Three works of art The Dunce’s Cap by Toulouse Lautrec, Village by Hippolyte Petitjean and The Beach at Trouville by Claude Monet struck her in particular, and inspired her to create a trio of fragrances that bring to mind perfumery of the past while still having a toe in the modern world: Vers la Violette, Passport à Paris, and Amouse Bouche.
Perfumer Lisa Fong of Artemisia Natural Perfumes has released a new fragrance called Golden Hour that captures that comfortable, just before sunset, feeling in a perfume that actually feels gentle and warm on skin.
I discovered Maison Dorin one of France’s oldest perfume and beauty companies at Twisted Lily in Brooklyn. There are 4 collections Un Air de Pairs, Un air de Damas, Un Air d’Arabie and Un Air d’Amour.
The newest perfume in Rosa Vaia and Elise Juarros’s Coquillete Paris line is Tan-Tan, inspired by the sea air and fig trees in the coastal oasis town in Morocco of the same name.
For Rose Perfection M. Guichard took a different tack by stripping away everything else and just blending Bulgarian Rose with different rose absolutes. The best part of Rose Perfection de Robert Piguet is it is a flawless gem of the highest quality.
Yes, we blog about perfume 365 days a year, but buying fragrance for another person can be tricky. We suggest other scented, luxurious indulgences for your gift-giving; a look beyond the bottle, only a click away. Twelve perfumed prizes to give or to keep. We combed through hundreds of scented gifts so you don’t have to.
