Diptyque Volutes was inspired by a memory of a cruise, with destinations that brimmed with exotic smells and tastes, and the companionship of languid women with Egyptian cigarettes lounging against the rails, watching the retreating skylines and churning wake.
I’m not sure what caught my eye about Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy. The bottle has a simple, almost vintage sweetness to it that I enjoy, and the name is a cute play on words. Eaudemoiselle is a sweet, rosy scent that opens with a pretty big bang.
A few months ago, I was sent a sample of perfume by Maggie Mahboubian of Parfums Lalun called Acqua di Callitis. I unearthed the sample she had sent me and decided to give it a try. I am glad I waited, because it is the perfect scent for right now, when I have a few coveted warm days ahead.
I don’t remember the year, exactly, of my first real perfume lemming and subsequent quest. My father had given me a little stack of mini perfumes for Christmas, and one of these was a tiny black bottle. I opened it and smelled it, and I was reborn. The scent was the mighty Habanita, by Molinard, with its fabulous black Lalique-designed bottle.
The elizabethW line of perfumes is the brainchild of former architect-turned-perfumer Albert Nichols. He named the perfumery after his great-grandmother, who founded a ranch in the Sierra Nevadas. The aromas of the countryside created a love of fragrance; a passion Mr. Nichols was able to bring to life with elizabethW.
A Dozen Roses Amber Queen is a fruity floral, with the above-mentioned apricot and clementine creating the golden glow on the rose accord that is a signature component of the line.
