Review: Parfum Sacre Intense Perfume- The House of Caron’s Fabulous Flanker

May 30, 2010May 31, 2010

Whereas I was not a huge fan of Parfum Sacre, I love Parfum Sacre Intense; in this case the flanker outshines its predecessor. It is a more erotic, carnal and resinous version of the original. The woodsy accords are more prominent on my skin, and the floral notes are supporting players, (with the orange note the most prominent) as the clove, cinnamon, warm amber and smoky vanilla take center stage. It is truly one of the most complex and sultry fragrances I have encountered this year.

The Sweetest Thing: Amber Perfume by Monica Miller, Skye Botanicals

May 25, 2010

It is a love potion of the highest degree and just took me back to the movie Love Jones.

Christine Nagel’s English Garden: Jo Malone English Pear and Freesia

May 20, 2010May 21, 2010

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, …

Laboratorio Olfattivo Fragrances -21st Century Alchemy

May 18, 2010July 1, 2010

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 …

Ajne’s New Organic Perfume is Simply Sublime

May 17, 2010

One whiff of Ajne Perfumes new organic perfume Sublime, which will be on sale next month, will transport you to a white sandy beach, icy mojito in hand with a balmy summer breeze lightly caressing your skin. Sublime touches your senses with a fresh trio of tropical limes from some of the world’s most exotic …

Bertrand Duchaufour’s Penhaligon’s Orange Blossom- Here Comes the Sun

May 16, 2010July 7, 2010

Over the past six months, perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour has created three startlingly original floral fragrances. Beginning with his “corrupted floral oriental” Penhaligon’s Amaranthine. Amaranthine was a fragrance that delved into all the dark and private places that a floral fragrance can go (amusingly dubbed “Amaranthigh” by many because of the sensuality it oozed). The second in this …