. David Falsberg delves into the art of tincturing. Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Co.,Roxana Villa of Roxana Illuminated and Ellen Covey of Olympic Orchids are tincturing materials that are close to their homes and their heart while trying more offbeat possibilities as well in search of olfactory paydirt.
Barring an unforeseen torrent of amazing new fragrances the new release Puredistance Black is going to be challenging for top honors when I compile the ‘best of’ list for 2013.
Thanks to Pure Natural Diva Botanicals you can now feel good about smelling great. Perfumer Tania Reuben has released four very well-made scents Pure, Natural, Diva and Elixir.
Experience this year’s Burning Man theme of the “Cargo Cult” with a perfume called John Frum by Amber Jobin of Aether Arts, inspired by the cargo cult on Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
Perfumer Liz Zorn of Soivohle was inspired by a specific portrayal of a vampire, Gary Oldman as Dracula, in composing her newest fragrance, Carpathian Oud.
Etat Libre D’Orange Secretions Magnifiques was released in 2006. If you believe such a thing as olfactory art exists then Secretions Magnifiques is a masterpiece that does exactly what it set out to do.
