For the tenth Hermessence fragrance Jean-Claude Ellena chose to mix two woods one very familiar in sandalwood and one not so familiar in massoia. Santal Massoia explores all of the nuances around a common chemical component in many perfumes, lactones.
RagnaRostad Ruffner tells us that that the number 11 is the current year, her birthdate, and the number of bottles available….
Eau Monumentale succeeds by going back to the origins of Eau de Cologne as the first thing to hit my nose is a beautiful neroli.
You can imagine how thrilled I was when she asked me to do her online fragrance journey: Sarah was going to custom blend samples for me, based on my answers – There is only the one bottle of this precious elixir in existence in the world.
A first for Symrise: From December 1-4, 2011, the company will present fragrance as part of a botanical artwork exhibit at the Art Basel Miami Beach
Pretty…as an adverb,( i.e., ‘pretty tired’, ‘pretty good’) it has become a throat clearing word similar to’ ummm’ or ‘you know’. As an adjective, it has lost its descriptive charm. Pretty is one of those words that is a contradiction. I recently read a review of a new fragrance that gave the impression that …
