It was with both curiosity and mild skepticism that I received the news of a new version of L’Heure Bleue being commissioned by Guerlain to commemorate its centennial. Thanks to a perfume Fairy Godmother, I received a decant of this new Eau de Parfum, called L’Heure de Nuit.
Thanks to our good friends Eric and Stamatis at Parfum 1 we are offering a $150 gift certificate for a niche or natural perfume to one lucky reader as a surprise birthday celebration.
Frankincense & Myrrh are more than symbols of the season. they are the foundation of both ancient and modern perfumes. Amouage,Olivier Durbano, Etro, Maria Candida Gentile, Parfums d’ Empire, Caron, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Anya’s garden, Tallulah Jayne, bellyflowers,Strange Invisible perfumes, pacific perfumes,
The best perfume houses are the result of a creative team which works together and more importantly challenges each other. I came to realize how much of a team effort the creation of Arquiste Parfumeur Boutonniere No. 7 was between Creative Director Carlos Huber, perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, and evaluator Sophie Bensamou.
The collection is composed of a selection of natural fragrances that are mostly variations on rose, with differing effect. Each is a lovely perfume in its own right, and I would recommend giving each one the space to really bloom and make its personality known.
Franco Wright and Adam Eastwood of Luckyscent decided a collection of four fragrances would be needed to appropriately commemorate the occasion of their 10th anniversary and so the Decennial collection; Lys du Desert, Nuit Epicee, Bois Bourbon, and Santal Sacre were born.
