Indie Perfumers Maria McElroy of Aroma-M and Alexis of Scent by Alexis sat chewing Bubblicsious Bubblegum while listening to the Runaways one day in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and said, “Hey. This is a great idea for a teen perfume line-
My experience is that all of the Huitieme Art Parfums fragrances are “linear”. Usually that is a word one doesn’t want associated with their fragrance. In this case I think M. Guillaume will relish this. In many ways all of the fragrances in this line are examples of what phyto-perfumery can be in the most basic sense. I liken it to what a painter must feel like when they hear a new oil color is available. All of a sudden the creative opportunities are widened. Each of these fragrances is meant to show what phyto-perfumery can do.
Traversée du Bosphore Eau de Parfum will debut in the USA in November, as Master Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour crosses the Bosphorous to Instanbul to compose a fragrance that promises to be addictive…an Orientalist painting come to life. According to the press release, the fragrance was inspired by M. Duchaufour's journey where he observed," men sit around in …
Chicago perfumistos have something to celebrate. The Windy City will be wafting its own exclusive fragrance, Baie Rose 36 courtesy of Le Labo.
To paraphrase the words of perfumer Michel Roudnitska, the Fragrance industry has been sadly remiss in their refusal to acknowledge authorship (of the noses behind fragrances) at point of sale. With the upcoming launch of Kenzo EDT for Women and for Men, that is about to change.
Fans of Maison Kurkdjian in the USA, have something absolutely to be thrilled about… ABSOLUE POUR LE MATIN and POUR LE SOIR are now available at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, the diptychs to the original colognes debuted during New York Fashion Week. According to master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, they aren’t flankers; they are stand alone eau de parfums that have been reworked, bringing new intensity and sensuality to the line.
