I am from the West and this fragrance is definitely Eastern. For many of us notions of the desert being romantic are from art, movies and books Like many veils stripped away slowly, Oasis reveals its beauty in a true natural Arabic perfume
Cartier’s Baiser Volé is utterly pleasing, on many levels, For example: I wore it to work, of all scent-averse places, and it was remarkable how many folk commented on its beauty.
We’re talking a wide swath – across the board – of ethnicities, gender, and chronological age.
That alone is highly unusual
Behind the Bottle, although it started the same way in concept. At the recent Sniffapalooza Spring Fling 2011 I had a chance to smell the parfum version of the modern reformulation of Houbigant Fougere Royale. I had named the Eau de Parfum version of Fougere Royale one of my top new fragrances of 2010
New Zealand is far from the traditional European centers of perfumery but Francesca Brice and Kate Jason Smith are showing that creativity in the 8th art knows no borders
I wish to share the breathlessness of discovering real rose otto, a timeless and priceless treasure of the ancient Orient
I am particularly smitten by both Camellia and Paradise Lost.
They reveal themselves very differently, but there is no doubt in my mind that a great deal of care, consideration, and tenderness went into their conception.
Keiko’s goal was to transport us to two very different climes:
The Japan of the delicate, velvety camellia, and the Goa of our sun-drenched dreams.
