EIC Michelyn Camen was contacted by Elizabeth Chan of SELF magazine , a reader of CaFleureBon, to be part of a special fragrance promotion to benefit women all over the world, 2000 samples of DKNY Pure Verbena from now to October. Show you care !
One of the edgier perfume houses is Comme des Garcons. Particularly over the last couple of years as they have undertaken co-creative ventures with a number of different artists and translated it into fragrances. For the collaboration with Hussein Chalayan they chose to take inspiration from his Autumn/Winter 2007 collection titled ‘Airborne’. The most buzzed about look at that show was the dress which was covered with LED lights and that gave the effect of flying through the clouds as it shifted and flowed.
De Profundis is an innovative departure, extremely ornate, almost heady; of a meeting between violet and chrysanthemum
In the fragrance world, one perfume stands out as a true “love it or hate it” scent: Thierry Mugler’s Angel Eau de Parfum, launched in 1992 . Even if you don’t like Angel, give this a go – you might be pleasantly surprised, especially if you are looking for something that can be worn through the seasons that has some personality without being too potent
Smells, tastes, even art, and the physical experience have always been intertwined in my memory. I love hiking and smelling, cooking and eating, gardening and harvesting fruits and flowers.
The latest fragrance to tie itself to a famous historic figure was Lubin Black Jade. aka the personal fragrance of none other than Marie Antoinette who slipped it to trusted confidant, the Marquise de Tourzel, shortly before her death. Whether that’s based on reality I can tell you is Black Jade is a wonderfully light spicy fragrance perfect for fall sweater weather.
