ÇaFleureBon Behind The Bottle-Outlaw Perfume JoAnne Bassett’s Amazing + Draw

November 19, 2010April 21, 2019

The idea of having a perfumer take us “Behind The Bottle” and the concept of The Natural Perfumer’s Guild Outlaw Perfume project are almost a match made in Heaven.
That is why I chose to ask JoAnne Bassett to describe her creative process in the composition of Amazing. In the material she sent out with her samples of Amazing she stated that she started off with a foundation of oakmoss and over the course of ONE afternoon of blending ended up with Amazing. I had to find out the story

Mario T. Gomez’s Fragrant Road Less Traveled

November 18, 2010November 18, 2010

I would like to share with you my journey into the world of fragrances. As far back as I can remember I have always loved wearing a fragrance.
I have always taken the road less traveled with my fragrances.

Outlaw Perfume: A Natural Perfumer’s Guild Project- Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s Mata Hari “Scent-ous Spy” + Draw

November 17, 2010November 18, 2010

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has channeled the character, become the character, and put forth the character, captured as a perfume. Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has created a Masterpiece with her perfume Mata Hari. Within Mata Hari we have echoes of ‘reference’ scents such as Mitsouko, L’Origan and L’Heure Bleue

Outlaw Project-JoAnne Bassett Perfumes Amazing: Just So

November 17, 2010November 17, 2010

While the list of “outlaw” ingredients is as long as Santa’s “Naughty or Nice” list there is really one ingredient that has been restricted by IFRA that has caused the most angst among perfumistas, oakmoss. One of the things I was looking forward to when I heard about the Natural Perfumers Guild Outlaw Project was seeing one or more of these talented perfumers assay an oakmoss fragrance. JoAnne Bassett is one of those talented perfumers and her submission is called “Amazing” and her beginning point was oakmoss absolute.

Outlaw Perfume: Simply Stunning

November 16, 2010

By now, you folks have figured out that the Outlaw context herein refers to both the demonized or unsanctioned naturals, and those who utilize them.
The pleasures I was afforded came to me via Anya Mc Coy, Charna Ethier, and Jane Cate.
Their aim was to create something exquisite, utilizing as many verboten substances as pleased their fey whims.

MCMC Fragrances: A Perfumery Grows In Brooklyn

November 14, 2010November 14, 2010

Anne McClain of MCMC Fragrances wants her fragrances to tell a story and while each successfully evokes the place she wants, when taken as a whole, they also tell the ongoing story of a perfumer honing and perfecting her craft, in Brooklyn.