Guerlain Mitsouko Centennial 1919-2019: The Scented Skein
This year is the centennial of the iconic Guerlain Mitsouko created in 1919 by Jacques Guerlain. She is equal parts Bête Noire and Holy Grail
Vintage Caron Narcisse Noir (Ernest Daltroff) 1911 + What Becomes a Legend Most? Draw
Ernest Daltroff’s Vintage Caron Narcisse Noir is “What Becomes a Legend Most” to myriad sets of nostrils out there in the Fragrant Universe
Bourjois Soir de Paris (1992) Review~ “A Tale of Two Vintage Perfumes”
In 1992, Evening In Paris was revamped by Francois Demachy and Jacques Polge using the original formula as inspiration and named Bourjois Soir de Paris
Jean Patou Colony: Through a Glass Darkly
In the political climate of France at the brink of war Henri Alméras composes creature comfort, his extraordinary pineapple chypre Jean Patou Colony
Lucien Lelong Elle…Elle (Jean Carles) 1937~Vintage Perfume Review + Fashion Meets Fragrance Draw
Lucien Lelong Elle…Elle is a wonderful example of the work of Jean Carles. In ways the perfume shares the same DNA of Tabu,L
Pierre Balmain Élysées 64-83 (Germaine Cellier) 1946 – Vintage Perfume Review + A Rare Fragrance Draw
Pierre Balmain on the phone (1914-1982) Getty Pierre Balmain notes in his autobiography My Years and Seasons – that “My friend, Germaine Cellier, had just invented a perfume for me which evoked the best kind of elegance of which I wanted to be the harbinger. I named it Élysées 64-83, my first telephone number.” Rene Gruau How might any …