Friday Fragrance Wrap Up six degrees of separation-Bvlgari, Betsey Jonhson, Pucci, Cavalli and BURN Candles

July 9, 2010July 10, 2010

We don’t cut and paste press releases. Its just not our style. If we get an official release from a fragrance company, it will always have our own spin. In todays’ Woman’s Wear Daily, six scented articlesappeared. Each one connects to me personally… through times in my life, former jobs, memories and scent.
And this quote by Betsey Johnson made my day…. and I hope it makes yours too…”There’s something important that should come along with a fragrance. A compliment.”

DSH Perfumes Parfum de Grasse: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s “Hymn” to Grasse

June 22, 2010July 10, 2021

DSH Perfumes Parfum de Grasse is a floral chypre that reveals seamless loveliness and abundance. It is a hymn to the City of Perfumery

Xerjoff Oroville and Xerjoff Oesel-Reach For A Star

June 10, 2010July 1, 2010

I discovered Xerjoff fragrances about a year ago and was sent samples of the entire line at the time by the company. Xerjoff was positioning themselves to be the ultra-luxe Italian fragrance equivalent to Amouage and their French-Middle Eastern influences. Of this initial group of fragrances I admired the quality of all of them. …

Guerlain Mayotte and Mahora: Sexy Sadie Thompson of W.Somerset Maugham’s Rain

June 3, 2010June 3, 2010

I chose both Mahora and Mayotte for the character Sadie Thompson, not just because they are both tropical fragrances that smell of the South Pacific, but they strike ‘an accord’ regarding the “two Sadies”.

Eau de Cologne- Johan Maria Farina 1709 and Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne-Back To The Future

May 28, 2010July 1, 2010

Just like Marty McFly in his souped-up DeLorean time machine from the movie “Back To The Future” there seems to be times in perfumery where it's earlier history makes a revival. During the past few months, we have seen Eau de Cologne make a comebac; some ground -breaking work such as in the Atelier Cologne series of five fragrances (my review …

The Return of Vero Kern: Eaux de Perfection

May 24, 2010December 27, 2010

“I replaced the animalic notes with the unique scent of the passionfruit – says Vero Kern – I personally love it very much and think that it lends a sensual and erotic lightness to the composition.