Interview: Skye Talks With “Natural Nose” Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume

September 21, 2010September 21, 2010

Few have it, others envy it. Those who posses it can go mad. In a musicians world this is called “perfect pitch”. Absolute Pitch, as defined by Wikipedia…is the ability of a person to identify or recreate a musical note without the benefit of an external reference.
The Perfumer’s equivalent of Absolute Pitch is the “Natural Nose”. In his own words Perfumer Christopher Brosius can “blend in my head as opposed to doing it in a flock of little bottles. ”

CB I Hate Perfume Mr. Hulot’s Holiday- Liquid Martha’s Vineyard

September 20, 2010January 26, 2011

The indomitable Christopher Brosius has created a wonderful perfume called “Mr. Hulot’s Holiday” reminding one of salty ocean air, battered leather suitcases, and rocks covered with seaweed

Sniff-ets: Where Fragrance meets Fashion / London Fashion Week Wafts Penhaligon’s

September 20, 2010September 20, 2010

Perfumers have scented public ambiences such as operas, theaters, dance stages and even the fountains of Versailles; we hope that scenting catwalks will bring something lost from past generations, when a designer’s or a brand’s name on the bottle meant more than signing a licensing contract.

Anamor You Are- Take Your Time To Get It Right

September 19, 2010

Anamor released their first fragrance in 2005, All That Matters was a simple fragrance centered around a Tibetan musk discovered on a trip to New York City. Based on the story behind All That Matters it seemed like there would never be another Anamor branded perfume. Then a press release landed in my e-mail announcing a second fragrance from Anamor, You Are.

Fragrance and Fashion At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week- Alive and Kickin’

September 18, 2010

There are two weeks out of the year where my fragrance hat gets put on the shelf and my fashion hat gets priority. Spring 2011 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York took place over the previous eight days and while my eyes were, mostly, dazzled with the clothes; my nose didn’t stop functioning. In these times where it seems there are concerns about people wearing less fragrance that wasn’t evident inside the velvet ropes of Lincoln Center and the downtown runways.

Santa Maria Novella Peau D’Espagne: Kitten With A Whip

September 17, 2010

Enter Santa Maria Novella’s Peau d’Espagne.
She’s a real stinker.
This I profess with ardent admiration.
But it is not a parfum for the timorous.
It makes your knees knock and your heart race.