The Lily Perfumes of The Annunciation + INeKE Gilded Lily Draw
The Lily is associated with the Virgin Mary and is a symbol of her purity. The Feast of the Annunciation, art, perfume and poetry evoke personal associations for Contributor Olga Rowe
The Winner of The Wearing of the Green: DSH Perfumes Draw
The Wearing of the Green has been a tradition for centuries, normally in the form of a shamrock, which Saint Patrick would use to explain the Holy Trinity. The winner of a 4.5 oz jar of DSH Perfumes Vert Pour Madame Crème, with 20% shea butter, thanks to the generosity of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz and …
New Fragrance: Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes “Ballets Rouges” and “Salamanca” + Debut Draw
Dr. Ellen Covey, the founder and perfumer of Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes, launches two new fragrances – Ballets Rouges and Salamanca. Both have been over a year in the making.Ballets Rouges is a classic Rose chypre and Salamanca is Dr. Covey’s long awaited ‘leather’ fragrance”
The Passing of Winter, Schubert’s Winterreise and the 100th Birthday of Guerlain L’ Heure Bleue
Winter is over and the first signs of spring have been greeting us, the snowdrops and winter aconites erupt everywhere, and the birds sing happily in the morning. However, bear with me, for one last time this year, while I look at winter from another perspective, and tell the story of two masterpieces.
ÇaFleureBon Behind The Bottle….I Mean….Camera with Director Brian Pera of Woman’s Picture
I’ve mentioned how much the multi-disciplinary collaboration between perfumers and other artistic disciplines are fascinating to me. There were a number of excellent examples in 2011 and one of them was between filmmaker Brian Pera and perfumer Andy Tauer. We’ve examined these collaborations from the side of the perfumer so I thought it would be fun to hear from the other artist in the equation.
CaFleureBon Profiles in Perfumery: The Winner of the S.Poncet Draw
I like the simple pleasures of life: eating a homemade dinner and drinking wine by the fire place, walking in a forest in the fall, finding little details that no one sees in paintings, and spending time with my husband and daughter