As an homage to the finest essences of the East, Richard Fraysse, the Creative Nose for the House of Caron juxtaposed two of the composed the scent around two precious ingredients Saffron and Oud for Secret Oud.
The limited edition Scented Calendar from the Paris-based fragrance purveyor Quintessence works on the same principle: Along with a bound calendar for your wall, you get one gloriously fragranced, individually packaged candle for each month of the year.
Green is the new Black. Not too long ago, I wrote for an ezine whose Editor-in-Chief told me “no more articles about natural perfumes, and enough already with Mandy Aftel”. There can never be enough of Mandy Aftel.
2010 was Sr. Editor Monica “Skye” Miller’s ‘biscentual’ year. Kewdra, represented the base chakra and Bed of Roses the heart chakra.
When I received the press release announcing the collaboration between Le Labo founders Fabrice Penot and Edouard Roschi with the chain store Anthropologie I was thinking here is another step up the stairway to niche finding a wider audience.
Ida’s and Michelyn’s ‘Best Scent of the Year 2010’ award went to Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Abslolue pour le Soir & L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversee du Bosophore. What better way for the winners to celebrate a new decade?
