Like the best artists Ms. Buchanan has been taking her time and making sure the compositions she releases are what she wants them to be. I admire an artist that takes their time in the pursuit of their vision and Ms. Buchanan certainly seems to fall into that category.-Mark Behnke
The French word haute has several meanings: high, tall, loud-pitched, early [usage in antiquity, the Middle Ages], far back in time, noble, high-ranking, Claire has many plausible definitions as well: light, fair, bright, neat, pure, clear, pale, plain, evident
I have worn Haute Claire for several days now, and for me it is pure nobility, pure and simple
Yuzu fruit is a hybrid variety of mandarin and papeda, which has been used in both Japanese and Chinese medicine for hundreds of years to relax the mind Bergamot oil from Calabria is used in the composition along with the pink grapefruit, and lime; instantaneous mood lifting
The duality- the carnation in the button hole of an English gentlemen, and carnation between the teeth of a femme fatale. Serge Lutens revives floral grandeur (as he did with beautiful “Tuberouse Criminelle”) but Vitriol d’Oeillet has a touch of the animalic lurking behind its sophisticated appearance
When one of our favorite American niche perfumers brings collaborates with Anthropologie we know it will ca fleure bon. What brought them together? It was their mutual passion for perfume, art, design, travel and literature. The collection was inspired by Ineke’s garden
“Valentina” is meant to evoke young Italian heiresses- the ‘it girls’ who are flocking to wear the new haute couture under the House’s new creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli .Danish model Freja Beha will be the face of Valentina
