The highest achievement of any novelist is to create a world so real you can see, feel, hear and touch it. In the case of The Book of Lost Fragrances, the author M.J. Rose wrote a book where the reader enters the novel through their sense of smell. Frederick Bouchardy, owner of Joya Studio was …
Thankfully there are fragrances which come along to remind me that simplicity has its charms. One perfume house which seems to have a great track record at finding beauty in simple constructions is Diptyque, the latest bit of simple beauty from them is Eau Rose.
A Lab On Fire is a small label under the S-Perfume umbrella. They are making an impact by attracting some of the finest perfumers working to compose their fragrances. For What We Do In Paris Is Secret they asked Dominique Ropion to be the perfumer.
Fragrance can evoke a myriad of different emotions and sensations. But what scents instantly remind us of all that is Romance- from the fleeting memory of an awkward first kiss to the sensual, heady feeling of free-falling in love. These are the perfumes that captured our hearts
The encounter and the passing on of ideas to let the perfumer play with, for Ms. Maack, is part of the artistic process to create perfume art. I expect both Silk and Dark to wear beautifully in spring and while waiting for Spring to arrive.
I love Mr. Brosius’ ability to create fragrant landscapes and scent memories. Mr. Brosius allows me to learn something entirely different about a note I thought I knew everything about- in this case Vanilla. This is not your typical vanilla
