The influence of Jean Carles (nose of classic fragrances Ma Griffe, Tabu and his method were not immediately apparent to my nose. Where Carles’ scents were forte, often fortissimo, Sr. Luisi’s are more sotto but just as complex
I was immediately taken with the idea of the Fragrance Republ!c when I first heard of it last May and now that there have been four fragrances released, 01/01, 01/02, 01/03, and 01/04; I thought it might be a good time to assess the State of the Republ!c.
When my samples of Olympic Orchids arrived, I was excited. Having never smelled more than one of Ellen Covey’s perfumes, I was excited to get to know her line; Fleurs de Glace and Olympic Amber stood out.
A society taking no risk is a society that could one day disappear. Because of IFRA and its strong regulations, we, perfumers, must continuously check if our perfumes are still correct according to their standards and more and more often, we need to reformulate the perfumes. As far as I know, perfume never killed anyone -Patricia de Nicolai
Persephenie Lea of Persephenie has sourced five painstakingly made attars that use a vetiver oil base in lieu of the traditonal, but scarce, sandalwood oil. They are Hina, Parijata, Blue Lotus, Kewda, and Tuberose, available now on Beautyhabit.com.
