It was last July when I learned the Sniffapalooza Fall Ball 2012 and New York Comic-Con were going to share the same weekend. Inside my head I’m yelling “KAAAAARENS!” the way Kirk yelled “KHAAAAN!” in Star Trek II. I managed to experience both on a genre bending weekend I called ComicSniffaConPalooza.
Perfumery for me is not only the synthesis of the rational and intuitive mind but a total engagement of the body.
It took four years but the NEST Fine Fragrance Collection has arrived with three fragrances; Passiflora, Amazon Lily, and Midnight Fleur. Passiflora and Amazon Lily were signed by Christophe Laudamiel and Midnight Fleur by Jerome Epinette.
My first olfactive memory is the smell of L’Air du Temps which perfumed the whole family factory! I really enjoyed this gardenia note that today, makes me feel at home
Still far away from Winter holiday season, I won’t want a vanilla that is boozy, sweet, and redolent of scraping out a vanilla pod for my holiday baking. I want a Perfect Vanilla, by Sarah Horowitz-Thran, for a Fall day that would somehow remind me of a scary story which ended well.
I looked forward to participating in the Natural Perfumers Guild 2012 project, Home for the Holidays, which pairs bloggers with natural perfumers who have made home scenting products for the project. I was lucky to receive the “Exotica” candle made by the talented perfumer JoAnne Bassett.
