July 3, 2011 was the day we first debuted CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery. These have been among our most popular posts; the most fan mail came from readers who thanked us for supporting and spotlighting Artisan perfumery in the US.
Gérald Ghislain debuts three new fragrances in the Edition Rare Collection of Histoires de Parfums (following Petroleum, Ambrarem & Rosam-2011) , Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). The collection is inspired by the famous phrase Julius Caesar proclaimed during an epic battle.
The perfumer Juliet Stewart works with on her Juliet fragrances Lorenzo Dante Ferro enjoyed taking what is a modern floriental Eau de Parfum which is more floral than oriental and switching it up for the Juliet Extrait making it more oriental than floral.
Perfume and sexuality go hand-in-hand. The way a person smells, naturally or enhanced, subliminally or front-and-center, plays a major part in whether or not we are attracted to them.
Comme des Garcons 2 Man was my first lesson that the boundaries which framed a perfumer’s ingredient choices were truly unlimited because the truly innovative, like Mark Buxton, will find ways to make the unloved, lovely.
Creative Directors are the core individuals/conductors in any artistic project. We are the innovators, strategists, designers, troubleshooters and facilitators. In a small company, we need to wear various hats each day – at almost every stage of the development there are challenges
