Love of fragrance binds many of us together but as human beings, it is romantic love that we seek. In 1916, an Italian artist and an Italian princess exhanged love letters published in a book titled “Una Parentesi Luminosa” (A Luminous Parenthesis). The book consists of 19 letters written between Futurist artist Umberto Boccioni and Princess of Teano, …
Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia is the new fragrance for Fall 2010, inspired by one of the last great English Romantic poets, John Keats, and one of the most perfect short poems in English literature – ‘To Autumn’ – the fleeting moment of “mists and mellow fruitfulness” when the last days of summer are edged with fresh, …
Chandler Burr, the perfume critic for the NY Times, challenged a room ( April 10th Sniffaplooza Spring Fling) of perfume aficionados to stop picking apart the threads of an olfactory tapestry by focusing on the notes. He instead asked us to appreciate the perfume as a complete entity and believes that the best perfumes are …
Before they were your favorite 'noses', perfumers like Jean-Claude Ellena, Mark Buxton, Francis Kurkdjian, Isabelle Doyen were students. We thought it would be fascinating to interview an emerging perfumer, one with a fresh 21st century perspective and share what its like to be an American olfactive student abroad . Its with great pleasure we introduce Alexander (Alex) Lee, an Asian-American student …
Michelyn Camen is the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, and Art Director of www.cafleurebon.com Michelyn Camen is the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, and Art Director of ÇaFleureBon, the number one artistic, niche, natural and artisanal perfume destination in the world and a top five global fragrance site. ÇaFleureBon publishes original content on all aspects of perfumery every day of the year, affording …
