Mr. Olivier Creed is the 6th generation of CREED family sons, and perhaps the most influential. The House of CREED has created some of the most experiential and classic fragrances of the past two centuries. At the time of this interview, in 2008 I was told that Mr. CREED had not given an …
This is why I look forward to every new release by Mme. Micallef eagerly because when she finds these serendipitous combinations these fragrances are wonderful. In her two latest releases she has done this for incense in Shanaan and lily of the valley in Lucky Charm.
“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.
Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia is the new fragrance for Fall 2010, inspired by one of the last great English Romantic poets, John Keats, and one of the most perfect short poems in English literature – ‘To Autumn’ – the fleeting moment of “mists and mellow fruitfulness” when the last days of summer are edged with fresh, …
An olfactive laboratory is where you imagine the mad scientists of perfumery performing alchemy; mixing potent concoctions of raw materials in beakers, dressed in white lab coats. Perhaps there is an explosion or two. In my mind’s eye I see frenetic perfumers, with gleaming eyes, adding a pinch of ambergris, a dollop of rose absolue, a soupcon of …
Photo credit: LATimes.com Gerald Ghislain, perfumer and founder of Histoires de Parfums has just been nominated for a Fifi award, in the category "Unique Boutique"; not for one perfume, but for a concept that embodies three perfumes -The Tubereuse Trilogy.The fragrances didn't get much press and weren't widely distributed, (which renews my faith in …
