With the release in 2005 of Dior Homme the idea that “woods are for boys and florals are for girls” was broken with a floral fragrance marketed to men which featured a new masculine floral as its focal point.
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
I’ve often asked myself what would happen if one of the perfumers responsible for many of those fresh and clean fragrances was given the chance to take that style and refocus it through a niche lens. With the new fragrance from Olfactive Studio, Flashback, I think I have my answer.
The new release from Mona di Orio Parfums, in the Les Nombres D’Or collection, called Eau Absolue feels much like Mme di Orio asking us to have fun with her perfume again.
The staff of CaFleureBon believe a sexy perfume seduces, either with a whisper or a shout, smolders and kindles desire. Histoires de Parfums, Parfumerie Generale, Ineke, Etat Libre D’Orange,Spadaro, Nasreen and Vero Kern have us hanging out the DO NOT DISTURB SIGN.
Comme des Garcons 2 Man was my first lesson that the boundaries which framed a perfumer’s ingredient choices were truly unlimited because the truly innovative, like Mark Buxton, will find ways to make the unloved, lovely.
