Anne McClain of MCMC Fragrances wants her fragrances to tell a story and while each successfully evokes the place she wants, when taken as a whole, they also tell the ongoing story of a perfumer honing and perfecting her craft, in Brooklyn.
During the recent Sniffapalooza Fall Ball 2010, on Sunday, we spent some time downtown strolling through the smaller boutiques. When we got to MiN Apothecary I got a real treat as I was introduced to a new fragrance line I had never tried. Just prior to Sniffapalooza they had been traveling in Europe and the line they brought back and were introducing to us on that Fall Sunday was from Madrid, Alvarez Gomez. Known for their Colonia it was the soliflores that made the lasting impression.
“I come from a background of naturals, of natural medicine and natural living & conditioned to think that ‘synthetics’ were ’bad’. In Grasse we studied 150 man-made materials and I was amazed to discover that many of them are beautiful! Reglisse was born from a desire to find a connection between these opposites.
In August of 2008, Roxana Villa decided to create a Birthday Balm for herself.
This buttery botanical scent was so beloved that she made it part of her line…
And finely honed it further.
Now under the name of Cimbalom, Roxana has just launched the liquid perfume under the light of the full blood moon
Imagine the world without Champagne? The association of perfume and Champagne is a natural, its history filled with controversy. The first champagne inspired fragrance, Royal Bain de Caron, (once named Royal Bain de Champagne) was a slap in the face of the US Prohibition strictures. After all, you can’t drink champagne but you sure can smell like it!
When Dawn Spencer Hurwitz attends a Sniffapalooza event the treat for the rest of us is she always brings something new for us to sniff. The recent Sniffapalooza Fall Ball was no exception as she chose to delight us with the premiere of Cuir et Champignon. Be careful of that second word, it is not Champagne, it is Champignon as in mushroom. Which makes Cuir et Champignon read as Leather and Mushroom.
