art by TSF©

Roses figure prominently in my personal narrative: they represent transformation.

 DSH Perfumes La Reine des Fleurs (Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, 2014) Inspired by Eugene Carrière’s painting “Young Girl with Flowers”, this Queen of Flowers was commissioned by the Denver Art Museum in conjunction with their exhibit Passport to Paris. DSH Perfumes La Reine des Fleurs was so lush that I succumbed with very little effort – it’s both innocent AND worldly. We’re showered in velvety petals from Russian rose otto, Bulgaria, Morocco. No one else pulls out all the stops creating a peachy rose chypre.

 Remember you must die. This is how “memento mori” literally translates, a concise and elegant comment on mortality. Mandy Aftel for Aftelier Perfumes Memento Mori starts like a violation; such is the shock of its body proximities. There is delicate conversation between the layers of Memento Mori as the top notes fade away and the mauve ionone woods dissolve.

With Gratitude to Dawn Spencer Hurwitz for a 10 ml pulse perfume pen of  DSH Perfumes La Reine des Fleurs for a registered reader  worldwide. The random winner is Christie Overbeck

Thank you to Mandy Aftel for a sample of Memento Mori for a registered reader worldwide. The random winner is Jitterbug Perfume Lover

Please email michelyn at cafleurebon dawt com with the name of the fragrance you won, i.e  Aftelier Perfumes Memento Mori as your subject and your complete mailing and phone details by 2/14/2019 8 6m 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. Please be sure to thank each perfume sponsor for their generosity as we forward to them. 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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