Joseph Quartana’s Six Scents series is ingenious in its simplicity and thrilling in its execution. The basic premise of each series is Mr. Quartana plays matchmaker with a rising fashion designer and a perfumer. I have had Series Four for a few weeks now and have once again been struck by the breadth and quality of the collection.
I chatted with Joseph Quartana, beaming like a proud father, as he filled me in on his much-awaited Six Scents Series Four, subtitled, Characters. “We had all of the designers create a fictional muse. We have some new territory to explore,” he explained.
For September, Sarah has created Chocolate Sunset. It is based on many of her favorite ingredients, and is a tribute to the Taste TV Artisan Fragrance and Chocolate Salon in Los Angeles where she will be participating and speaking on September 23rd, 2012
The dictionary defines impromptu simply as: done “in the moment”, without any preparation). This perfume truly lives up to its name. Created on the spur of the moment, while cleaning her drafting table off to do some painting, Roxana Villa combined a series of notes, essences and accords to create something truly beautiful also called Impromptu.
Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour has taken on many unusual projects, for established and emerging niche brands. I am fascinated by his latest for Parisian Jeweler by Ann Gérard, whose sophisticated and feminine jewelry uses beautiful precious, semi-precious gemstones and precious metals
Of all the words I have heard from all her songs, the lyrics “glitter mixed with rock n’ roll” and “glamorphonic electronic disco baby” sum up this scent the be
