CaFleureBon Profiles in Perfumery:The Winner of Mandy Aftel 2ML Perfume Mini
Senior Editor Ida Meister has been wearing Aftelier Perfumes since they debuted, and was the the first to review Honey Blossom, a FiFi finalist in 2011
Fragrance Review: Armani Prive La Femme Bleue “Armani’s Blue Period”
La Femme Bleue is a limited edition of 1,000 bottles meant to coincide with the Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2011 collection of the same name.Despite the name La Femme Bleue is a distinctly shared fragrance.
The Winner of 2ml of Guerlain (1993) Vol de Nuit “The Master and Margarita” Draw
Vol de Nuit opens up with galbanum. When I smelled it for the first time at Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s studio, I hated it.What happens with Vol de Nuit is Margarita’s laughter. Sparkling aldehydes — seems like they are jumping in the air, and if I swallow one of those bits of laughter
The Winner of a Sample Lisa Kirk Revolution from Indiescents
In Revolution, the vetiver melds with birch tar in a distinctly urinous manner.
Someone peeled out in a momentous hurry, and your back has the tire tracks to prove it.
Fragrance Review: Ava Luxe Palisander “Heavenly Handel in a Bottle” + 15ml Flacon EDP Draw
Much like a kaleidoscope or prism, I keep holding Palisander up to the light to examine it more closely, because it spans the tightrope between the sacred and the sensual with such deft, sure footing. Our draw is for a 15ml flacon of
The Winner of the Lord Jester ARES EdC
Ares EDC is a light amber with spicy top notes at first; after a while, the scent becomes pure amber. – Adam Gottschalk, Natural Perfumer and member of The Natural Perfumer’s Guild