Jo Malone Sakura Cherry Blossom: Christine Nagel Whispers of Spring

March 9, 2011March 9, 2011

One of my favorite places to spend the first week of April is walking around the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. There is the freshness of the spring air, the very slightly floral character of the cherry blossoms, magnified by their abundance, paired with the woodiness of the trees. It is one of those magical moments only nature provides. Now Jo Malone and in-house perfumer have captured the fragrant experience of this transient moment in their latest release Sakura Cherry Blossom.

FRACAS: THE FRAGRANCE OF DESIRE WINNER IS

March 8, 2011

Streetcar like Fracas is sexy, larger than life, and eternally fascinating. Fracas was created in 1947, the same year Williams wrote the play.Like Blanche de Bois Fracas is sweet, delicate, strident, deceptive, and sensual.

UPDATED FRAGRANCE NEWS: Penhaligon’s States “More Duchuafour”

March 8, 2011March 9, 2011

This morning E-I-C Michelyn-Camen received an email assuring both Duchaufour and Penhaligon’s will be creating a fragrance to be release in July . “He is already working on projects for 2012 and beyond”

Guerlain Idylle: Thierry Wasser’s Pygmalion + Idylle ‘Singing in the Rain’ Draw

March 7, 2011March 10, 2011

Thierry Wasser created Idylle in his own image, (like a modern day Pygmalion) of a perfect Guerlain fragrance. Rodin said “I invent nothing, I rediscover; Idylle may become as timeless as its predecessors. Our draw for 100ml flacon of Idylle

THE 3 WINNERS OF PARFUMS M.MICALLEF’S ‘MYSTERY OF AOUD’ 10 ML FLACONS

March 7, 2011March 7, 2011

Oud is a precious ingredient, one of the most expensive natural essential oils in perfumery Be warned however, that once you fall in love with the aroma of oud, there is no going back; you are hooked for good THANK YOU PARFUMS MICALLEF FOR THIS DRAW

Caron Paris Poivre: The “Miss Julie” of the Perfume World +“Têtu” Poivre Sample Draw

March 6, 2011March 8, 2011

If they had not been living in different times-

I would have sworn that August Strindberg and Michel Morsetti were firmly in cahoots.
Strindberg’s play of class struggle, morality, and gender roles fits Caron’s Poivre to a T.