It is a difficult thing to lose an artist too soon. The loss of their potential is what those of us know them through their art miss the most. A few months after her death we received news that she had finished a last Le Nombres d’Or called Rose Etoile de Hollande and now it is here to be enjoyed.
Ineke Ruehland of Ineke Perfumes had sworn us to secrecy last year. Now the secret is out; the new fragrance is Hothouse Flower and will center around gardenia. H is for very happy! Hot House Flower will be introduced at the Artisan Salon in San Francisco July 8, 2012. –Michelyn Camen,Editor-in-Chief
I really feel like people want something unique and made by an artist (not in a lab). American Indie Perfumers are at the forefront of creating incredibly unique, powerful and beautiful blends that are made by their own hands. We have a draw
When the near simultaneous news of Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum and La Collection Privee Oud Ispahan was received I was again expecting Dior and M. Demachy to go 1-for-2. On that score I was right but which one I thought would be the hit and which one the miss, well there I was not quite right.
Unlike the vast majority of commercial flankers, Brent’s Re-Mix Project perfumes often seriously rival their originals, if not improve upon them. Brent recently sent me a sample pack of the latest three, St Tropez Dispenser Apres Solieil, Little Miss Panda Gets Lei’d, and Incensed Short Fuse.
Beyond the ingredients, it is the quality of intention behind our work that brings Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes and Fabrice Penot of Le Labo together. Not obsessed by the bottom line; their work is a passion, which happens to be a business, and successful ones. But the success was not the obsession. Creation is.
