Think of Olfactif as “Niche Perfumes of The Month Club”, where for $18.00 a month (less than you would pay for a restaurant lunch and who needs to eat when you can sniff), a carefully curated collection of three niche fragrances housed in a beautiful black case arrives in the mail
Managing editor Mark Behnke plays his version of Jeopardy! as he wraps up Sniffapalooza Spring Fling 2013
Somerset Meadow is a joy to wear, plain and simple. It is clean, without being soapy, green, without being too sharp or intense, and floral, without being overwhelming
The word “noir”, attached to a perfume’s name, infers something dark or black and conjures images of the night and mystery. Roxana Villa has called out to the night and the Earth and merged them into Roxana Illuminated Perfume Figure 1: Noir.
“Artisan perfumery is a growing movement where individuals are exploring unique olfactory directions through a variety of fragrant media and palettes” says Maggie Mahboubian, founder and curator of FRAGments. “However, very few venues exist for these perfumers to present their handcrafted work
Ellen Covey of Olympic Orchids became intrigued with the idea of making a chocolate-based scent for the most recent San Francisco and Seattle Artisan Fragrance Salon, and set it as a challenge for herself. The results are California Chocolate and Seattle Chocolate.
