NEW FRAGRANCE: Parfums DelRae Coup de Foudre is a Coup de Grace

June 11, 2010July 1, 2010

For their second collaboration Mme. Roth and M. Vasnier choose another well-known floral as their central accord and, as in Mythique, find a unique source to build their new fragrance Coup de Foudre around. The flower at the center of Coup de Foudre is rose and M. Vasnier goes right to the heart of French perfumery in Grasse and uses one of the two remaining fields of Rose de Mai (Rosa Centifolia) as the source. Through a new extraction process gave the Rose de Mai a “feel of sniffing a live rose on the vine they wanted to add a new vibrancy to a rose fragrance”.

NEW FRAGRANCE: Eau de Yosh Parfums Six Degrees of Separation

June 8, 2010October 25, 2011

Ms. Han has done an incredible job of reformulating her original six fragrant oils into something different and exciting and altogether beautiful. I think this shows a perfumer who really understands the architecture which underlies her fragrances and how to successfully alter it. Then again what else would I expect from a perfumer for whom the Chinese character for her name, Yosh, means fragrant. It is clear to me she has a deep connection to her fragrances

NEW FRAGRANCE: Comme des Garcons Wonderwood

June 6, 2010July 1, 2010

When you look at that note listing the only notable woody note missing seems to be pine or fir. When you look at that note list you also undoubtedly get the idea that this is a wood fragrance to the nth degree and your tolerance for that sort of fragrance will go a long way towards how you feel about Wonderwood.

Humiecki & Graef Bosque: Laudable Laudamiel

June 4, 2010June 4, 2010

Bosque reminds me of a humid summer morning with the smells of the neighborhood wafting into my bedroom with the sheets surrounding me and it is a place I want to visit often.

Review: Parfum Sacre Intense Perfume- The House of Caron’s Fabulous Flanker

May 30, 2010May 31, 2010

Whereas I was not a huge fan of Parfum Sacre, I love Parfum Sacre Intense; in this case the flanker outshines its predecessor. It is a more erotic, carnal and resinous version of the original. The woodsy accords are more prominent on my skin, and the floral notes are supporting players, (with the orange note the most prominent) as the clove, cinnamon, warm amber and smoky vanilla take center stage. It is truly one of the most complex and sultry fragrances I have encountered this year.

Linari Acqua Santa -Maurice Roucel’s Holy Water

May 27, 2010July 1, 2010

Linari Acqua Santa is the fifth fragrance from Linari. Mark Buxton, Angelo Di Fume and Notte Bianca; and Egon Oelkers, Eleganza Luminosa and Vista Sul Mare; were the noses behind those initial creations. (I really enjoyed Mr. Buxton’s Notte Bianca; its mix of citrus, absinthe and herbs was wonderful on the skin). Maurice roucel created Acqua Santa.