New Niche Fragrance: DIVINE L’Homme Infini
Yvon Mouchel, the owner of the cult niche perfume brand DIVINE, will be launching L’homme infini November 12, 2012.
Yann Vasnier is the perfumer.
New Fragrance Review: Reem Acra – A Warm and Elegant Scent for Cold Weather Festivities
Pierre Negrin created the Reem Acra Eau de Parfum based on memories Ms. Acra had of collecting Lebanese amber in the cedarwood forests as a child. He chose to focus on the warm aspects of the colors and scents inspired by those recollections.
CaFleureBon Creative Directors in Perfumery: Christopher Chong of Amouage + Reader’s Choice Draw
“A perfumer’s fame and popularity are not important to me. Actually, I avoid them if I could. In my creations, it is important to remove my and the perfumer’s egos from the fragrance. It is about working together as a team and partnership in which our beliefs and styles melt together.” -Christopher Chong, Amouage
New Niche Fragrances Review: Jul et Mad Histoire d’Amour Collection + Coup de Foudre Draw
The trajectory that led a Ph.D. biologist to a café in St. Germain where a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology sits and “Voila!” like a coup de foudre (lightning bolt) romance blooms. This story, this history of love, is told in three special fragrances created by perfumer Dorothee Piot; Jul et Mad Stilettos on Lex, Terasse a St. Germain and Amour de Palazzo.
When Worlds Collide: Sniffapalooza Fall Ball 2012 + New York Comic-Con 2012 = ComicSniffaConPalooza
It was last July when I learned the Sniffapalooza Fall Ball 2012 and New York Comic-Con were going to share the same weekend. Inside my head I’m yelling “KAAAAARENS!” the way Kirk yelled “KHAAAAN!” in Star Trek II. I managed to experience both on a genre bending weekend I called ComicSniffaConPalooza.
A Perfect Vanilla of the Autumnal Days: A Mystery Solved by Sherlock Holmes + A Scary Draw
Still far away from Winter holiday season, I won’t want a vanilla that is boozy, sweet, and redolent of scraping out a vanilla pod for my holiday baking. I want a Perfect Vanilla, by Sarah Horowitz-Thran, for a Fall day that would somehow remind me of a scary story which ended well.