I have been longing to love one of the perfumes in the By Kilian In the Garden of Good and Evil collection, because I want the dang box. The latest launch, Playing With the Devil, is a veritable fruit salad; lots of fruit can be a wonderful thing, or not.
Sarah Rotheram, the charming, enthusiastic CEO of sister companies L’Artisan Parfumeur and Penhaligon’s, was in San Francisco recently to promote the new launches for both companies. I was invited to come and have a chat and a bite of lunch.
Orange blossom and neroli perfumes always make me sit up and take notice. Parfums de Nicolai Eau sOleil is a tribute to Anne-Marie de la Tremoille.
David Falsberg of Phenecia Perfumes worked predominantly with natural fragrance compounds, he wanted to expand his palette with high-quality synthetic aromachemicals. Gone But Not is the first product of that exploration.
Olympic Orchids Blackbird was created by perfumer Ellen Covey in homage to the summer aromas of the Pacific NW. Ripe wild blackberries, conifers giving in the shimmering air, and the dry grasses of a meadow all contribute to the experience of wearing this perfume
New perfumer Amber Jobin’s perfume line, Aether Arts, has launched with three new perfumes: two drawn from her experiences at the annual Burning Man festival: A Roll in the Grass and Inuus and one inspired by her love of ozonic scents, Aether Argent.
