“I collect prints and have a mental picture of irises in the ‘floating world’ (the ukiyoé in Japanese) in the works of Hokusai or Hiroshige. They inspired me when I was writing this divertimento based on floral iris. I felt like foiling the classic approach to iris by working on the flower’s fragrances which are virtually unknown- Jean Claude Ellena
“I come from a background of naturals, of natural medicine and natural living & conditioned to think that ‘synthetics’ were ’bad’. In Grasse we studied 150 man-made materials and I was amazed to discover that many of them are beautiful! Reglisse was born from a desire to find a connection between these opposites.
Imagine the world without Champagne? The association of perfume and Champagne is a natural, its history filled with controversy. The first champagne inspired fragrance, Royal Bain de Caron, (once named Royal Bain de Champagne) was a slap in the face of the US Prohibition strictures. After all, you can’t drink champagne but you sure can smell like it!
Evan calls her perfumes Puja Fragrances, referencing the ancient Sanskrit word Puja which means “a ritual offering of auspicious items such as flowers, fruit, perfume and sacred ash. The winner is
While World War II raged in Europe, the perfume factory was moved to, of all places, New Jersey, according to a new book, “The Secret History of Chanel No. 5.”
“Chanel No. 5, the perfume synonymous with Francophile luxury and celebrity decadence, was not always — oo la la! — from France. It was a horrifying turn of events for designer Coco Chanel. Her chic cologne was being made in the Garden State, although the materials were smuggled in from France”.
I am driven by my own ideas of creation and the ethics that I held dear to me. I choose to work from a green, sustainable and conscious perspective…. to create a perfume that could represent the reconciliation that is possible between opposites…Natural balanced with technology, and modern with mystical…
