Black pepper has been used in perfumes for millennia. In modern perfume it is purported to be one of the 313 ingredients in the original formulation of Houbigant Quelque Fleurs by Robert Bienaimé . Black pepper was one of the secret weapons in Lanvin Arpege (1927). Pink Pepper is fairly new to perfumery and was used in Estee Lauder Pleasures 1995
Jane Cate of A Wing & A Prayer creates some of the most beautifully sheer yet tenacious and evanescent scents I have had the pleasure of sniffing. The newest two, Kismet and Holly wOUD & Vine, are no exception.
Josh Meyer of Imaginary Authors has created a new perfume called Cape Heartache, a visit to the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest in search of the pieces of a broken heart.
Enfleurage was first used in the 19th century, a technique used for delicate flowers like jasmine, tuberose &frangipani placed on a bed of fat to capture their beauty and many facets. Perfumers Shelley Waddington, Dabney Rose, Elise Pearlstine and Sophia Shuttleworth carry on the centuries old labor of love and precision using both traditional and headspace technology
Christi Meshell of House of Matriarch has released a new scent with her own spiritual voice telling her to remember and celebrate the sacred nature of tobacco. Sacre Tabac “Sucre” is the result.
Aerin Lauder has a fantastic line of scented candles created by Nest Fragrances perfect for a perfume-lover’s home: Jacaranda Wood, Sky Flower, Pink Climbing Rose, Trumpet Vine, Aralia Cedar, Wild Mulberry
