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?
Monica Miller’s Kwanzaa was traditionally spent at Sounds of Brazil nightclub NYC dancing the night away with Babatunde Olatunji and his Drums of Passion group. As a performer and a man of fashion Baba was very fond of dressing up in his beautiful African textiles and always looked very handsome and regal. Monica proposes a scent wardrobe as royal as the man, in honor of Kwanzaa.
Both scents are reminders for me of happy childhood memories. Bravo Christopher and thank you for being so simple and pure.
One resolution for the perfumista?
“I won’t buy so many fragrances!” A new fragrance doesn’t have to be a new release ; instead opt for a scent that suits you. A five step guide from a guy who works at a world renowned specialty store
Roja Dove and Perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux recreated one of the world’s oldest fragrances. Dove is quoted as saying it is the reference for the Modern Fougere
The definition of BISCENTUAL is the guilt free enjoyment of both 100% natural and blended fragrances. I invented this word after discovering the “heroic” nature of both natural and blended perfumes; as a natural perfumer who had shunned non botanicals this was an ephiphany
