Mikmoi Ao, Itoh, Aldwych and Vesper Perfume Sampler Winner
San Francisco recently hosted our second Salon, and I found some new talent, including Mik, the San Francisco-based perfumer for a new line called MIKMOI.
CaFleureBon:Top Ten Spring Fragrances 2013 + Come Rain or Shine Perfume Draw
Mark Twain said it best,”In the Spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather in four and twenty hours.” Our top ten spring fragrances with draws from Tommi Sooni, Serge Lutens, Ormonde Jayne, Penhaligon’s & Etat Libre D’Orange
New Niche Fragrance Review: Parfums de Marly Meliora and Safanad -Taming a Wild Note + Shagya Full Bottle Draw
Parfums de Marly is inspired by the sculpted horses of eighteenth century sculptor Guillaume Coustou called “Les Chevaux de Marly”. Each sculpture shows a groom taming a rearing horse and I realized that Parfums de Marly, under the creative direction of Julien Sprecher, had assembled a number of the best perfumers to act as tamers of some of the most difficult to corral notes in perfumery.
Le Parfum Couture Denis Durand for M. Micallef- The Winner
If you want a fragrance which puts the slink into slinky Le Parfum Couture Denis Durand is exactly that.
Niche Fragrance Review: A Love Note to Maria Candida Gentile Sideris
Maria Candida Gentile Sideris is a fragrance that is both unique and familiar at the same time. It’s an old soul perfume that seems to have lived many lives over many centuries.
March Spilled Perfume -The Winners
CaFleureBon turned three years old March 22, 2013 and we are read in hundreds of major cities worldwide. Over the past year, three of the following 10 cities grew at least 90% from March 28 of 2012 (in no particular order) to March 28, 2013