July 4 is American Independence Day and gives me an excuse to begin a series profiles of some of our best American perfumers and perfumeries in all genres. So what is an American perfumer? like most of us you or your family were born somewhere elseYou may even have dual citizenship, like Kilian Hennessy
Ms. Waddington says that she was inspired by the Cypress Inn in Carmel which is famous for having Doris Day as one of the owners. Carmel de Ville has the bright quality that Doris Day brought to her romantic comedies with Rock Hudson.
Neil Morris, who is one of many perfumers who represent the indie spirit of American perfumery that I admire. But he was the first I met and hugged; he will always will be special for that.
This month EIC Michelyn Camen didn’t write a Letter to the Editor for June , this post proved controversial enough
The scent was composed by Michel Almairac of Robertet, and evokes an old house in the beautiful countryside Veneto, Italy with rolling green hills; a room with old wood floors, leather-bound books with the windows open wide, and the hay,moss, arden flowers wafting in the breeze.
Le Labo believes that it is about time that we open our eyes, breathe in deeply and take in all that life has to offer. In an ongoing series exploring design and olfaction Tim Girvin explores the connection Le Labo style.
