Renaissance Artist Arcimboldo: Nature, Fantasy & Fragrance + Patou Draw
As a perfumista, I am drawn to the parallel that the composite painting creates a new whole, greater than the sum of its parts, much in the same manner of an exquisite fragrance
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Xerjoff Richwood and Damarose: When Quality Matters + Sample Draw
The two latest releases from Xerjoff, Richwood and Damarose, are excellent examples of their design aesthetic. Richwood welds together rose, sandalwood and patchouli; Damarose creates a lush opulent rose chypre. Both of these fragrances show what can be done when the finest ingredients are available to be used by a perfumer.
Darkly Audacious by Sarah Barton-King: A Decadent Night In Montmartre
The Roaring 20’s, the short era bracketed by World War I and The Great Depression, has proven to be a fertile field for artists and has been a source of inspiration from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby to the resurgence of Art Deco in architecture and fashion. Perfume is no different and Sarah Barton-King has used this era as the touchstone for her third fragrance under her The Pink Room label, Darkly Audacious.
NEW FRAGRANCE: Douglas Hannant by Robert Piguet Parfums
Douglas Hannant de Robert Piguet is the first designer fragrance for Piguet Parfums and the first original scent since the 1960’s, created by Aurélien Guichard of Givaudan, Paris
Christian Dior La Collection Couturier Parfumeur: Francois Demachy’s Homage To Dior Couture (Part 2)
Part two of my examination of Francois Demachy’s Christian Dior La Couturier Collection Parfumeur in which M. Demachy attempts to paint an olfactory picture of Christian Dior’s life.
A Perfumisto’s New Year’s Resolution… Finding the Right Fragrance in 2011
One resolution for the perfumista?
“I won’t buy so many fragrances!” A new fragrance doesn’t have to be a new release ; instead opt for a scent that suits you. A five step guide from a guy who works at a world renowned specialty store