The Winner of the Jovoy Candle
As we introduced you to the splendid six perfumes of Jovoy, we are also pleased to announce their line of eleven candles (so beautiful you may be tempted to use them as home décor).
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisble Perfumes + Greatest Hits Draw
“I think indie perfumery is important because it allows the perfumer to be the storyteller. The perfumer is regarded as an artist rather than a chemist. The idea of science and chemistry really intrigues people in the context of perfume, but I find it boring”. 14 50ml of SIP’s ‘ greatest hits’ are reader’s choice
BRAVE NEW SCENTS Natural Perfumers Internet Project FINALE: “Shades of Amber” by Leslie Robinson & Michelyn Camen
We end our four part series for the Brave New World internet project with two distinctive natural Amber fragrances from Liz Cook and Elise Pearlstine ‘O brave new world!’ It was a challenge, a command.”
– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Ch. 15
remember all comments on any in the series count our towards “15ml” draw of Hermes, Jessimine,Royal Lotus, and Ambre Alcheme
BRAVE NEW SCENTS A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Savage Garden” by Mark Behnke + Draw
If you went to High School in the US it is very likely Aldous Huxley’s 1931 novel Brave New World made it on to your summer reading list at some point. The idea of a World State tightly controlled and seemingly idyllic until touched by a bit of “savagery” is one of the great novels …
BRAVE NEW SCENTS: A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Avalon, Carmine, and Enchant” by Ida Meister + Draw
Natural Perfume Editor Ida Meister reviews three of the Brave New Scents in The Natural Perfumers Guild internet project.
BRAVE NEW SCENTS A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Duty Free” by Neil Sternberg + Draw
The young man suddenly realized that perfumes – said by the Party to smell like All Good Things – smelled like nothing. The old man shook his head.
“Perfumes don’t smell like this any more. They can’t. But they did.”
The young man held up the vial.
“What’s in it?”
“Only natural things.”