L’Artisan Parfumeur: “Christmas in July” Holiday Coffrets
L’artisan Parfumeur will debut two coffrets from Bertrand Duchaufour, Karine Vichone, Anne Flipo, and Jean la Porte , Why do we have to wait?
Cartier Baiser Volé: The Beauty Of the Lily + 30 ML “First Kiss” Draw
Many existing lily fragrances depend on large quantities of Calone or other potentially screechy aromachemicals, in an attempt to express the limpid, watery quality of the lily.
Cartier’s Baiser Vole’ does not, and THAT is unique.
Behind The Bottle: Keiko Mecheri “Paradise Lost” Winner
Perfumes are rarely and if ever derived from flowers after which they are named” ~ Joris Karl Huysmans
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Laurie Erickson TWO Winners “It’s Not A DREAM”
To Dream incorporates a wide variety of elements into a cohesive and interesting whole, which seems American. And in the true American indie spirit if generoisty Laurie Erickson emailed Michelyn Camen Editor in Chief. and as a surprise offerred TWO purse sprays to two different winners
Caron Delire de Roses: A Fountain Of Roses + Urn sample Draw
Then there are the very infrequent times when I get something which treads the rose garden path but finds a way to display the rose slightly differently and like the best artists within a genre add their own nuance to the oeuvre. Richard Fraysse, the in-house nose for Caron, has done that with the new Caron fountain fragrance Delire de Roses.
ÇaFleureBon Behind the Bottle with Shelley Waddington: L’Emblem Rouge + “Natural Rose” Draw
Hi, Shelley! It’s a pleasure doing a ‘behind the bottle’ with you, finally. I’ve enjoyed sampling your work, and your latest, botanical l’Emblem Rouge, I find particularly delightful! First, though, there are so many things I long to ask you, they buzz about in my head like a swarm of wayward bees.