Fragrance of Our Fathers Part 4 + Liz Zorn Soivohle Studio Vanilla OTR Giveaway

June 14, 2010June 14, 2010

Whether they wore a suit and tie or overalls they were our heroes. We waited for their return each night, or watched them get ready for a night on the town. Snapshots of their scents …we close our eyes and they are with us, and even a grown man feels very small. The aroma of crisp white shirts, a Cuban cigar, the smell of hay fields and the unforgettable aroma of Old Spice wafts our way. Close your eyes. Daddy’s home

New Fragrance:Oh Joya! Joya Studio Moves Out of the House and Onto Your Skin with FvsS: Parfums

June 14, 2010June 14, 2010

I met with Frederick Bouchardy, the Creative Director of Joya Studio last summer and previewed two parfum extraits, marking the Company’s first entrée into the world of fine fragrances… FvsS: Parfums Composition No. 1 and Composition No. 6.

Fragrance of our Fathers Part 3 + MayDeep by Sarah Horowitz Perfumes Giveaway

June 13, 2010June 14, 2010

They were Soldiers, lovers, mentors; mothers, fathers, daughters and sons share their most treasured memories in this evocative edition of Fragrances of our Fathers. A young daughter recalls the safety of being held in her father’s arms and a beardless young boy and his dad “shave” together; scented memories that are indelibly etched into our hearts. The smell of cherry pipe tobacco pervades; scented love letters, the aroma of the ocean, orange blossoms, WintOgreen ‘lifesavers’ and the unmistakable fragrance of Dior’s Eau Sauvage celebrate remarkable men…our dads.

NEW FRAGRANCES: Soivohle’s “Studies” in Green – Vanille OTR, Fig Amarette, and Peche et Verte

June 13, 2010July 1, 2010

Ms. Zorn has become one of the most reliable artisanal perfumers working and in the Studio Collection, we find her working at a high level, again. In a time where everything seems to be ‘going green’ Liz Zorn creates three exceptional new fragrances.

Fragrances of Our Fathers Part 2 + Strange Invisible Perfumes Peloponnesian for Men Give Away

June 13, 2010June 20, 2010

Walking together on a beach in Southern California or living on a farm in Oklahoma, we honor them. Born in Athens or in Brooklyn, whether it was Aramis or Chanel pour Monsieur or the smell of coconut oil, mango or the “deep scent of rat shit”, the scents of our fathers and their fathers pervade our memories.

Fragrance of Our Fathers Part 1 + Parfumerie Generale “Coze” Giveaway

June 12, 2010June 20, 2010

What is a father? Is it our biological male parent? Not always… The Father-child relationship is more than paternity. In this six part series I have asked many friends-in fragrances to create an olfactive portrait of their father or father figure. Some chose to use poetry, some music, some prose. Yet, there was a marked difference between an earlier piece we did for Mother’s Day entitled Scented Memories of Our Mothers http://tinyurl.com/33uyfe ; the fragrance of our fathers seemed more about rituals and ‘smells’