Thick, velvety white petals of the bitter orange tree breathe out one of the most important and ancient scents in perfumery. It is also the Xanax of perfumery. Try to keep calm when you see our fabulous draw of 9 fragrant offerings
Ever since I was a child, one of my favorite things has been the rain. Now that I am all “grown up” being caught in a brief shower is one of those things that take me back to my youth. There are several perfumes that have attempted to capture either the scent or the aura of rain in them. Here are five of them.
A couple of weeks ago I was poking around downtown looking for something new to try and the latest summer releases from Thierry Mugler, Angel Aqua Chic and Alien Aqua Chic, caught my eye. I gave each a cursory whiff on paper and asked for samples to bring home. I knew right away that these would be worth writing about.
Natural perfumer Maria Candida Gentile, the only Italian to earn the title Maitre Parfumeur will be launching a new line of her exquisite natural perfumery.
Hermes’ in-house perfumer (M. Ellena) has captured the essence of many of perfumery’s most used “notes” in light and ephemeral creations called the Hermessences. What Jean Claude has done (and rather well, I might add) is to create “perfumed haikus” or poetry in a bottle.
Last year I was introduced to the scents of Jane Cate, of A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes, who was awarded the title of Rising Star in Natural Perfumery 2011 by CaFleureBon. What I like about Jane’s fragrances is that although they are definitely natural, they are an embodiment of Nature herself.
