Pierre Balmain on the phone (1914-1982) Getty Pierre Balmain notes in his autobiography My Years and Seasons – that “My friend, Germaine Cellier, had just invented a perfume for me which evoked the best kind of elegance of which I wanted to be the harbinger. I named it Élysées 64-83, my first telephone number.” Rene Gruau How might any …
At Esxence 2018, the “White” Collections with their luminosity were among my favorites: Atelier Des Ors, Perris Monte Carlo and Gabriella Chieffo Lattedoro
Few roses in today’s perfumery smell this delicate, natural and unaffected as the antique five-petaled pink eglantine rose, also known as sweetbriar. It’s prickly and thorny and delectable: even its foliage wafts an apple-redolent aroma. Some liken the leaflets’ fragrance to jasmine. In the language of flowers, eglantine is equated with poetry; that suits me perfectly. Hermès Hermessence Myrrhe Églantine by …
Nick Arauz of Caswell-Massey has re-positioned the brand representing a more modern approach that is still true to its legacy.All perfumers are from IFF
Wide Society Le Parfum de Liberte is a new travel friendly brand from The Different Company’s Luc Gabriel and Emilie Coppermann and Alexandra Monet
Jo Malone Tropical Cherimoya Cologne and Jo Malone Cattleya Flower Body Mist are designed to be worn alone or layered together.
