I really loved the almost silky feel Sonoma Scent Studio Spiced Citrus Vetiver had from beginning to end and I believe it has everything to do with the ingredients. These are high quality natural raw ingredients and it shows.
Roja Dove’s collection, is diverse, alive, often glamorous, often scandalous, but there is always a cohesiveness, a united field that connects it all. I decided to start by examining the sub-collection of three extraits: Gardenia, Neroli and Vetiver. Each of these potent creations highlights their eponymous accord, but there is undoubted complexity and nuance to each.
When I learned that Shelley Waddington of EnVoyage Perfumes was creating a scent based on the life of Zelda Fitzgerald, the memory of my teen obsession came roaring back. I was anxious to try Zelda.
An example of a visual title is “The Rose With The Broken Neck”. Just the title conjures up myriad artistic possibilities to bring it to life. Some believe only synthetic perfume is olfactory art .I wish I could make those naysayers sit down in front of The Rose With The Broken Neck, and others of Ms. Balahoutis’ fragrances, and challenge them
Of the first fragrances from Le Labo the one that was the most interesting did in fact have the named note front and center but the other ingredients definitely were there to keep it off balance. This fragrance is Rose 31 by perfumer Daphne Bugey.
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.
