Roja Dove is not merely the Professor of Perfume, but the Carl Sagan of the fragrant universe. Every facet of Diagheliv honors Mitsouko perfume and the Ballet Rousses . I could smell the love of music, dance, and of the music and dance of perfume in this fragrance …Oscar Wilde and Sergei Diagheliv met in Paris. We have a 5ml draw
Roja Dove, recently answered the question “what makes a good perfume” and he replied “Good-quality materials and a perfumer following their own heartbeat and not copying someone or something else.” When I received a sample of XJ17/171861, at first sniff, I nearly swooned. This just may be one of the best citrusopenings I have smelled
The opening event at NY Elements Concept was a Bloody Mary premiere party for Blood Concept. Owners Antonio Zuddas and Giovanni Castelli want to create not only a fragrance and a true multimedia effort surrounding Blood Concept. If the fragrance is any judge of things the entire effort should be a huge success. We have thirty samples for thirty readers
One of my joys at last week’s NY elements Showcase, was meeting gracious Anne-Laure Marchal, Sales and Marketing Director for Caron and test Richard Fraysse’s 2011 launch of its first fruity floral urn scent, L’Accord Code 119.There is a mystery to the name. Could it be Alès Group, 119 Rue Salvador Allende?
Acqua di Parma has since 2004 in its Le Nobili collection been exploring a single flower and attempting to uncover the nobility of each. Iris Nobile and Magnolia Nobile have been excellent examples of this style of fragrance. . Now we have a new fragrance in the La Nobili collection, Gelsomino Nobile.
Mona Di Orio fragrances have always enjoyed a cult following among a select group of the cognescenti. Mystery surrounded her inaugral line (reminding me of another Mona) . It’s above all a deep Mediterranean influence in her sensibilty.olfctively and personally.
