Mandy’s gift to the world of natural and fine fragrance is abundant… she is giving again. If you want to enter this seperate draw for a mini of Lumiere, please leave a comment on this site and on Mandy’s Facebook page @aftelierperfumes about her new website www.afterlier.com or why you would like to win Lumiere or Cassis.
Although Penhaligon’s has recently reformulated fragrances from its archives, I don’t think they will touch this classic perfume, Bluebell will endure; it’s as for ever appealing, tenacious and unique as Jayne Eyre
As a fan of many of the INDEX fragrances including Fresh Cannabis Rose (by nose Jerome Epinette), the discontinued Mukki, Patchouli Pure and Cannabis Santal, which were created when Fresh was an indepedent perfumery, I am ‘”praying” that his “love’ for fragrance and for wife Alina Rothberg, does justice to Elizabeth Gilbert’s inspiring book, and that Eat Pray Love doesn’t turn out to be an ‘Avatar’ or “Matrix” of perfumery
So to celebrate her beautifully designed new website www.aftelier.com, we chose our favorites and one lucky winner will receive them all. Leave a comment on both sites as to how Mandy Aftel has impacted you or about her beautifully designed website, that was nearly a year in the works and you are eligible for the draw
After two years of collaboration with Bertrand Duchaufour, the House has chosen perfumer, Karine Vinchon as the nose for an exploration of the many facets of vetiver
Comparisons between lovers of wine and perfume seem like natural matches. Both sets of aficionados rely on their sense of smell as part of the appreciation of their respective passions.
