Uncorked! Is a blogging event sponsored by the Natural Perfumers Guild celebrating voices telling us all their inner stories of how they came to love natural aromatics *or* why they love natural perfumery.
Christopher Chong, of Amouage, has given CaFleureBon an exclusive look at the Amouage, Honour Man and Honour Woman. Before I get to my review Mr. Chong was gracious enough to answer a few questions about Honour Man and Honour Woman and take us Behind the Bottle.
I am a lover of incense fragrances but as the weather turns warmer I find that I have trouble wearing my favorites. So I’m always on the lookout for a resinous fragrance that I can keep at the front of my wardrobe even in the heat of August. During my trip to Esxence 2011 I think I found that summertime incense, Miller et Bertaux Om.
M Creed has created a classic oud fragrance which is never anything but debonair and I didn’t imagine ever describing an oud fragrance as debonanir and daring in the manner of T. E. Lawrence. I believe Royal Oud is the best Creed fragrance of the 21st Century.
Gucci Guilty had a huge night at the 2011 FiFi awards winning four FiFis. Chanel was close behind. the celebrities were out in full force and left with awards as well. Elizabeth Taylor was inducted into the Fragrance Hall of Fame and the Celebrity Fragrance of the Year was re-named to The Elizabeth Taylor Celebrity Fragrance of the Year.
The Jouany Collection was originally scheduled to launch in July, but those of us who attended Sniffapalooza’s Spring Fling were privileged to sample the first two fragrant offerings: Marrakech and St. Barthélemy.
