What got me on the subject of perfume and the chakras (energy centers of the body) recently was last week while I was sampling perfumes from Amanda Feeley’s natural perfume line I started playing with the juxtaposition of two particular perfumes, Queen of Punk and Bennacht.
I was introduced to the latest member of the Island Michael Kors collection, Palm Beach and realized this entry still had the same fun-loving quality of its Island stable mates but it also had some of the complexity I liked from the main line fragrances. The more I wore it the more I found more to like about it.
Cologne Absolue is a term we invented. It means a citrus-based scent, which is the original meaning of “cologne”, blended with unexpected ingredients in an “eau de parfum” type of concentration, thus with personality and lasting power -Sylvie Ganter
I was never privileged to smell the 1959 Piguet original release-
But thanks to lovely Lindsey Adams, Director Of Training for Robert Piguet Parfums-
I was able to sample the new rendering of Calypso, authored by Givaudan’s gorgeous Aurelien Guichard, which is floral seduction on a subtler scale.
There are dozens of Christmas scents that people of all religions love and wear, but there hasn’t been a fragrance named for Hanukkah (aka Hanukah & Chanukah) until Hanukah Cannelle. Created by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, (even if you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Festivus), it’s still a perfect holiday scent that’s sexy, luscious, and a delight to wear all year round
If you would like romance to be bottled, and I believe it has been, then Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Bed of Roses is the scent for you.
