Perfumer Ragna Rostad-Ruffner of Divine Life Perfume created her Dharma Rose fragrance “to assist you as you walk your path, speak your truth and live your dream …all from the deepest desires of your heart.” Dharma Rose is available in both perfume oil and eau de cologne. I tested both, and they are wonderful, with different personalities.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Thierry Mugler Parfums, the Company introduces Les Parfums de Cuir (“The Fragrances of Leather”). Angel, Alien, Womanity and A*Men reinterpreted in a limited edition collection
Scoring a Serge Lutens Bell Jar used to mean transatlantic travel or friend in Paris. Not any more…
I love that American perfumers aren’t working from a predetermined script; they are creating the path themselves. Simple materials extremely well crafted define luxury. With COGNOSCENTI I seek to elevate the raw materials from simple to sumptuous.
I think what Providence Perfume Company’s Charna Ethier set out to create was a modern vintage perfume which emulated the richness of Youth Dew while holding out a bit of the brightness of Divine and if that was the desire Divine Noir succeeds on both of those levels.
We’re nearly always talking shop and we almost always meet at Samovar because we are both tea snobs. And chocolate or wine is usually also involved.
