Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia- Autumn Is Ecumen In

Ripe pears and apples and the warm baked desserts they star in are staples of my New England fall. When I had read Christine Nagel’s intention was to create a pear accord that encompassed not only the scents of the skin but also the pulpy juiciness under that skin I was enchanted. The main note she was choosing to pair with it has become one of the notes 2010 will become known for, freesia. Freesia has been adding a fresh green quality to new fragrances, all over, this year and the thought of that in contrast to a fully ripened pear accord sounded delightful. Happily Christine Nagel did not leave me hanging on the tree. Instead she has harvested a fruity floral that focuses on the whole quality of the central fruit accord and in conjunction with a duo of old and new floral accords creates a fruity floral fragrance of quality.

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Illuminated Perfumes: Truth in Advertising, Peace and Gracing The Dawn

Roxana Villa talks the talk and walks the walk.
And I love her for this- among many, many other reasons.
She launches herself whole-heartedly into each endeavor with a full heart and a willing spirit.
Her perfumery is no exception.
She is a perfectionist, romantic visionary for whom botanical is best.
Two of Roxana’s newer compositions are Peace and Gracing the Dawn; she was kind enough to send them last week.

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Diptyque Eau Duelle- Black And White With A Side Of Spice And Resin

Diptyque after having taken on one of the more ubiquitous warm-weather notes in their Spring 2010 release, Vetyverio, are poised to take on one of the cold-weather stalwarts in vanilla and the Fall 2010 release, Eau Duelle.
Diptyque enlisted Fabrice Pellegrin to design Eau Duelle and fresh off his almost science-fiction inspired design of Thierry Mugler Womanity and its caviar accord, M. Pellegrin shows he can coax beauty from the most mundane of beginnings.

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