Hermes’ in-house perfumer (M. Ellena) has captured the essence of many of perfumery’s most used “notes” in light and ephemeral creations called the Hermessences. What Jean Claude has done (and rather well, I might add) is to create “perfumed haikus” or poetry in a bottle.
In Oud Shamash M Duchaufour wanted to create a sensual masculine and I thought he succeeded. You might think Oud For Love would be the flip side of that and an intensely floral heart could lead you to believe that was what he was shooting for. As I wore Oud For Love I found it more a study in three acts to see what different sets of notes could bring out from the oud.
In Part 1 I mentioned that Keiko Mecheri’s new Bespoke collection is perhaps the most individually unique set of perfumes she has created. In Part 2 I’ll review the remaining four fragrances Cuir Fauve, Soussanne, Tangeri, and Vetiver Velours.
Winter is over and the first signs of spring have been greeting us, the snowdrops and winter aconites erupt everywhere, and the birds sing happily in the morning. However, bear with me, for one last time this year, while I look at winter from another perspective, and tell the story of two masterpieces.
The Wearing of the Green has been a tradition for centuries, normally in the form of a shamrock, which Saint Patrick would use to explain the Holy Trinity. I’m not sure how this tradition was started, but when I was a kid, if you forgot to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, you got pinched. Now that I am grown up and it is doubtful that I will be pinched again, I can wear my green in the form of fragrance.
As many parfumistas know, Bond No.9 is a company dedicated to immortalizing all parts of New York City in perfumes. Many of the perfumes released by Bond concentrate on more upscale neighborhoods and midtown locations but some of my personal favorites are from locations that pay tribute to places “downtown”.
