Clive Christian C For Men: Upon Further Review

October 28, 2010

On a Saturday morning at the Bergdorf-Goodman breakfast at the Sniffapalooza 2010 Fall Ball, Victoria Christian stepped to the front of the room to present both of the new Clive Christian fragrances. With her white gloved assistants spritzing the fragrances into the air and using antique wooden fans to waft them throughout the room I closed my eyes and waited for the scent to hit my nose. As C for Men met my synapses I realized I might have missed something special as a mix of leather and woods wrapped around saffron sent me a classic masculine oriental.

Parfums DelRae Panache: The Winner of the Draw is …

October 27, 2010October 27, 2010

“You take everything-the rose and the laurel too. Take them and welcome…A thing unstained, unsullied by the brute broken nails of the world, by death, by doom unfingered-see it there a white plume over the battle-a diamond in the ash of the ultimate combustion-my panache.” -Cyrano De Bergerac

Aftelier Candide: The Best of All Possible Worlds…

October 27, 2010

Inspired by Voltaire’s iconic satiric novella Candide written in 1759,
Mandy Aftel desired to create a perfume of optimism, an uplifting fragrance wedding innocence and sensuality.
Whereas the novella rakes Leibnizian blind faith over the coals, Mandy focuses on the
olfactory equivalent of ever-present buoyancy instead.

Honey by Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery

October 26, 2010January 26, 2011

Honey is a delightful all natural perfume hand blended by Perfumer Laurie Stern for her Artisan Company Velvet and Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery based in San Francisco, California. I love this scent for its charming floral bouquet, fruity tartness and gentle dry down of spiced honey.

Is There a Little Black Dress in Your Fragrance Wardrobe? Iconic Fashion and Fragrances That Are Never Out of Style

October 25, 2010February 14, 2011

“Scheherezade is easy; a little black dress is difficult.” ~Coco Chanel. The special qualities of the beloved LBD: classic cut, flattering to the figure of the woman who wears it, versatility (ability to dress it up / dress it down), and delivers confidence to the wearer. The LBD of fragrance would be measured on much the same way: classic scent, flattering to the skin of the woman who wears it, versatility, and delivers confidence to the wearer.

Creed Spice and Wood:Olivier Creed’s Marriage Of Equals

October 24, 2010

Spice and Wood was created by Olivier Creed and as his inspiration he took the romance of Antony and Cleopatra. M. Creed chose to pair notes from Italy and Egypt in each phase of Spice and Wood to create an olfactory marriage of the historical lovers’ countries of origin. I’m not sure how much it really represents the masculine and feminine ideal in the end but the one thing it does do is live up to its name, Spice and Wood.