The Art of Writing A Love Note + DSH ‘American Beauty’ Fragrance and RedFlower Candle Draw

February 10, 2011February 18, 2011

Is the art of letter writing lost in this technological age of emails, texts, & Facebook? A special gift you can give your beloved this Valentine’s Day is a love note, heartfelt words scented with a favorite perfume, (our choice DSH American Beauty). Write your innermost emotions for 50 hrs by candle light with RedFlower Morrocan Rose candle. And yes, this love note is sealed with a kiss by a Guest Contributor.

NEW FRAGRANCE: From the House of Caron L’ACCORD CODE 119: ‘Fruit and Flowers’ in USA

February 10, 2011February 10, 2011

Long drawn between his respects fo the Caron tradition: Floral fragrances and his own sources of inspiration: Sweet fragrances, Richard Fraysse discover a striking, intimate Accord: The FIRST FRUITY and FLORAL Fountain Fragrance

REDRAW:THE WINNER OF THE FRAGRANCE COLLECTOR AS AN A ORCHID THIEF IS

February 10, 2011February 18, 2011

There are a few precious treasures for which I would give up a few of life’s essentials, perfumes so elusive that they are more myth than legend;who knows what one would do if I were faced with the temptation? Thanks to Donna Hathaway, this a redraw

New York Fashion Week and Fragrance: ‘Wear’ Your Favorite Perfume Feb 10-17 2011

February 10, 2011February 18, 2011

The trompe d’oeil designs by Mary Katrantzou were inspired by the curves, facets, and form of vintage and modern fragrance flacons she used to collecr (Givenchy, Gaultier, Guerlain) and flatter the female silhouette. A “perfumista fashionista” favorite: the Shalimar dress

NEW FRAGRANCE Douglas Hannant de Robert Piguet: Aurelien Guichard’s Modern Classicism

February 9, 2011February 18, 2011

I have always admired Robert Piguet Parfums and I have been especially pleased with the care that Aurelien Guichard has used in modernizing the classics. In being able to take Douglas Hannant’s Modern Classicism and translate it into a thoroughly modern fragrance without losing the classicism that is Robert Piguet Parfums he has shown himself to be a perfumer composing at the top of his game.

THE WINNER OF A SAMPLE OF THE BY KILIAN INCENSE OUD DRAW IS

February 9, 2011

Mme Lancesseur has pulled off quite the neat trick in Incense Oud. By creating an illusion of oud she has shown me something new and with the panoply of oud fragrances on the market that is no easy feat.