The Roaring 20’s, the short era bracketed by World War I and The Great Depression, has proven to be a fertile field for artists and has been a source of inspiration from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby to the resurgence of Art Deco in architecture and fashion. Perfume is no different and Sarah Barton-King has used this era as the touchstone for her third fragrance under her The Pink Room label, Darkly Audacious.
Douglas Hannant de Robert Piguet is the first designer fragrance for Piguet Parfums and the first original scent since the 1960’s, created by Aurélien Guichard of Givaudan, Paris
Part two of my examination of Francois Demachy’s Christian Dior La Couturier Collection Parfumeur in which M. Demachy attempts to paint an olfactory picture of Christian Dior’s life.
Perfumer Christopher Brosius is not a fan of celebrity fragrances and had no interest in producing one of his own, that is, until he met the right person, actor Alan Cumming. 2nd Cumming is a new take on the original with proceeds going to Smoke Free Project
My fantasy was to be in Paris, in Montmartre, sitting at the bar, sharing a glass of absinthe with Dali and Schiaparelli and observing the fantasy of the meeting between the Panther and the androgynous one”.
Linden Blossom CO2 is a fugitive top note which presents particular challenges when featuring it in a perfume. Thank you so much Mandy Aftel~ for all you have done, all you do and all we have to look forward to!
