Montale Mango Manga: An Animated Fruity Floral

July 23, 2010July 23, 2010

The Japanese market has always been seen as a market, maybe even a world, apart from Western aesthetics. The assumption behind the great majority of fragrances inspired by or for a Japanese aesthetic is that light clean lines are what are desired. When I am thinking about fragrance Houses that embody that kind of style, one that would be low on my list would be Montale. It was with a great deal of surprise when I read in 2005 that Montale was making a Japanese market exclusive fragrance, Mango Manga. I thought it would be so very interesting to see a perfumer who is all about bold powerful notes try and adapt his style for this different audience. Now in 2010 Mango Manga has been released to the rest of the world and we can all enjoy Pierre Montale’s Eastern vision.

NEW FRAGRANCE: Amouage Library Collection Opus I, II and III

July 15, 2010July 15, 2010

Christopher Chong, the creative director for Amouage, was “inspired by the recollections and fragments we acquire on our journey; the fragments that collectively represent a tome of memories … the notion of the hidden treasures in a library “.
Truly, there is something here for all tastes.
The goal was to transcend gender; all three are to be worn by anyone.

New Fragrance: Tauer Perfumes Carillon pour un Ange Tauer takes flight

July 14, 2010July 14, 2010

In many ways Hr. Tauer is emblematic of what can be achieved when a perfumer chooses to follow his own path. With Carillon pour un Ange Hr. Tauer has taken flight, as if on the wings of angels.

Guerlain Mayotte and Mahora: Sexy Sadie Thompson of W.Somerset Maugham’s Rain

June 3, 2010June 3, 2010

I chose both Mahora and Mayotte for the character Sadie Thompson, not just because they are both tropical fragrances that smell of the South Pacific, but they strike ‘an accord’ regarding the “two Sadies”.

Life is a Slipstream of Perfume: Pierre Benard of Osmoart Perfumes, Couleurs et Sons (English and French translations)

May 30, 2010May 31, 2010

The Air is my space
It carries sounds and music; lights and colors; odors and perfumes
I am volatile like a scent

Life is a slipstream of perfume: it stays in our memories remembrances of precious meetings

Linari Acqua Santa -Maurice Roucel’s Holy Water

May 27, 2010July 1, 2010

Linari Acqua Santa is the fifth fragrance from Linari. Mark Buxton, Angelo Di Fume and Notte Bianca; and Egon Oelkers, Eleganza Luminosa and Vista Sul Mare; were the noses behind those initial creations. (I really enjoyed Mr. Buxton’s Notte Bianca; its mix of citrus, absinthe and herbs was wonderful on the skin). Maurice roucel created Acqua Santa.