BREAKING NEWS! A Different Path for Bertrand Duchaufour: Fragrance News
In an email to Editor-in -Chief perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour confirmed his Different path for 2012
Parfums MDCI La Belle Helene: Bertrand Duchaufour’s Duality On Display + ‘Helen of Troy’ Fragrance Draw
Bertrand Duchaufour was toying around with a pear and iris duality before his brainstorming session with Parfums MDCI owner claude Marchal. While I imagine M Duchaufour could have worked something magical out of pear and iris; I can only thank the serendipity that changed their thinking to pear and osmanthus. La Belle Helene is the kind of perfume that allows the aesthetic of M Duchaufour’s duality to shine beautifully.
THE WINNER OF THE 3.5 ML SAMPLE OF CARON PARIS TABAC BLOND IS
Exclusivity is the key and Caron’s storied fragrances come immediately to mind.Gin breath, smoking a cigarette and Caron Tabac Blond on unbathed warm skin—all wrapped in a mink coat. One word: decadent
The Delicate Ones Botanical Perfume by Amanda Feeley: Dragonflies and Cameos + 5ml Flacon Draw
The Delicate Ones is tenacious, amorous, and emotive -much like Amanda herself.
It is lushly floral, with a deeply resinous quality. Don’t judge a book by its cover!
NEW FRAGRANCE Bond No. 9 Madison Square Park: Spring In The Trendy Park
Laurice Rahme and Bond No. 9 announced their latest New York City neighborhood inspired fragrance, Madison Square Park. As always Bond No. 9 is on top of the trendy new areas in Manhattan. The Madison Square Park area sits in the space between Midtown style and Downtown hipness creating a neighborhood full of hip sophistication.
THE TWO WINNERS OF 5ML SAMPLES OF JEUX DE PEAU ARE
Just as the first samples and bottles of the new Serge Lutens were circulating in Paris; nostrils were in full swing to smell the scent of this new “buttered toast’ composition, named “Jeux de Peau” (“Skin Games”). UPDATE THE WINNERS RECEIVE 5MLS thank you Palais Royale and Emmanuelle