By now, you folks have figured out that the Outlaw context herein refers to both the demonized or unsanctioned naturals, and those who utilize them.
The pleasures I was afforded came to me via Anya Mc Coy, Charna Ethier, and Jane Cate.
Their aim was to create something exquisite, utilizing as many verboten substances as pleased their fey whims.
This inspiration for Acqua Di Parma Colonia Essenza is confirmed by the press materials where the following statement resides; “Colonia Essenza is a new fragrance that highlights the essence of the original Colonia fragrance. The more recognizable notes and accords that represent the “soul” of Colonia are boosted….” If this was the basic brief the perfumer worked off of, they succeeded and, the first two-thirds of the development of Colonia Essenza take this inspiration and make something inspired until the base unfortunately returns to something all too common and keeps Colonia Essenza from being a complete triumph.
Keiko Mecheri’s latest additions, La Collection Hesperids are an homage to the classic Eau de Cologne genre. Each one beautifully fresh, soft and modern.
Mulholland, Taormine, Les Nuits d’Izu and Tarifa are summer citrus fragrances each illustrating a journey with Keiko’s personal touch.
In the words of Monty Python’s John Cleese… “And now for something…completely different”
Searching frantically for a sample vial of basil oil for a special new perfume formula I dumped out a dish of essential oil vials on my table…
My jazz man remarked that the pile “smelled pretty good” this chaos of vials and smells gave of quite the …sillage..hm.mmm really? I said absentmindedly then…Oooooh! As a naughty thought crossed my mind…
Yes, you guessed it. Dump the contents of every vial into a bottle.
Jasmine is one of my favorite floral notes. One of the reasons that I enjoy it and the many iterations available in perfumery is the different faces it can show.
For the latest release from By Kilian, Love and Tears; perfumer Calice Becker chose to create a jasmine soliflore.
Love and Tears attempts to use the central note to provide its own contrast as jasmine moves from the greener aspects early on to the cleanly floral aspects by the end.
When a baseball player hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run, in one game, that is called “hitting for the cycle”. It is nothing short of extraordinary and shows the versatility of the hitter to be able to hit safely in every way. Jo Malone’s new in-house perfumer, Master Perfumer Christine Nagel has accomplished a similar feat in the newly released four fragrance collection for Jo Malone, Cologne Intense. Mme. Nagel has fashioned four different fragrant hits and at the same time shown her versatility as an artist. Each one of the four fragrances has a distinct personality and at the same time feels as if they are also part of the Jo Malone collection of fragrances.
