The new release from Mona di Orio Parfums, in the Les Nombres D’Or collection, called Eau Absolue feels much like Mme di Orio asking us to have fun with her perfume again.
I was lucky enough to get my nose on this much-anticipated new release, Dries van Noten par Frederic Malle. Getting to know this fragrance is like getting to know this fashion designer, as I was, admittedly unfamiliar with van Noten’s style.
Serge Lutens La Fille de Berlin is the third rose-centric fragrance and while it shares rose as its focal point La Fille de Berlin has more in common with A La Nuit or Muscs Koublai Khan as it takes its central note and overdoses and intensifies it so much it is almost brutal to experience.
If you asked anyone to name something from the 1920’s, Flapper would undoubtedly be a popular answers. That same “joie de vivre” spirit is the inspiration for the newest fragrance from Tocca called Liliana.
Marni, the Italian fashion house started in 1994 by Consuelo and Gianni Castiglioni, is known for an eclectic mix of fashion. Recently, Marni partnered with Estee Lauder and perfumer Daniela Andrier to create a scent that would complement the free-spirited brand.
Not only did L’artisan Parfumeur send me their newest release Caligna but they sent me all of the olfactory building blocks perfumer Dora Baghriche-Arnaud used to assemble it.
