As the temperature climbs we put away our heavy orientals and chypres and reach for fragrances that blossom on our skins. Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums En Passant For me, spring means the green of growing things and the early flowers that go with that. Surrounding my house are lilacs and my all-time favorite lilac fragrance …
Cartier, les heures de Cartier, the French lifestyle brand, has quietly been making a mark on the fragrance world. Both Declaration and Le Baiser du Dragon, are two well-received fragrances of this first decade of the 21st century. Many of the bottle designs have made reference to, in particular, the House's watch making heritage. The watch stems …
Sylvie Ganter, formerly of Hermès Parfums, Fresh and past President of Selective Beauty and her former colleague (and significant other) Christophe Cervasel are blending business with pleasure,with the debut a new fragrance concept that was ten years in the making –Atelier Cologne. Atelier adds a new chapter to a 300 year old story. Sillage. Historically, eau de colognes are created with the lowest percentage of pure perfume …
If you build it they will come. And they did, from every country in the world. From its beginning in the 1980s as a one floor purveyor of Cartier watches and Playboy mugs catering to strictly Japanese tourists, Takashimaya was transformed into a cutting edge respite of global style on New …
In 2008, Chandler Burr, the author and perfume critic quipped , “The deepest pit of hell is reserved for the suits slaving over the Hugo Boss brand." Mr. Burr is entertaining and witty, and one of my favorite fragrance writers and these honest statements are always met with a round of applause. Meet my friend-in-fragrance from across the …
For many Americans, their impression of the Moulin Rouge comes from the 2001 movie by Baz Luhrmann. In that movie a group of bohemians lived and died around the iconic windmill that stands for the fin de siècle establishment that created the Can-Can. For the 120th anniversary of the Moulin Rouge, Gerald Ghislain was approached to …
