The greatest thing about being an American perfumer is that America is all about individuality. We are encouraged to try new things and think on our own. The Pacific coast is wide open and free of cultural traditions that inhibit creativity. -Lisa Fong. Full bottle draws of Lisa’s beautiful natural perfumes
Magique keeps a floral balance and has just the right amount of non-sticky fruitiness lurking below, adding that dark edge
Coming out of Pitti Fragranze, I very much wanted to try was the line of Jardins D’Ecrivains perfumes. I finally got to try George, La Dame aux Camelias, Gigi, and Wilde; and I’m wild for them.
What makes a great fragrance? It must smell great. Sometimes, I fear that in this increasingly saturated ‘niche’ market, we’ve forgotten that very basic fact. Second of all, it must tell a story, it must say something. Otherwise, how do we connect with it?
Laurice Rahme has managed to find some of the best perfumers to work under her creative direction. In 2005 she found a rising star in Aurelien Guichard and gave him the task of interpreting Bond No. 9 Chinatown.
My aunt, who was the perfumista in the family, wore the glorious green chypre Carven Ma Griffe. 66 years after Ma Griffe’s creation, The House of Carven is staging its comeback in the world of fragrance,and hired Francis Kurkdjian to compose Carven Le Parfum
