Image created by Amber for Aether Arts Perfume X ÇaFleureBon Snow Queen

“I am delighted to be collaborating again with Editor-in-Chief Michelyn Camen to create a new perfume commemorating the 15th anniversary of ÇaFleureBon. Michelyn’s “Queen Series” of perfumes is a never-ending source of creativity inspired by strong, powerful women. This year, my perfume brief was a fairytale, The Snow Queen, by Hans Christen Andersen—a classic story of good versus evil. as experienced by Gerda and Kai, two children that are neighbors and best friends. As every good fairytale revolves around a crisis, the sweet and loving Kai ends up with shards in his eye and heart of an evil, magic mirror that radically changes his outlook and nature; he now no longer cares for Gerda nor the roses that symbolize their love and friendship. But Gerda never wavers in her love for Kai; she embarks on a hero’s journey to liberate Kai from the Snow Queen, who has taken him to her icy kingdom. Ultimately, Gerda rescues Kai and her love for him conquers all. – Amber Jobin, Perfumer and Owner of Aether Arts Perfumes.

Amber Jobin and Michelyn Camen apped by Sandi

 2x Art and Olfaction Award-winning (2014 and 2022) perfumer Amber Jobin and I “met” over the phone. We became friend-in-fragrance and regularly spoke and bounced ideas off each other. Our first collaboration was Touchstone (which was a top 10 finalist in the Art and Olfaction awards and (reviewed here by Robert Herrmann, may he R.I.P) for our Project Talisman in 2017. Next was Circe in 2019, based on the Madeleine Miller novel of the same name and a feminist retelling of the Circe myth. Since I knew that Amber and I were on the same wavelength, I thought she she should take part in our Queen collaborations.  CyBorg Queen (2023) and Vampire Queen (2024) followed. Late last year I spoke with Amber during a Colorado blizzard, which inspired our “frozen gourmand” unlike any gourmand I had smelt –MIchelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief

Now for Sr. Contributor Sandi Lundberg’s review of Aether Arts Perfume X ÇaFleureBon Snow Queen

Anderson’s Fairy Tales Book via the brand

Do you remember reading Hans Christian Anderson’s Snow Queen, as a child or reading it to your children or grandchildren? She was an alarming figure who seized hearts and souls in her frozen kingdom. It was easy to imagine Gerda crossing frozen landscapes to rescue and retrieve her beloved friend, who once was kind and full of laughter.

On a rather chilly morning, I applied Snow Queen.  It was the kind of morning when the sunlight shimmered off the dewy frost-covered grass left by the evening. If you are familiar with the work of Amber Jobin, you know that she creates exceptional one-of-a-kind accords. Snow Queen is no exception! Knowing that Michelyn likes gourmands, this one is a frozen gourmand dripping in its originality. The opening is a gasp- shards of mirror and Ice accord (another masterstroke by Jobin) cut through with a silvery, almost dangerous cold; it’s the cold of a truth that you cannot ignore); it feels like breathing in a snowstorm. Snow Queen is a perfume of hard choices, fractures that precede growth, and a refusal to romanticize trials but to dignify them. Just as the chill threatens to numb me and my teeth chatter, the frost begins to weep; the rose accord rises—a phantom bloom—not opulent or romantic but haunting. It’s a rose of dried petals tucked into the spine of an old book or lost in a chess board long forgotten. Slightly faded, bittersweet, yet stubbornly alive, with an almost vulnerable quality, like Gerda’s trembling, ungloved hands clutching her stolen courage. A rose with a quiet nod to the miles walked, the tears swallowed and memories that outlast her fear.

Image created by Amber for Aether Arts Perfume X ÇaFleureBon Snow Queen 

Later, as Aether Arts Perfume X ÇaFleureBon settles, it eases into something soothing. It is white chocolate-creamy, sweet like a promised treat, its richness softened by the ethereal powdery, delicate addition of white orris. I caught the depth of white amber and the white musk. Snow Accord glistening beneath it like icicles. It is not a fairy tale but something better. Michelyn and Amber Jobin of Aether Arts Perfume created a fragrance of friendship and loyalty, another inspired Queen concept and artistry. Snow Queen compelled me to discover the fractures in my life; it doesn’t hide the cracks. It seals them in gold and the quiet constancy of my spirit. I spritz Snow Queen on and let it hum against my pulse. Snip, Snap, Snare!

Top Notes: Shards of Mirror and Ice Accord; Middle Notes: Rose of Remembrance Accord; Base Notes: White Chocolate, White Amber, White Orris, White Musk Snow Accord

Sandi Lundberg, Senior Contributor

Disclosure: The brand generously offered a sample of Snow Queen; my opinions are mine.

Snow Queen is now available to order in 2ml, 5ml, and 10ml at Aether Arts Perfume.

Thanks to the generosity of Aether Arts Perfume, we have a 2ml roller ball of Aether Arts Perfume X ÇaFleureBon Snow Queen for one registered reader in the USA only. You must register, or your entry will not count. To be eligible, please comment on what sparks your interest based on the creation of Snow Queen and Sandi’s review. Draw closes  3/29/2025

Follow us on Instagram @cafleurebonofficial@injoyinutah@aetherartsperfume

This is our Privacy Policy 

We announce the winners only on our site and Facebook page, so like Cafleurebon and use our blog feed, or your dream prize will be spilled perfume.

 

Like our Facebook page, Cafleurebon, and use our blog feed for new updates and articles.