When Etienne de Swardt recently was featured in CaFleurebon Creative Directors in Perfumery, our readers applauded his singular style and abilty to break through the clutter of politically correct perfumes. The company released their latest brand video
For the last few years there has been another bellwether of the Holiday season, for me, as Dawn Spencer Hurwitz releases her new Holiday fragrance. Ms. Hurwitz has been doing this since 2000 and with the release of Cordial for 2012 she has now composed a dozen seasonal scent variations.
Surprise! It is EIC Michelyn Camen’s birthday and Parfum 1 has a $150 gift certificate for any of their hundreds of niche/indie/natural perfumes to giveaway to one lucky reader.
I really enjoyed the first five releases in the Strange Invisible Perfumes Zodiac series and I received the two newest signs Leo and Sagittarius. Alexandra Balahoutis says, “Interpreting the essences of each astrological symbol through botanical essences has been more fun than anyone should ever have at work.” That sense of fun shows.
Chances are that if you are a lover of fine and niche perfumes, Jean Claude Ellena is amongst your favorite perfumers. Diary of A Nose: A Year in the Life of a Parfumeur will be released on February 2013 and our readers will have an opportunity to win a copy.
