New Niche Perfume: Mona Di Orio Parfums EAU ABSOLUE
Mona di Orio may not be with us, but her legacy lives on. Parfums Mona D’Orio will be introducing EAU ABSOLUE a fragrance Mona was working on before her passing November 2011.
January’s Spilled Perfume: CaFleureBon Profiles In American Perfumery “The Artisan (Indie) Perfumers” + 10 Fragrant Prizes
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.
New Fragrance: Veni, Vidi, Vici by Histoires de Parfums Edition Rare Collection “Earth, Wind and Fire”
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.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Juliet Eau de Parfum & Extrait- The Two Faces of Juliet
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.
The Winner of the Artemisa Natural Perfume Recollection, Sex and Dust Draw
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.
CaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: Comme des Garcons 2 Man- The Importance of Being Odd
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.