The 9 Winners of The Name of The Rose Draw
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.-Eleanor Roosevelt
CaFleureBon: Roses in Perfumery + The Name of The Rose Draw
Roses are an ancient flower, perhaps as much as 35 million years old and including up to 150 species mostly from the northern hemisphere It’s nearly impossible to describe the scent of a rose fresh from the garden and just as difficult to capture that scent.
Best 2012 Perfume Resolution Draw: The Winner of the Giant Gift Bag
We read alot of comments but we thought this one was the best Perfume and actual New Year’s resolution. The winner will receive a treasure trove of natural, niche, and department store samples, decants and full bottles.
The Winners of CaFleureBon Best of 2011 Indie Perfume Awards
Tama Blough and I have sniffed, tested and worn over 500 new fragrances in 2011, many of the best are by independent perfumers or perfumeries whose work rose above the mediocrity of most fragrances this year
CaFleureBon Happy New Year 2012: Our Perfume Resolutions + Constant Craving Contest
Every year 45% of Americans make at least one New Year’s Resolution. Studies show that most are broken within six weeks. Perfumistas are different , we are a deteremined lot, so the Team at CaFleureBon have compiled our own. What are your perfume resolutions?
2011 in Review: 25 to Remember This Year By; Mona di Orio, Bertrand Duchaufour, and Pierre Guillaume Lead The Way
As the end of the year arrives it is time to look back over all that the last twelve months have produced and list the best of the year. In 2011, I tested 471 new releases and reviewed 207 of them. Even those numbers didn’t allow me to test half of the new releases for the year. The fast and furious nature of these releases makes it difficult for anyone to truly have a handle on everything that came out in any given year. That being said out of those new fragrances I did try there were some pretty amazing releases.