Two of CaFleureBon's friends in fragrance have supported us from Day One. Anya McCoy, the President of the Natural Perfumer's Guild (La nez of Anya's Garden) and Dawn Spencer-Hurwitz, the multi talented perfumer,artist and jewelry designer and owner of DSH Perfumes ( A NPG Member).

Anya McCoy

Dear Michelyn and the wonderful team of Ca Fleure Bon:

Happy First Birthday!  Your salon-style blog captured my attention from day one because of the luscious visuals and poetry and prose that accompany each review and interview.  It truly is unique and groundbreaking in its approach to perfume news.

Maṇḍala of Time: (मण्डल) is a Sanskrit word that means "circle"

My birthday gift to celebrate the Ca Fleure Bon anniversary is a reformulation of StarFlower, my best-selling perfume.  Heavily indolic and gourmand, I wanted a  perfume that that can serve as the daytime version.  I generously doused the formula with orange blossom, Michelyn's favorite floral, upped the tuberose, and tweaked some more. 

I named it "Timeless" in honor of the aesthetics and style of CaFleureBon, which stands out as a unique blog/salon because of the inclusion of artwork from all the ages, literature, poetry and a fusion.  This is something I had never seen before in a perfume blog.  Each post is a revelation of sensory delights, with the images and words invoking the perfume being described.

With love,

Anya McCoy
http://AnyasGarden.com
http://PerfumeClasses.com
http://NaturalPerfumers.com

 

 Dawn Spencer-Hurwitz

When I think of CaFleureBon, my first thought is of a love of artistry and of luxury.  The same holds true for  E-I-C, Michelyn Camen (and everyone at CFB, actually!).  So, when considering a perfume to commemorate this wonderful magazine's first anniversary, I was immediately drawn to a luxurious gourmand oriental; something that would make Michelyn swoon using notes of her beloved orange blossom, bergamot, mandarin, passionfruit, sweet absinthe (as addictive as CFB), cognac, cassie flower, rose absolute, sambac jasmine, benzoin, tolu balsam, sandalwood, patchouli, labdanum, vanilla, and caramel. 

 

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec: Woman with Black Boa

As I often work from 'visual briefs', I found inspiration in a glorious Toulouse-Lautrec drawing of a Parisian woman (have you ever noticed that one of MC's favorite artists is T-L?  Well, I have) and this magnificent vintage black opal sapphire and diamond ring. The results? 

A decadent oriental perfume, bottled in vintage French flacons, hand embellished with stones and precious metals and a series of necklaces to correspond.

I named the perfume and the necklace series "Lautrec", created especially for CFB birthday bash!  Truly one of a kind.  Just like CaFleureBon.

A heartfelt Happy First Birthday,

DSH (aka Dawn-deer)

http://www.dshperfumes.com

Please note there are  FOUR draw offerings:

 

TWO .15ML LTD. EDITION OF 'TIMELESS' BY ANYA McCOY

ONE 15ML OF LAUTREC PARFUM EXTRAIT BY DAWN SPENCER HURWITZ

Editor’s Note: Happy 68^th birthday to one of my favorite jazz musicians George Benson