Parfums MDCI Cuir Cavalier is one of three fragrances inspired by paintings that are personal favourites of Parfums MDCI creative director Claude Marchal. The Painters and Perfumers Collection, launched in 2018 with three masculine-leaning scents, also includes Cecile Zarokian’s verdant, bergamot-centric Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin, spurred by the famous Blue Boy by Gainsborough, and a warmly spicy, earthy offering from Nathalie Feisthauer based on L’Homme aux Gants by Titian. A fourth perfume, centering on the portrait of M. Sériziat by Jacques Louis David, will be released later this year along with four feminine scents. As time ticks by and I revisit Cuir Cavalier, I find the secondary notes are more marked: rose comes forward one moment, cypress the next, then iris, all the while hovering like film transparencies over the oud and leather centerpiece. Tiny paint strokes of honey and tonka add welcome, subtle touches of garden sweetness.  Thanks to the generosity of Claude Machal, we have a sample set of Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin, Cuir Cavalier, and L’Homme aux Gants for one registered reader in the EU, USA, or Canada. The random winner is Idimancge. Please email michelyn AT Cafleurebon dawt com with Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin, Cuir Cavalier and L’Homme aux Gants  by 4/12/2019 9PM EST. This is a deadline and no exceptions if you are late or misspell CaFleureBon. Please use your email from your comment so we know it is you. It would be wonderful to write a thank you to Claude Marchal in your email as we do pass them on to the wonderful sponsors of these draws. THE LOG-IN FOR CAFLEUREBON SITE IS BELOW OUR FRAGRANCE AWARDS ON THE UPPER RIGHT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO REGISTER

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