Serge Lutens “De Profundis” catches the eye almost before the nose. The color is actually a deep purple, powerful, similar to a magic potion which will invite you to partake of its charms. De Profundis is an innovative departure, extremely ornate, almost heady; of a meeting between violet and chrysanthemum.
Carner Barcelona Cuirs was the single best new fragrance I hadn’t tried before at Elements Showcase. Sara Carner enlisted perfumer Sonia Constant to create a fragrance, “redolent with nostalgia for a bygone era of artisan ateliers, where pipesmoke filled the air fusing with the scent of finely tanned leather.”
Roja Dove is not merely the Professor of Perfume, but the Carl Sagan of the fragrant universe. Every facet of Diagheliv honors Mitsouko perfume and the Ballet Rousses . I could smell the love of music, dance, and of the music and dance of perfume in this fragrance …Oscar Wilde and Sergei Diagheliv met in Paris. We have a 5ml draw
The opening event at NY Elements Concept was a Bloody Mary premiere party for Blood Concept. Owners Antonio Zuddas and Giovanni Castelli want to create not only a fragrance and a true multimedia effort surrounding Blood Concept. If the fragrance is any judge of things the entire effort should be a huge success. We have thirty samples for thirty readers
One of my joys at last week’s NY elements Showcase, was meeting gracious Anne-Laure Marchal, Sales and Marketing Director for Caron and test Richard Fraysse’s 2011 launch of its first fruity floral urn scent, L’Accord Code 119.There is a mystery to the name. Could it be Alès Group, 119 Rue Salvador Allende?
Acqua di Parma has since 2004 in its Le Nobili collection been exploring a single flower and attempting to uncover the nobility of each. Iris Nobile and Magnolia Nobile have been excellent examples Now we have a new fragrance in the La Nobili collection, Gelsomino Nobile. There is a 100ml draw
