Winner Of The JoAnne Bassett Camille Purse Spray Is….
The winner of the purse spray of JoAnne Bassett’s Camille so generously donated by Ms. Bassett is:
Chanel Bleu de Chanel: Expendable?
I realized I was having trouble trying to find a way to review the new masculine release from Chanel, Bleu de Chanel. After having worn it a number of times I know it is not a fragrance I will reach for often. On the other hand I do see it as a fragrance that will be well received by the much bigger majority that do not own multiple bottles of perfume. Because I think Bleu de Chanel is meant to be more “commercial” than “classic” do I judge it as populist piece of perfumery or as something that had the potential to take its place next to the other classics in the Chanel line?
Winner Of Soivohle Moroccan Orange Sample Is……
The winner of the sample of Soivohle Moroccan Orange generously donated by our Senior Editor Ida Meister is: Isa Please e-mail me at Markbehnke@cafleurebon.com with your contact information and I will pass it along to Ida. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. -Mark Behnke, Managing Editor
Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’: When It Isn’t All About Wood
If Tania Sanchez is correct the smell that drives men wild is bacon. If the department store fragrance counters are any indication the smell that many perfumers think drive women wild is wood. Because of this tsunami of terpenes hearing there was another woody fragrance on the way was not news. I received the announcement of Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’ with a little more anticipation because Olivier Polge was the perfumer behind it and he had made one of the best men’s florals of 2008 in Kenzo Power. Kenzo Homme Woody/Boisee’ succeeds where so many other flankers and woody fragrances have failed previously because of two very simple reasons. First, even though this is a flanker it bears little similarity to the previous fragrance for which it shares its name. Second, even though it says woody on the label it doesn’t have to be an unrelenting parade of wood
Interview With Botanical Couture Perfumer JoAnne Bassett: Of Enfleurage And Renoir
JoAnne Bassett is a Fragrance Therapist, Botanical Couture Perfumer,
teacher, speaker, and author.
For 20 years she has been a spiritual alchemist and botanical expert
tapping into flowers and plants to utilize the creative power to impact lives.
JoAnne’s French royal heritage and the perfumers in her ancestry passed the
gift of perfumery to her. Her multi-dimensional fragrance collections are designed to align, shift, and enhance mood, spirit, and well being.
Soivohle Moderne Moroccan Orange: I’m Walking On Sunshine
Sunny, ebulliently good-natured- like a windblown child in a summer field, with nary a care in the world.
This is how I feel when I wear Liz Zorn’s Moroccan Orange edp.
Like Katrina and the Waves,
I’m walking on sunshine, and don’t it feel good.