Organic Californian wine and scent pairings have been au courant of late. This past summer both Jo Malone and Strange Invisble Perfumes were inspired by renowned Napa Valley organic vinyards. Now, an organic perfumer, Jane Hendler, the owner and nose of Ajne Perfumes took this trend one sip further; Jane trained as a sommelier in Napa Valley, famed for their glorious Chardonnays just to develop her latest organic perfume for Fall
Monica “Skye” Miller is inspired by Vampira Moon Garden by Opus Oils to create a preview in poetry.
In the Fall of 2010 among my most anticipated fragrances this fall is the new Royal Exclusive from Creed, Spice and Wood. Olivier Creed is the perfumer behind this one and he was inspired by the historical romance between Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Roman Marc Antony.
Mathilde Bijaoui was the perfumer tapped to create The Sex Pistols and she chose a different path from any of my expectations. Mme. Bijaoui does not go for realism although there is some aspect of the fragrant milieu of the Punk movement. Nor does she try to make some amazingly ground-breaking piece of fragrance although The Sex Pistols does not smell like a lot of other things out there. Those expectations of mine made me have to wear this over and over before I could effectively let go of my pre-conceptions and finally begin to assess The Sex Pistols on its own merits.
Jasmine is one of my favorite floral notes. One of the reasons that I enjoy it and the many iterations available in perfumery is the different faces it can show.
For the latest release from By Kilian, Love and Tears; perfumer Calice Becker chose to create a jasmine soliflore.
Love and Tears attempts to use the central note to provide its own contrast as jasmine moves from the greener aspects early on to the cleanly floral aspects by the end.
I realized I was having trouble trying to find a way to review the new masculine release from Chanel, Bleu de Chanel. After having worn it a number of times I know it is not a fragrance I will reach for often. On the other hand I do see it as a fragrance that will be well received by the much bigger majority that do not own multiple bottles of perfume. Because I think Bleu de Chanel is meant to be more “commercial” than “classic” do I judge it as populist piece of perfumery or as something that had the potential to take its place next to the other classics in the Chanel line?
