The 2013 release is called Guerlain Shalimar Ode a la Vanille sur la Route du Mexique, and that sure seems like a made-up name but the reality of the fragrance is far from frivolous.
I was thrilled to hear that Claude Marchal of Parfums MDCI had engaged Cecile Zarokian for his latest Nuit Andalouse.
Perfumer Yosh Han of YOSH has launched König, inspired by the kings and dark forests of Medieval days. It features wintery notes of apple, smoke and woods.
David Falsberg of Phoenecia Perfumes mentioned he was working on a fragrance using Skunk Essence called Far NWest. This fascinated me because as a chemist I know how potent the chemicals which make up skunk spray, called mercaptans, are.
Many perfume lovers showed-up to learn more about two courses that Pratt and Cinquieme Sens are offering starting in February: The Technique and Language of Perfumery, and The Fragrance Sales Program.
For the newest Juliette Has a Gun release, Anyway, the press notes espouse that Anyway has exactly fifteen notes, no more and no less. That one of those notes is the Ambroxan that stood alone in Not A Perfume does feel like a logical progression from that fragrance.
