There are a few precious treasures for which I would give up a few of life’s essentials, perfumes so elusive that they are more myth than legend;who knows what one would do if I were faced with the temptation? Thanks to Donna Hathaway, this a redraw
The trompe d’oeil designs by Mary Katrantzou were inspired by the curves, facets, and form of vintage and modern fragrance flacons she used to collecr (Givenchy, Gaultier, Guerlain) and flatter the female silhouette. A “perfumista fashionista” favorite: the Shalimar dress
I have always admired Robert Piguet Parfums and I have been especially pleased with the care that Aurelien Guichard has used in modernizing the classics. In being able to take Douglas Hannant’s Modern Classicism and translate it into a thoroughly modern fragrance without losing the classicism that is Robert Piguet Parfums he has shown himself to be a perfumer composing at the top of his game.
Mme Lancesseur has pulled off quite the neat trick in Incense Oud. By creating an illusion of oud she has shown me something new and with the panoply of oud fragrances on the market that is no easy feat.
I truly believe that – for the most part-
Those generous people, who engaged in thoughtful, meaningful conversation with me at the Elements event, were as sincere as I was.
I felt really close to them.
It wasn’t just a ‘trade show’, for me.
What is the first book any aspiring writer owns? William Strunks’s Elements of Style, a reference book on the art of clear and concise writing. Where was the place this Fragrance journalist with a nose for niche attended Jan 30, 2011? The Elements Show Case in NYC
