A couple of weeks ago I was poking around downtown looking for something new to try and the latest summer releases from Thierry Mugler, Angel Aqua Chic and Alien Aqua Chic, caught my eye. I gave each a cursory whiff on paper and asked for samples to bring home. I knew right away that these would be worth writing about.
I could not have been more thrilled to work with Michel Roudnitska. During our collaboration, I continued to go back to those magical moments in time with my mother and grandmother in an effort to capture their beauty.-Jessica Dunne
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.
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.
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.
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.
