Carven Le Parfum was created in 2013 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian under the direction of Carven Artistic Director Guillaume Henry. It is a modern composition that still retains the elegance of yesteryear.
Cuir de Gardenia puts your nose deep into the bloom the second you apply it. Heady doesn’t begin to describe it; it is more opulent, nearly narcotic
Patricia de Nicolai grew up a Guerlain but took a different path & started her own perfumery in 1989. She is a pioneer, a leader and a woman who blazed scent trails for others. She is the President of The Osmotheque in Versailles. “Is perfume an Art or a skill? Definitely an Art. Everyone who creates a perfume IS artist.”
Josh Lobb of slumberhouse has continued to reach new heights with the most recent (limited edition) release, Zahd; his most assured perfume construction to date. Zahd is an exquisite perfume experience that is among the best perfumes I have tried in the last ten years
Try a little skank. If you are a devotee of fresh, green, clean fragrances, the very word may scare you, but there is nothing like a touch of sex appeal to vault a fragrance from nice to irresistible. Masion Francis Kukdjian Absolue Pour le Soir is one we love.
As a perfume writer drive-by fragrance encounters on the streets of NYC delight me. luxurious sidewalk whiffs, Le Labo Santal 33, Hermes Jour d’Hermes, Angel, Olfactive Studio Flashback. A young French woman with a sparkle in her eye entered the elevator. I leaned in ; she told me she was wearing a perfume I had not heard of…Noa by Cacharel
