May’s Spilled Perfume: Before They Were Perfumers + Nine Perfume Prizes
Have you ever wondered what your favorite perfumer did before they were….your favorite perfumers? guess correctly and score your choices from 9 niche and natural fragrances
New Niche Fragrance Review: Strange Invisible Perfumes Likewise + Whispers of Love Draw
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Samantha Sherwin & Sasha Bertran of United Scents of America- The Winners
We are so excited to see more of a movement towards niche American brands. Seeing so many fragrance and cosmetic brands being made overseas is heartbreaking knowing not only the state of our economy but also that there are so many fabulous untapped resources right here
CaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: The Different Company Sel de Vetiver- Summer Still Life
Scent often has the ability to evoke a specific time or place in my life, or it can just be beautiful, or it can create a landscape of aromas. One fragrance which does manage to do all of these at an extremely high level is 2006’s The Different Company Sel de Vetiver by perfumer Celine Ellena.
New Niche Perfumes: ART COLLECTION ROUGE N°1 & ROUGE N°2 by Parfums M. Micallef
For her ART COLLECTION 2013, Mme Micallef was inspired by Art Deco design. ROUGE N°1 and ROUGE N°2 are new for 2013
Historiae Eau de Toilettes -The Winner
After having worn all five of these fragrances I came to think of them as a collection of olfactory watercolors Bertrand Duchaufour used to help him, and us as wearers, discover new aspects of notes we are very familiar with. In that lightness of composition we are shown the usual in a new light