Sylvie Ganter, formerly of Hermès Parfums, Fresh and past President of Selective Beauty and her former colleague (and significant other) Christophe Cervasel are blending business with pleasure,with the debut a new fragrance concept that was ten years in the making –Atelier Cologne. Atelier adds a new chapter to a 300 year old story. Sillage. Historically, eau de colognes are created with the lowest percentage of pure perfume …
In 2008, Chandler Burr, the author and perfume critic quipped , “The deepest pit of hell is reserved for the suits slaving over the Hugo Boss brand." Mr. Burr is entertaining and witty, and one of my favorite fragrance writers and these honest statements are always met with a round of applause. Meet my friend-in-fragrance from across the …
MC: Scent, memory, literature, film, cuisine… Cafleurebon invites you to partake of the Brazilian culture through the nose and writing of Simone Shitrit , guest blogger. I know that when I smell L Lolita again, it will take on a new meaning for me… it will be more than a perfume, but a place and time; I will be transported. Fragrância é …
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be involved in the birth of a new fragrance? Like many perfumistos, the idea is intriguing. I was fortunate to be the proud godfather to Sonoma Scent Studio’s latest –Incense Pure. It started, as so many things do in these days of the internet, with …
Who among you cannot conjure an image of Shalimar’s blue-stoppered, bat-wing bottle, the myth for which it is known, or even the scent of this legendary perfume after reading the title of this article? The phrase ” Say Shalimar”, was used as part of an advertisement in the 1980’s, and assumes an intimate knowledge of the fragrance as …
If nose Geza Schoen asked my opinion as to which woman should be the next muse for his Beautiful Mind perfume series, it would be Liz Zorn. Fiercely “independent”, one of the few noses that creates both natural and perfumes that use synthetics. Liz composes her fine fragrances in her mind first, and I am reminded of the quote by Michelangelo, ” I saw the …
