Imagine the world without Champagne? The association of perfume and Champagne is a natural, its history filled with controversy. The first champagne inspired fragrance, Royal Bain de Caron, (once named Royal Bain de Champagne) was a slap in the face of the US Prohibition strictures. After all, you can’t drink champagne but you sure can smell like it!
When Dawn Spencer Hurwitz attends a Sniffapalooza event the treat for the rest of us is she always brings something new for us to sniff. The recent Sniffapalooza Fall Ball was no exception as she chose to delight us with the premiere of Cuir et Champignon. Be careful of that second word, it is not Champagne, it is Champignon as in mushroom. Which makes Cuir et Champignon read as Leather and Mushroom.
Evan calls her perfumes Puja Fragrances, referencing the ancient Sanskrit word Puja which means “a ritual offering of auspicious items such as flowers, fruit, perfume and sacred ash. The winner is
It is a joy to review Vero Kern’s work, always.
Vero is a perfectionist.
She will release no perfume before its time.
In creating eaux de parfums inspired by the extraits, Vero decided to utilize the tangy, fresh note of passion fruit as her unifying component.
As my first Sniffapalooza event drew near I felt like a young filly at the starting gate, raring to go start sniffing all kinds of brand new fragrances hot off the factory floor or out of the artisans perfume workshop. I did indeed fall in love not with one men’s fragrance but with several.
While World War II raged in Europe, the perfume factory was moved to, of all places, New Jersey, according to a new book, “The Secret History of Chanel No. 5.”
“Chanel No. 5, the perfume synonymous with Francophile luxury and celebrity decadence, was not always — oo la la! — from France. It was a horrifying turn of events for designer Coco Chanel. Her chic cologne was being made in the Garden State, although the materials were smuggled in from France”.
