If It’s September It Must be Pitti Fragranze: CaFleureBon Wrap-Up 2011
There`s a grand tradition amongst my friends – we meet every September in Florence, courtesy of the Florentian organizers of that exclusive perfumery meeting at Pitti Fragranze!
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Neil Morris Scrumptious & Tea House “Mellow Yellow”+ Happy Bithday Neil ! Draw
A few weeks ago, when Neil and I were going at it, sniffing like crazed creatures- I experienced a powerful correlation between two vastly different perfumes, Scrumptious and Tea House, he had created Scrumptious and Teahouse. Happy Birthday and both fragrances are for draw!
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Comme des Garcons X Hussein Chalayan Airborne: Fashion Transforms Fragrance
One of the edgier perfume houses is Comme des Garcons. Particularly over the last couple of years as they have undertaken co-creative ventures with a number of different artists and translated it into fragrances. For the collaboration with Hussein Chalayan they chose to take inspiration from his Autumn/Winter 2007 collection titled ‘Airborne’. The most buzzed about look at that show was the dress which was covered with LED lights and that gave the effect of flying through the clouds as it shifted and flowed.
FRAGRANCE REVIEW Lubin Black Jade: “Let Them Sniff Spices” + Marie Antoinette Draw
The latest fragrance to tie itself to a famous historic figure was Lubin Black Jade. aka the personal fragrance of none other than Marie Antoinette who slipped it to trusted confidant, the Marquise de Tourzel, shortly before her death. Whether that’s based on reality I can tell you is Black Jade is a wonderfully light spicy fragrance perfect for fall sweater weather.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Bottega Veneta: Amica Per La Pelle + Friends For Life Draw
Bottega Veneta- the prominent house of exquisitely handmade leather goods- has finally launched its first foray into The Fragrant World.
I think it was worth the wait. we have four samples for four friends of CaFleureBon
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Jo Malone Wild Bluebell: Innocence Lost?
Sometimes with the image makeover the perfume house can also have a creative makeover as well. Jo Malone has become a very reliable line for my tastes especially since Christine Nagel has taken over as in-house perfumer