New Fragrance: Frapin Speakeasy by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato
Speakeasy is an olfactive ode to film noir and illicit vices of an era long past captured by one of niche pefumery’s most talented perfumers Marc‐Antoine Corcchiatto of Parfums D’Empire
Poetry and Perfume: Federico Garcia Lorca and Lioness by Sarah Horowitz Parfums + Poema del Canto Jondo Draw
That Summer night of reading Lorca is long gone, and now the August nights in my Pacific Northwestern home are chilly. I have not thought about cante jondo in years. But it came to my mind to help me understand the complexity of Lioness.
New Fragrance Review: 40notes Crystalline Hyacinth – Spring Everlasting + Ltd Edition Draw
Perfumer Miriam Vareldzis of 40notes Perfume created her new, limited edition scent Crystalline Hyacinth with a vase of fresh hyacinths on her desk as inspiration during the late winter and spring of this year.
New Fragrance: Parfumerie Générale PG 22 DjHenné
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Parfumerie Générale, Pierre Guillaume, CaFleurebon’s 2011 Perfumer of the Decade has created his second new fragrance this year (Corps et Ames Paisante debuted earlier) PG22 DjHenné .
New Perfume Review Chanel Coco Noir- Seplasium Populi
The newest release by Chanel, Coco Noir is meant to be a popular perfume and I mean that with both sides of the popularity blade in play. Like Bleu de Chanel in 2010, Coco Noir is created for the woman who has a few bottles of fragrance on her dressing table. I expect Coco Noir will be the number one selling fragrance this upcoming holiday season and for those not immersed in perfume it will be something they very likely will buy again, it will be popular.
New Fragrance Review Swarovski Edition: The Sparkle Within + 15 Full Bottle Crystal Draw
Pierre Aulas and Sonia Constant were the team to bring Swarovski Edition to life and their inspiration piece was the Swaovski Star Shadow clutch bag. Just like the clutch the perfumers made the middle of Edition the place where things get very intense and glittery as rose and gardenia provide the heartbeat. It is a subtly sparkly fruity floral with a great amount of style.