It has been a successful first half of 2011 for Joseph Quartana the mind behind Six Scents. Six Scents: Series Three just won the Fifi Award for “Best Indie Perfume”. His store Seven New York is one of SoHo’s most forward thinking boutiques
“Why I smell “is more than a love paean to our primordial brain-
It is the very fabric of my life, and has given me the ability to render strange gifts into utilitarian, life-saving, even exquisitely pleasurable moments.
We don’t get to choose our gifts in life- no matter how paltry or odd they may be.
I don’t think I smelled because I wanted to, at first; I think I had to.
There are several facets that make Peche Noir unique. Shelley Waddington used rose otto, gardenia from her own garden. Peche Noir is referred to as a fruity chypre- and that is truth in advertising
For my vacation, I went to Bulgaria in search of roses . In the Valley of the Kings, I’m just a little prince …. This is the name given to the Valley of Roses, won by a Thracian kingdom. It is located in the heart of Bulgaria.
Real beauty is a ray which emanates from the holy of holies of the spirit, and illuminates the body, as life comes from the depths of the earth and gives color and scent to a flower”-Kahlil Gibran
In 2007, I met Neil l Morris (and his partner David Garten of Neil Morris Fragrances at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City. for brunch on a picture perfect summer late morning. We drank cappucinos and ate berries and yogurt. I wasn't prepared for this big, charming man that had dozens of vials of perfume in his pockets; …
