Vanilla is comforting in its safety and for many fragrance wearers that comfort is paramount. It is why when our best niche perfumers take out the vanilla and think to use it as the focal point for one of their creations these vanilla fragrances become explorations into the possibilities of turning the pedestrian into something …
As I was sniffing Nuit Etoilee, I came to think about fragrance names. How they belong in different groups to attract different audiences, how the name has to keep what it promises, and sometimes even live up to the expectations that it invariably sets. So has van Gogh’s painting got anything to do with how Goutal’s Nuit Etoilee smells?
On the heels of the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon on July 8th in San Francisco, TasteTV is now planning a 1st Annual Los Angeles Artisan Fragrance Salon on September 23rd.
As Caron’s N’Aimez Que Moi unfolds the roses lose their machine oil edge that came after the initial sweetness I see a different story unfolding. The woman is not clutching a bouquet of forget-me-nots or putting her life on hold. She is opening the door to the great Unknown.
Hot off the heels of the Nouveau Collection, Robert Piguet introduces three new fragrances inspired by the lush beauty of the Pacific.
To celebrate the opening of its first Le Labo boutique in Paris, Vanille 44 (created by Alberto Morillas) …the scent of Paris and is now available
