For the new Etat Libre d’Orange Dangerous Complicity Perfumer Violaine Collas of Mane had access to the Jungle Essence library to choose from and the three notes she chose were rum, ginger, and coconut. These create a pure exotic boozy quality
Perfumer Miriam Vareldzis of 40notes Perfume created her new, limited edition scent Crystalline Hyacinth with a vase of fresh hyacinths on her desk as inspiration during the late winter and spring of this year.
One of the best discoveries last year was the Australian perfume house of Tommi Sooni. Creative Director Steven Broadhurst and perfumer Brent Schlitter have a very synchronized vision and these two gentlemen create perfume as good as anything found in Europe or North America
In perfume, marketing is perfume’s lifeblood. A fragrance not only needs to resonate, it needs people to know about it. Estee’s hands on approach to giving samples to everyone from Princess Grace on down . My grandfather was the gentleman who helped design, package and market it.
This was my first time being invited to see a perfume laboratory operation and be able to ask all of the science geeky questions which crowd my overheated mind. On a Monday in early July I visited Robertet and learned about fragrant fractions without having to worry about the lowest common denominator.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Parfumerie Générale, Pierre Guillaume, CaFleurebon’s 2011 Perfumer of the Decade has created his second new fragrance this year (Corps et Ames Paisante debuted earlier) PG22 DjHenné .
