Earlier this year, when speaking with Nick Steward the Creative Director of L'Artisan Parfumeur, one of the questions I asked him was why so many classic and adored L'Artisan Parfumeur perfumes were being discontinued. His answer was to make way for the new. Yet the Company has a rich history which they will not abandon dating back from Jean Laporte and is sympathetic to those who loved past fragrances. Each year discontinued L'Artisan Parfumeur fragrances are brought back as a limited edition. For 2014, Jour de Fete, composed by Olivia Giacobetti in 2003 will be available once more. Jour de Fete  means Festival Day in French and it is an ode to the sweet confection known as "la dragee" and  contains notes of  almond, iris, wheat and vanilla.

Available  March 2014 at www.lartisanparfumeur.com and select stockists

 100 ml/ $105 USD

With all the "noirs" and "ouds" that represented so much of 2013, it will be nice to bring back a bright, innocent fragrance in the New Year.

-Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

Editor's Note: L'Artisan will be celebrating the anniversary of two of its most iconic fragrances in 2014, more information coming soon