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.
Since 2010, we have had a tradition here at CaFleureBon to have a Hanukkah* scents post, and fortunately, perfumers have been accommodating us with fragrances for this festive holiday.
AJNE’s creator Jane Hendler has taken natural perfumery one step further. Not only does she create and bottle beautiful essences…she grows many of the raw materials used organically on her farm in Carmel, California. The two newest scents, Big Sur and Savannah, are an absolute joy to wear.
