Winner Of The JoAnne Bassett Camille Purse Spray Is….
The winner of the purse spray of JoAnne Bassett’s Camille so generously donated by Ms. Bassett is:
Chanel Bleu de Chanel: Expendable?
I realized I was having trouble trying to find a way to review the new masculine release from Chanel, Bleu de Chanel. After having worn it a number of times I know it is not a fragrance I will reach for often. On the other hand I do see it as a fragrance that will be well received by the much bigger majority that do not own multiple bottles of perfume. Because I think Bleu de Chanel is meant to be more “commercial” than “classic” do I judge it as populist piece of perfumery or as something that had the potential to take its place next to the other classics in the Chanel line?
Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’: When It Isn’t All About Wood
If Tania Sanchez is correct the smell that drives men wild is bacon. If the department store fragrance counters are any indication the smell that many perfumers think drive women wild is wood. Because of this tsunami of terpenes hearing there was another woody fragrance on the way was not news. I received the announcement of Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’ with a little more anticipation because Olivier Polge was the perfumer behind it and he had made one of the best men’s florals of 2008 in Kenzo Power. Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’ succeeds where so many other flankers and woody fragrances have failed previously because of two very simple reasons. First, even though this is a flanker it bears little similarity to the previous fragrance for which it shares its name. Second, even though it says woody on the label it doesn’t have to be an unrelenting parade of wood
Sasha Varon Soulgasm Winner Is….
The winner of the bottle of Sasha Varon Soulgasm, so generously donated by Sasha Varon is: Sonsa Rae Please contact me at Markbehnke@cafleurebon.com with your contact information. Thanks to all who commented and shared their Soulgasms. -Mark Behnke, Managing Editor
Sarah Horowitz Parfums May Deep: Is It Fall Yet?
Sarah Horowitz-Thran has been one of the earliest independent perfumers as she has been producing fragrances since 1997, beginning with her “Perfect Perfumes” series. Ms. Horowitz-Thran has used this series to explore simple combinations of a few notes to create undiscovered complexities.
Earlier this year I was hearing about a new fragrance from Ms. Horowitz-Thran called “May Deep” which was meant to be a “smoky, mysterious, unisex blend” as with her fragrances her encomium of words does not do justice to this fragrance.
Profumi del Forte Versilia Platinum: Glowing Like The Metal On The Edge Of A Knife
Early in the song “Paradise By The Dashboard Light”, Meat Loaf sings this line, “and we’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife”. I’ve always found that to be a wonderfully descriptive phrase of both the simultaneously brilliant shine of the razor-sharp edge of a switchblade. I never thought it would be appropriate to describe a fragrance. Then I wore the eleventh fragrance by Profumi del Forte, Versilia Platinum and experienced a fragrance with a number of brilliant sharp edges which left me exhilarated.