Aftelier Boronia Solid: Antipodean Alchemy
Mandy Aftel is an indisputable icon in the world of perfumery, and quite arguably, the Mother of Natural Perfumery…
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Anya’s Garden Part 1: Dancing in the Moon Light
What it must be like to dance in the moon light… "In My Vertigo In my dizziness In my drunken haze Whirling and dancing Like a spinning wheel I saw myself As the source of existence" – Rumi Fragrance has a way of taking us on a kind of surrendered journey …
Bertrand Duchaufour’s Penhaligon’s Orange Blossom- Here Comes the Sun
Over the past six months, perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour has created three startlingly original floral fragrances. Beginning with his “corrupted floral oriental” Penhaligon’s Amaranthine. Amaranthine was a fragrance that delved into all the dark and private places that a floral fragrance can go (amusingly dubbed “Amaranthigh” by many because of the sensuality it oozed). The second in this …
White Tie and Tiara Reissued by Jo Malone -Support Sir Elton John’s AIDS Foundation
In 2008, The World of Jo Malone™ introduced White Tie & Tiara, a limited edition fragrance designed exclusively to support the Elton John AIDS Foundation. White Tie & Tiara is inspired by the beautiful 'White Scented Garden' at Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish’s Windsor home, and is named after the White Tie and Tiara Ball, …
CB I Hate Perfume Room With A View: Metamorphosis #4
Christopher Brosius has been creating specific scented landscapes for almost twenty years now. From his early days at Demeter Fragrance Library until the founding of his own line, CB I Hate Perfume, in 2004; Mr. Brosius has been discovering what can be achieved in perfume composition rather than creating just what smells pretty. Mr. Brosius …
Scented Memories of Our Mothers: 28 Tributes (Histoires des Parfums Tuberouse Trilogy Giveaway)
There is a saying that every sibling has a different 'mother'. Some are biological, some are not. Some are with us, some have departed this earth. Yet, most often the memories of our mothers can be evoked in a moment, by our most primeval sense…our sense of smell. Author Daphne Du Maurier wrote,"If only there could be an …