2012 In Review: Top 25 Perfumes to Remember (and 25 More) + Slumberhouse Pear + Olive Draw
Mark Behnke calls out his favorite 25 fragrances of 2012 and 25 more that impressed him, Slumberhouse Pear + Olive his Rising Star of 2012 is our draw
CaFleureBon Best (and Worst) of Perfume Awards 2012 + Catch a Rising Star Draw
Editor in Chief, Michelyn Camen and Managing Editor, Mark Behnke have such different skin chemistry you would think CaFleureBon Best and Worst lists of 2012 would be wildly different. As you will see they are not.
The Winner of the Strange Invisible Perfumes Zodiac Seven Signs Draw
I received the two newest signs Leo and Sagittarius. Ms. Balahoutis is quoted in the press release, “Interpreting the essences of each astrological symbol through botanical essences has been more fun than anyone should ever have at work
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio: Scented Contemplations for Christmas Day
To me there is no Christmas without J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (1734). It is the most tender and joyful interpretation of the Christmas story
The Winner of Juliette Has A Gun Mad Madame Perfume Draw
If you like Ambroxan, and particularly if you were a fan of Not A Perfume, Mad Madame shows what can be accomplished when you turn the Ambroxan into a perfume.
A Scented Christmas Eve with Queen Bea: A New York Christmas Story
Looking back, I sometimes wonder why a Jewish girl from Brooklyn would, year after year, take her grandkids to see Christmas dioramas. I think perhaps, like that Shalimar bottle, Grandma relished the glamour of it. She loved a good display.