FRAGRANCE REVIEW En Voyage Parfums: Nectars des Isles & Vents Ardents + Odyssey Draw
Shelley Waddington catapults us into the Caribbean with her perfumed duet, comprised of Nectars des Îles and Vents Ardents.
Technique Indiscrète : “Impassioned Talent in Couture & Perfume” + Coming to America Reader’s Choice Draw
Libertin Louison was born in Anvers, Belgium , to an Anversoise mother and a French father of Russian / Polish Jewish descent.Both parents’ backgrounds colored his perceptions and sensibilities, first in couture;now in all 7 perfumes coming to America. Our draw is for a reader’s choice flacon & a sample pack
New Fragrance Review- Caron L’Accord Code 119: “Sweet Seduction” + Fountain Sample Draw
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?
Bourbon French Parfums: Vetivert – “Smokin’ With Style In New Orleans”
The Big Easy has been the seat of worldly pleasures for a long, long time. We know that the founders of Bourbon French Perfumery think so. But their Vetivert is smokin’… in the very best of ways. It’s feels jazz-age hot, but it’s as cool as the blues.
NEW FRAGRANCES Review: Ineke Rűhland’s Floral Curiosities for Anthropologie Part I-“Ida Meister” + Curiousity Draw
When Anthropologie and Ineke Rűhland join forces, quality is a given. Anthropologie has shown itself to be innovative in the choices of fragrance which grace their artful boutiques- brick-and-mortar, and also on-line. Ineke has created four beautiful new fragrances- not a single “meh” among them.
Les Parfums Keiko Mecheri New Fragance: Camellia and Paradise Lost + Soliflore Draw
I am particularly smitten by both Camellia and Paradise Lost.
They reveal themselves very differently, but there is no doubt in my mind that a great deal of care, consideration, and tenderness went into their conception.
Keiko’s goal was to transport us to two very different climes:
The Japan of the delicate, velvety camellia, and the Goa of our sun-drenched dreams.