Late last year, Giorgio Armani released Acqua di Gio Essenza. It was to be a more streamlined updated version of the original. Part of me was very excited to try this another part was a little afraid to smell it and be disappointed. Alberto Morillas did not let me down
The word mistral is derived from a dialect of French which means “masterly”. Mistral Patchouli is an example of M. Epinette’s masterly use of materials to create a dry breeze of patchouli that is breathtaking.
This week everything stopped. I found myself searching for some peace of mind, and I knew where to find it. I gently pulled Santa Maria Novella Fieno from my dresser, and realized that this little slip of a fragrance turned a glum day into a peaceful one.
In 1932, George G. Blaisdale formed the Zippo lighter company creating an American icon. Two years ago they expanded their line to fragrances. It seems Zippo has put the same thought and quality into their scents; Original, On the Road, Into the Blue, and The Woman, as they always have into their lighters.
It was with both curiosity and mild skepticism that I received the news of a new version of L’Heure Bleue being commissioned by Guerlain to commemorate its centennial. Thanks to a perfume Fairy Godmother, I received a decant of this new Eau de Parfum, called L’Heure de Nuit.
Franco Wright and Adam Eastwood of Luckyscent decided a collection of four fragrances would be needed to appropriately commemorate the occasion of their 10th anniversary and so the Decennial collection; Lys du Desert, Nuit Epicee, Bois Bourbon, and Santal Sacre were born.
