This year has been various shades of bad, for all of us: the on and off lockdowns, the chaos and uncertainty, the changes – outside and inside, the time-compressed and dragged between four walls – well, in these conditions, even an introvert needs to appeal to some magical thinking and wish for some kind of rite of passage into a better new year. Five fragrances and outfits to wear even if you are staying home
The Ten Best Fragrances of 2021 from CaFleureBon Deputy and natural Perfumery Editor Ida Meister and Sr Editor Lauryn Beer were very different from each other and included many natural perfumes, Italian fragrances and perfumes from the U.K. as wel as American artisans
Stendhal’s 1830 novel The Red and the Black which depicts the era’s dichotomy between French politics and seduction seems the perfect inspiration for Amouage Silver Oud. Composed by Cecile Zarokian, Silver Oud is a perfect addition to the Omani brand’s “Epic” storytelling. Cecile Zarokian created Amouage Epic Woman in 2011. In 2021, creative director Renaud Salmon tapped Mme. Zarokian for Amouage Material, .Just as Julien is the protagonist in The Red and The Black, Oud ASSAM is the central character of this fragrance. Silver Oud is certainly a standout addition Amouage’s library of perfumes.
Musc et Madame Ambrette Rose is a veritable love potion that has a lavish, lush combination of 4 rose absolutes at its center that combine to glow with rich Byzantine bronze and gold splendor (she uses Egyptian, Bulgarian, Moroccan and Turkish roses – practically the whole Empire represented in roses!). I
The muses for DSH Perfumes Don’t Explain the new Women’s Artist fragrance are the iconic Billie Holiday and CaFleureBon award winning Deputy Editor Ida Meister. DSH Perfumes Don’t Explain by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is a dream “umami” gardenia that took over three years to compose
September 22, 2020, the autumnal equinox the time in the earth’s annual cycle around the sun in which day and night are equal in length. Even during these strange almost surreal times we all find comfort in our favorite autumn perfumes 2021, including L’Artisan Parfumeur Mandarina Corsica, Strangelove meltmyheart, Visiteur Parfums Cabernet Nocturne, Amouroud Safran rare, Bogue Profumo MEM
