The perfumers and their creations were the stars of the evening and they were constantly surrounded by people who probably had never realized the power fragrance can have in talented hands. By the end of the night the little sample bags containing all three fragrances were being distributed to politician and plebian alike.
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of DSH Perfumes took inspiration from Hippolyte Petitjean’s “Village, Toulouse Lautrec’s “The Dunce’s Cap, and Claude Monet’s “The Beach at Trouville” to create her Passport to Paris perfume collection. The three scents are Vers la Violette, Passport à Paris, and Amouse Bouche.
Ralf Schwieger’s fragrant landscapes allow us to remember the details and timelessness of nature, the flesh of the rose, the growth rings of a tree. There is a definite signature to many of his fragrances that allow a small glimpse into a creative process
For the latest Robert Piguet release it is once again simplicity which leads to something special. Joe Garces realized there wasn’t a rose centered fragrance within the Robert Piguet collection. By asking that question of perfumer Aurelien Guichard Rose Perfection de Robert Piguet resulted
Italian Leather took me on a surprising olfactory trip every bit as exhilarating as a trip down the Amalfi Coast in an Alfa Romeo without a care in the world. I loved every hairpin turn and chicane throughout the day that this fragrance took me through.
The latest release from Jean-Claude Ellena for Hermes as part of the Hermessence line is called Epice Marine and it is a co-creation between M. Ellena and renowned chef Olivier Roellinger.
