The recent history of artisan perfumers may be compared to the growth of ‘Farm to Table’ in the culinary arts and micro brewers of regional beer.
DSH Perfumes’ Habibi recalls the love story of Layla and Majnun, a popular 7th century Arabian romance made famous in verse by the 12th century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi.
In the world of perfumery, François Hénin of Jovoy Paris is known as the “Ambassador” of Niche. LFSG ranks the 2017 release Incident Diplomatique as one of the best fragrances of 2017.
Artisan perfumes can take more risks. They have less concern about appealing to a mass audience, so their end product can be stronger, more daring, richer, more exotic.
Have you ever wondered why mid-July-mid August in the Northern Hemisphere is called the “dog days of summer”?
Le Labo Aldehyde 44 becomes the fragrance of infinity mirrors: each glinting its reflection as their hard light grows smaller and distant, their dazzle shrinking into tiny diamonds.
