Trevert: The New Testament of Mandy Aftel
“A master should never be evaluated on a single creation, unless of course they have created only one masterful work in a lifetime.”
La Guerlainade is Back: Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
When Thierry Wasser succeeded Jean-Paul Guerlain as the in-house perfumer at Guerlain in 2008 we waited to see whether he would build on the success of his earlier efforts, for the House, of Iris Ganache and Quand Vient La Pluie. While the latter is a top-notch floral, Iris Ganache is probably my least favorite of …
New Perfume Review:Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio A Sunlit Summer Garden
Interview with Alexander (Alex) Lee: An American Perfume Student in Paris
Before they were your favorite 'noses', perfumers like Jean-Claude Ellena, Mark Buxton, Francis Kurkdjian, Isabelle Doyen were students. We thought it would be fascinating to interview an emerging perfumer, one with a fresh 21st century perspective and share what its like to be an American olfactive student abroad . Its with great pleasure we introduce Alexander (Alex) Lee, an Asian-American student …
Alice in Wonderland Redux-Parfums d’Imperfiction
Everyone is going “Alice” crazy; trying to hop on the marketing bandwagon, ever since Tim Burton’s excellent movie debuted on March 5. There have been a plethora of Alice in Wonderland products in fashion and beauty, because no one wants to say “I’m late, late to a very important date” (Remember how quickly Avon aquired the license for Avatar …
Eau de Moi: First Mondays at Le Labo
Ahhhh, I remember my first experience creating “perfume” as a kid with a toy set. The fragrance I created had a cotton candy top note, a heart of plastic Barbie head and a drydown of playdough. I may be able to write about perfumery, talk shop with perfumer friends, but I never really learned how to created a fine fragrance from top down. …