When the source of the patchouli is top-notch I really don’t want much else to interfere with my enjoyment of it. The latest example of a fragrance to get that mix right for me is Christian Dior La Collection Couturier Patchouli Imperial.
My first exposure to Adam’s unique style of 100% natural perfumery was last year, during Mystery of Musk, a web project sponsored by the Natural Perfumers Guild. This year, in the NPG’s Brave New Scents project, Adam once again wowed me with a new EDP, Hermes.
Alaska has been a source of quirky inspiration for many artists so it is not a surprise that the majordomo of Smell Bent, Brent Leonesio returned from his trip full of inspiration. After a summer visit to Alaska Mr. Leonesio created five new fragrances and they are all tied together with equal parts Mr. Leonesio’s trademark guerilla style of perfumery and ingredients indigenous to America’s Last Frontier.
In 2008, Lisa Kirk canvassed her friends in the arts: what does revolution smell like?
Artists, journalists, rebels all, they responded in turn.With the help of Uli Lang revolution took three years of evolution
If you went to High School in the US it is very likely Aldous Huxley’s 1931 novel Brave New World made it on to your summer reading list at some point. The idea of a World State tightly controlled and seemingly idyllic until touched by a bit of “savagery” is one of the great novels …
Natural Perfume Editor Ida Meister reviews three of the Brave New Scents in The Natural Perfumers Guild internet project.
