Recent research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry finds that the scent of jasmine is better than Valium at calming and soothing. But who needs Rehab?
Mandy Aftel’s, aka the ‘Queen of Green’ debuts Candide, a natural fragrance inspired by Voltaire’s ever optimistic character, contains a high percentage of jasmine… the fragrant world’s botanical alternative to chemical sedatives.
The first thing you notice about this man, unarguably one of the world’s greatest contemporary perfumers, is his composure, his unpretentious manner and individualism no matter his surroundings. I have called Bertrand the ‘Rockstar’ of Perfumery on several occasions; I amend that statement… he is the fragrance world’s most intrepid explorer, always his own man, requiring no entourage, flattery or handlers as he pushes the boundaries of 21st century perfumery. And he has a future in television!
The human nose can get used to anything. And not only get used to it, but develop a strange affection for it, too. To paraphrase Kahlil Gibran, “Who can leave a place where he has felt sorrow… without regret”? Olfaction, that most emotional and nostalgic of senses, can leave impressions upon us which take on a certain preciousness in the fullness of time
Indie Perfumers Maria McElroy of Aroma-M and Alexis of Scent by Alexis sat chewing Bubblicsious Bubblegum while listening to the Runaways one day in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and said, “Hey. This is a great idea for a teen perfume line-
CK ONE became one of the hottest selling mainstream fragrances of the ’90s. But will a whole new generation of iPad toting teens want their parents’ brand on their butts?
