The Number of CaFleureBon’s Unique Visitors in 2011 Revealed: Two Winners of Swimming in a Sea of Perfume
We had many guesses, two were very close and we have seven full sized bottles and three generous samples of perfume for the two winners
FRAGRANCE REVIEW A Lab On Fire L’Anonyme ou OP-1475-A and Rose Rebelle SC-7545 “…..And See Whats On The Slab!”
One good thing about January is there is a little bit of a pause post-Holidays and it allows me to catch up on things which keep getting displaced in my review on-deck circle. One of those new houses which I have been very interested to try is A Lab On Fire. Both L’Anonyme ou OP-1475-A and Rose Rebelle SC-7545 are good examples of their perfume ethos.
Frederic Malle Publishes His First Book “De L’Art Du Parfum”
This book tells the story of each of his collaborations with the most talented perfumers, their inspirations, complicities, and trade secrets.
The Winner of The Dark Side Draw
Ralf Schweiger pulls off a neat trick here as a fragrance named Ambre Nue has no amber as a distinct note in it but the notes that are present create an amber accord, an ambery bouquet if you will, and in that construction makes Ambre Nue something to be admired.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Bellyflowers Blue Jasmine: Not Your Average “Blue” Perfume!
When I see the word “blue” in a perfumes title, very often I cringe. It is either some ubiquitous aquatic or a “nice clean” laundry fragrance. When I received Bellyflowers’ Blue Jasmine, for this review, its notes were very intriguing to me. Lotus, jasmine, more jasmine, vetiver, cypriol and sandalwood were all that was mentioned by the perfumer, but there was so much more.