House of Matriarch was launched on Christi Meshell’s 36th birthday (November 28, 2009). All of her perfumes are in custom painted bottles. Brilliantly blending actual essences and capturing subtle energies, these scents show that one can stay true to core beliefs, respect Nature, myth and history while bringing them to life through perfumery.
Senior Editor Tama Blough’s report from San Francisco for the SF SNiff and the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon.
Ever feel like you’re the last one to arrive at the party? Recently I have been feeling that way about the Kerosene fragrance line created by John Pegg. The latest Kerosene Santalum Slivers is finally the one which gets me to join the rest of you at the Kerosene party. Sorry I was late but I finally made it.
I have some classic old friends in the eau de cologne category but there have been some modern new versions which have also made their way into my refrigerator this summer. Chief among these are the Eaux de Cologne from Thirdman. I reviewed their first release Eau Monumentale last November and earlier this year they released two more versions Eau Profonde and Eau Moderne.
Alyssa Harad is a charming, witty woman I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with on one of her recent trips to San Francisco. While I was reading her new book, Coming to My Senses, I could hear her voice in my head clearly, and it was like spending time with a dear friend.
As our world begins to turn everything into digital bits and bytes we begin to leave the unique scents of the things being digitally replaced behind. In the new fragrance by Geza Schoen, Paper Passion, he captures the smell of new ink on paper.
