New Fragrance: Maria Candida Gentile To Debut “The Exclusive Collection”
Natural perfumer Maria Candida Gentile, the only Italian to earn the title Maitre Parfumeur will be launching a new line of her exquisite natural perfumery.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Etat Libre D’Orange Bijou Romantique + Sample Draw
When I received the new Etat Libre D’Orange Bijou Romantique I also received the other new release from ELDO, Fils de Dieu. I immediately fell for the flashier Fils de Dieu. Then I was sitting at my desk and I picked up the decant again. Without the showier fragrance to compete with it I slowly realized the subtle charms that perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui was conjuring with Bijou Romantique. Once I could experience it on its own I understood this was a fragrance for those who love complex fragrances.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Shot: Fast Moving Fragrance
I think the best series of flankers going has been the Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure series. Starting in 2008 with A*Men Pure Coffee it was followed by Pure Malt and Pure Havane. The fourth entry is out and it is called A*Men Pure Shot and the name and the A*Men base is where the similarity ends.
CaFleureBon “We Are All Over The Map”: March’s Spilled Perfume Twelve Fabulous Fragrances
Why did so many Precious Perfume Prizes go unclaimed? Full Bottles of Honore Des Pres, Nasomatto, Byredo, Etat Libre D’Orange, INeKE, DSH Perfumes, Six Scents and more.
CaFleureBon Profiles in Perfumery: The Winner of the Sarah Barton-King The Pink Room Draw
The Pink Room was a ‘Secret Boudoir’ where people from all over world would come and say they wanted it to be their bedroom! Princess Anne came for tea and to honour me as a designer
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme “Riding Giants”
1999’s Chanel Allure Homme is still one of my favorite men’s mainstream fragrances. I was split on the two subsequent flankers Allure Homme Sport and Allure Homme Edition Blanche. Now the third flanker is here which seems to be a flanker of a flanker; Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme.