Many perfumistas heard the Jean Claude Ellena was writing a book several years ago. I was on a waiting list at Amazon.com for at least a year until I finally took it out of my cart.Well it’s back in!
“The San Franscisco Bay Area has a lot of artisans (cheesemakers, winemakers, chocolatiers etc.) and an entrepreneurial spirit. It’s not difficult to find encouragement and support for small businesses”.
Anya was the first in a series that proflile American perfumers and perfumeries. Ineke Ruehland born in Canada who lives in San Francisco was the second. Next week we have our third. The series reflects the unique entrepeneurial spirit and could easily be called profiles in courage
Pierre Guillaume’s inspiration for the 25th Parfumerie Generale perfume, due to be released in September, is a pair of sepia photographs from 1920 Indochine which depict a cruise on the Mekong River. As I have been wearing Indochine over that last few days it felt like a fragrance which has its own unique patina. M Guillaume chose ingredients from throughout the region as his notes for Indochine.
Although women are more well-known for spending a lot of time on their personal appearance, most men want to look great, too.
I am a fan of James Heeley of Heeley Perfumes as he has made a number of singular fragrances which I think are pretty good. His latest fragrance Hippie Rose has the ability to take me back to the Summer of Love in Provincetown. Mr. Heeley has created a patchouli rose fragrance that is surrounded by two different kind of musk which gives it a sun-warmed skin accord underneath the patchouli and rose.
