It is always a pleasure to meet up with Tom Crutchfield of Annick Goutal.
Tom explained to me that Annick Goutal was always obsessed with how a rose tasted of pear, and why a pear smelled like a rose.
This trio, Rose So Chic, was released in loving remembrance of Annick’s battle with cancer, and her lifetime love affair with the rose.
Rose Splendide is the fragrance which infuses all AG’s creamy skin care products.
Recent research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry finds that the scent of jasmine is better than Valium at calming and soothing. But who needs Rehab?
Mandy Aftel’s, aka the ‘Queen of Green’ debuts Candide, a natural fragrance inspired by Voltaire’s ever optimistic character, contains a high percentage of jasmine… the fragrant world’s botanical alternative to chemical sedatives.
In the Dog Days of August before the first new fall releases begin to arrive I think most perfumistas go through a momentary bout of despair. Then like magic the new fall releases begin to arrive and our fascination with fragrance is re-kindled. In a fall of some excellent releases already, Boxeuses was the spark that set my perfumed desire blazing again.
Tabac Blond- created in 1919 by the brilliant Ernest Daltroff [founder of, and master perfumer for the House of Caron]-
Is as fresh, edgy, and glorious as it was when it was first introduced.
As racy, devil-may-care, throw-all- caution –to-the winds.
It is said that the craftsperson imparts their personal energy into that which he/she creates.
Perhaps that is why I am such an avid collector of Anastasia’s hand cut funky chunky deeply scented soaps. They carry the energy of courage, fierce faith in the goodness of life, and a strong belief in spiritual justice.
The first thing you notice about this man, unarguably one of the world’s greatest contemporary perfumers, is his composure, his unpretentious manner and individualism no matter his surroundings. I have called Bertrand the ‘Rockstar’ of Perfumery on several occasions; I amend that statement… he is the fragrance world’s most intrepid explorer, always his own man, requiring no entourage, flattery or handlers as he pushes the boundaries of 21st century perfumery. And he has a future in television!
