“Sniff-ets”: Guerlain’$ Queen Bee
Question: What smells of ‘green gust of air”, costs $19,232 and is heading to Hong Kong?
“Rock the Casbah” Interview with Bertrand Duchaufour: The Winner of Our Draw for L’Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu
“Timbuktu is probably the first true masterpiece of what, by analogy with nouvelle cuisine, I would call nouvelle parfumerie”… characterized by complete transparency, an unusually high proportion of high-quality naturals… vetiver, sandalwood, and incense that seems quiet until you realize that, like modern sound systems that can pipe music into every room, one spritz fills a house with an odd, distinctly perceptible, but almost infrared shimmer of woody freshness.” The winner is
NEW FRAGRANCE: Panache by Parfums DelRae Inspired by Literature’s Famed “Nose” Cyrano De Bergerac
How can we not love Cyrano? Although he is far from handsome (alas, the famous nose!), Cyrano possesses beauty of intelligence and an indefatigable spirit. And we, and eventually Roxane, fall in love with him. In the final heartbreaking act, the very last word spoken by Cyrano is panache. Co-creator Yann Vasnier describes Panache as a “coup de threatre! ambrette seed absolute and rum extract provides a dashing entrance to the flamboyant jasmine Sambac absolute and the vetyver and musk add a stylish and rich confidence.”
NEW FRAGRANCE: Aftelier Perfumes Debut’s Candide “Liquid Valium”
Recent research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry finds that the scent of jasmine is better than Valium at calming and soothing. But who needs Rehab?
Mandy Aftel’s, aka the ‘Queen of Green’ debuts Candide, a natural fragrance inspired by Voltaire’s ever optimistic character, contains a high percentage of jasmine… the fragrant world’s botanical alternative to chemical sedatives.
LIVE, From New York It’s BERTRAND DUCHAUFOUR: An Exclusive Interview That Rocks the Casbah + Draw
The first thing you notice about this man, unarguably one of the world’s greatest contemporary perfumers, is his composure, his unpretentious manner and individualism no matter his surroundings. I have called Bertrand the ‘Rockstar’ of Perfumery on several occasions; I amend that statement… he is the fragrance world’s most intrepid explorer, always his own man, requiring no entourage, flattery or handlers as he pushes the boundaries of 21st century perfumery. And he has a future in television!