While Yann Vasnier has made himself a household name I am betting quite a few of you have never heard of Divine. With the release of their tenth fragrance, L’Homme Infini, you can see that they truly care about the olfactory art they put out over the merely commercial.
TOCCA started in fashion in 1994 and released a wildly popular sari dress. They continue to produce fashion but it is their fragrances, more than their clothes, which speak to me. Each based on a real-life muse.
One of the brands that came in the fun box she sent was called Imaginary Authors, featuring great artwork and packaging, along with a fun concept. Perfumer Josh Meyer has created a line based on books that have never been written by authors who never lived.But his fragrances are ALIVE!
It was last spring when I discovered the Blood Concept line of four fragrances. At the beginning of the summer the first follow-up +MA, plasma, was released. A few months later RED+MA followed that up making a new pair of Blood Concept fragrances to enjoy.
As the daylight begins shrinking so do the days left to me to review some fragrances that I think are pretty good but are just not going to ever make it to the top of my editorial calendar. I’ve outsourced some to my fellow writers here at CaFleureBon but still there were four sitting there staring at me accusingly. Rodin, Nicole by Nicole Richie, Marchesa Parfum D’Extase, and Thierry Mugler Fragrance of Leather Womanity get some love.
Bambolina is one of seven Eau de Parfum from Hilde Soliani’s Gli Invisibili collection. Bambolina translates as “little doll.” Soliani’s inspiration for this fragrance took place under a cherry tree
