Bruno Fazzolari created several of his scents to be used in conjunction with his art exhibitions. Eventually, he took the plunge and launched a line of these perfumes, which are Monserrat, Lampblack, and Five, adding additional scents inspired by other forms of art, Jimmy and Au Delà.
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.
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
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.
If you want a fragrance which puts the slink into slinky Le Parfum Couture Denis Durand is exactly that.
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.
