Once again Parfums MDCI has provided an unusual look at something familiar. This time M. Marchal allowed a subterranean sabotage of the central accord to create something much greater than just a leather and amber fragrance. It is a fantastic addition to the Parfums MDCI family
Anais Biguine, the perfumer of Jardins D’Ecrivains was so fascinated by the influence of The Beat Generation, the cultural and literary movement that began in the USA in the 1950s, she created a new fragrant offering to the acknowledged leaders, William S Burroughs author of Naked Lunch, Allen Ginsberg author of Howl & Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road.
Alex Law, (aka Masterofstyles on YouTube) the CaFleureBon’s U.K correspondent spends a day with Linda Pilkington, Creative Director of one of Britian’s most renowned perfumeries, Ormonde Jayne, at the Ormonde Jayne boutique on Old Bond Stree
Enfleurage was first used in the 19th century, a technique used for delicate flowers like jasmine, tuberose &frangipani placed on a bed of fat to capture their beauty and many facets. Perfumers Shelley Waddington, Dabney Rose, Elise Pearlstine and Sophia Shuttleworth carry on the centuries old labor of love and precision using both traditional and headspace technology
Angel, Alien and A*Men were specially macerated in cherry wood cognac barrel, oakwood and oak whiskey barrels respectively for the 2013 Liqueur de parfum collection by Thierry Mugler
The Indult collection is the kind of thing I wish came in a coffret. All four have distinct personalities, even if they have a slightly sweet undercurrent in common, and all four are lovely.
