The Winner of It’s Me Jacomo Perfume Draw
Last year’s release of the “It’s Me” pair continued this trend with bottles shaped like iPhones that contained modern youth-friendly interpretations of classic perfume structures
Heart Notes
Ground Zero smelled of concrete, smoke, dust, glass and death. And then, all too suddenly, it didn’t smell of anything. Perfume, I realized, is the scent of life itself: an intermingling of different smells which, at any given time, combine and pass a threshold, entering our minds as a whole.
New Fragrance: COCO NOIR Jaques Polge Unveils The Mystery of Black
Created by Jacques Polge,, COCO NOIR marks a return to Oriental fragrances for the House. Recalling his journey to unveil the mystery of black through fragrance, he explains, “The night vision of the ‘Orient that starts and ends in Venice’ imposed itself upon me, and that is where I wanted to go.”
New Fragrance: Juliette Has a Gun “Mad Madam” Eau de Parfum
Mad Madame has this touch of craziness, which she is happily displaying. Endowed with a sense of provocation, she enjoys being looked at and igniting conversations. As Oscar Wilde once said, ‘The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.’ -Romano Ricci, Juliette has a Gun
New Fragrance Review Tommi Sooni Passerelle: Golden Flowers + Go Native Sample Draw
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 I wanted to see a Tommi Sooni fragrance which was inspired by Australia and the rich floral environment that exists down there. Passerelle is that fragrance.
The Winner of Maria Candida Gentile Exclusive Line Perfume Draw
I am coming to appreciate how much harder it is for a perfumer to have depth and contour when only using a very few notes, The Exclusive Collection is an example of what the skill of a Maitre Parfumeur can do with just a few notes…. Burlesque,Gentile,Luberon and Lady Day will be launched September 2012