The Different Company de Bachmakov- Bloodlines As Deep As The Terre

August 29, 2010

Celine Ellena’s latest release might be her best fragrance to date; The Different Company de Bachmakov weaves disparate notes into uncommon beauty and uses the inspiration of the Annee France-Russie as starting point. Right from that inspiration the idea of marrying the steppes of Russia with the fertile fields of Bordeaux would make for something interesting. The choices Mme. Ellena makes take de Bachmakov beyond interesting and into the realm of breathtaking.

Brioni: Every Girl’s Crazy About A Sharp Smellin’ Man

August 7, 2010

When it comes to men’s suits the top of the line is the Italian label Brioni. Their suits begin at $5,000 and can go much higher depending on the fabric chosen. A Brioni suit is said to take 183 steps over 18 hours to be made by one of 900 tailors in the Brioni factory in Italy. Like many other men’s clothing lines Brioni wants to create a fragrance to pair with their luxury threads. The remaining task was to put juice in the bottle that would also live up to the name on the bottle.

Melange by Esscentual Alchemy: A Natural Burlesque

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010

Wearing Mélange by Esscentual Alchemy I imagine myself as Satine in Moulin Rouge…replete with ivory cigarette holder, black lace ensemble and flower bedecked swing, high above my adoring crowd…singing at least as well as Nicole Kidman and pouting almost as fabulously.

NEW FRAGRANCE: Amouage Library Collection Opus I, II and III

July 15, 2010July 15, 2010

Christopher Chong, the creative director for Amouage, was “inspired by the recollections and fragments we acquire on our journey; the fragments that collectively represent a tome of memories … the notion of the hidden treasures in a library “.
Truly, there is something here for all tastes.
The goal was to transcend gender; all three are to be worn by anyone.

NEW Fragrance : Diptyque Vetyverio – “Luncheon on the Grass”

June 21, 2010July 1, 2010

For Vetyverio M. Pescheux has chosen to use a blueprint that worked for another Diptyque fragrance, Tam Dao. Tam Dao is one of the most complex studies of a single note, sandalwood, as exists in perfumery. It works because, Daniele Moliere the nose, allowed sandalwood to create an axis around which the other notes would interact and allow for those interactions to illuminate and delineate the central note. In Vetyverio I experienced the same kind of development as M. Pescheux takes us on a journey through all that vetiver can be

NEW FRAGRANCE: Comme des Garcons Wonderwood

June 6, 2010July 1, 2010

When you look at that note listing the only notable woody note missing seems to be pine or fir. When you look at that note list you also undoubtedly get the idea that this is a wood fragrance to the nth degree and your tolerance for that sort of fragrance will go a long way towards how you feel about Wonderwood.