As a natural, artisanal perfumer, I work with the materials and methods that perfumers thousands of years ago used to create their scents, and I am completely inspired by their legacy of sensuality, luxury and their sense of wonder in all the natural world had to offer.
Figure 1: Noir captures the feeling of olfactory black and darkest night. As your eyes grow accustomed to the shadows of your surroundings you can perceive shape and form
For her fifth perfume, Mme Anais Biguine interprets the hero/heroine of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 historical masterpiece Orlando, (also a semi bigraphical novel based in part on the life of Woolf’s lover Vita Sackville West)
In its first tribute to the Queen of flowers, the rose, Robert Piguet announces Rose Perfection, a new perfume created by Aurelien Guichard.
Artistic breakthroughs can come from pushing one’s own envelope, and I think Ellen Covey has done an admirable job of creating fragrances based around a note she found difficult-Seattle Chocolate and California Chocolate.
Zelda Fitzgerald was a complicated woman, so creating a fragrance that captured her essence posed many creative challenges. How do I create a perfume that does justice to both the highest and the lowest aspects of her life? A bright beginning, a full heart, and a dark base would be the perfect start.
