FRAGRANCE REVIEW Mary Greenwell Plum “Scarcity Makes The Heart Grow Fonder?” + 3mL Mini Draw
I just got to try Mary Greenwell Plum. Mary Greenwell Plum was an exclusive release to the House of Fraser in the UK. It was released there in October of 2010. It was described as a “contemporary chypre”. It was the first fragrance by “Award winning makeup artist Mary Greenwell”. It was being composed by Francois Robert of Les Parfums de Rosine fame. It was unobtainable and most everyone that encountered it waxed rhapsodically about this is how it is done. Then in December of 2011 it became available in the US, and to me. Is it the second coming of chypre for the twenty-first century?
The Winners of the Perfume of The Gods Draw
One of the things that first attracted me to the House of Lord’s Jester was that they are all natural perfumes made with no synthetics whatsoever
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Sonoma Scent Studio Nostalgie “Getting Dressed Up Again”
I think all artists like to look back at the past of their art form and find inspiration. Lately some of our finest indie perfumers have been doing that and creating modern vintage perfumes. Laurie Erickson of Sonoma Scent Studio steps up with her attempt to re-create a bygone past with a modern fragrance in Nostalgie.
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: The Winner of The Eighth Decade Book Draw
My work is not done – there is still so much to do. I think that the more people learn about plants the more they will want to make their own perfume and in the learning they will become more responsible and educated about the environment and realize that ‘nature’ provides
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Odin 07 Tanoke “To Sur With Love”
I’m not one to care about the gender of my perfume. This is why I am such a big fan of the fragrance line from Odin New York. They seem to be creating their fragrances with a man as their target audience. This is why I was looking forward to trying the latest release 07 Tanoke.