between your eyes enhances meditation. Use it in a perfume and it will be complex, lending depth and character.
Draws le labo, serge lutens, Lush gorilla, maitre parfumeur et gantier, anya’s garden, tallulah jane,House of matriarch, JoAnne Bassett, Tambela
The de-facto in-house perfumer for Robert Piguet, Aurelien Guichard, is expanding the idea of Robert Piguet as a perfume predominantly for the ladies. Under the creative direction of Joe Garces, Robert Piguet has added another more woody than floral fragrance with the new release Bois Bleu.
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
