Perhaps the most anticipated part of the recent Sniffapalooza Spring Fling was the special preview of the Robert Piguet Nouvelle Collection. Joe Garces the President and CEO of Robert Piguet Parfums gave us an exclusive preview of all five new fragrances authored by Aurelien Guichard.
The perfume house of Jo Malone seems to be interested in variations on a theme, too. Starting with Sakura Cherry Blossom in the spring of 2011 Jo Malone has released six fragrances all focusing on a light fruity floral theme over the ensuing fifteen months. The most recent of these releases is Plum Blossom Cologne.
There are two leather chairs downstairs at the Le Labo boutique housed inside Barneys New York. These chairs are slightly angled toward each other, just waiting for two people to sit down and talk, hopefully about perfume, and that’s exactly what Mark Behnke, Managing Editor, Cafleurebon and I did.
The fragrance community is full of fantastic people and so with that said…when I make perfumes, I try to stick with my three (core) values: raw, unique and approachable. -Kerosene
I learned that perfume making and music have such faithful similarities. I was entirely bewitched. I had no idea that I could play the scents in chords much like I had the piano keys in my youth
The latest Tom Ford Private Blend is called Lavender Palm and it is meant to capture the feel of California. I finally got a chance to try it at the recent Sniffapalooza Spring Fling. What I found was a fragrance which did remind me of California but a specific locale in the Golden State, Palm Springs.
