The Winner of “Fragrance and Art” Six Sample Set
Six scents and six illustrations, created by perfumer Cécile Zarokian and illustrator Matthieu Appriou. Simply entitled 1 through 6, the fragrances and illustrations were created together
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Divine Life Perfume “Solstice Rose 11” + Northern Lights Draw
Ragna Rostad- Ruffner wants to warm our darkest days [and longest nights!], and I’d say she’s accomplished just that in her newest perfume- her limited edition seasonal offering, Solstice Rose 11.
Look Homeward Angel: Revisiting the Perfume of My Youth
I decided to explore the perfumes of my youth to see if we could prove Thomas Wolfe wrong and “go home again”.
I only revisited fragrances I wore into my mid-twenties. Scents I wore later on do not seem to have the emotional impact of some of these earlier scents, are generally easier to obtain in some form, and are fragrances I have either already dismissed or still wear.
The Winner of Zibeline de Weil Sample
Zibeline is an inebriating cocoon, a talismanic perfumed intoxicant.
It is very much old-school in the finest manner- by this, I mean that no expense had been spared in its creation.
Money was no object.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Thirdman Eau Monumentale “The Mystery Of Cologne” + Who Is Thirdman Draw
then the next day I wore my classic Roger & Gallet Jean Marie Farina and when I wear a classic Eau de Cologne I go crazy with application and spray it everywhere. I began to think that maybe I needed to give Eau Monumentale another chance but this time applying it with more than one spray. So out of the fragrant Recycle Bin Eau Monumental came and much spritzing later a very different opinion on this fragrance.
FRAGRANCE REVIEW Tableau de Parfums Miriam “How To Visualize A Vintage Fragrance”
I have been enjoying the number of recent collaborations between artists olfactive and visual. We’ve seen photographs, books, and illustrations inspire excellent fragrance collections in 2011 alone. The only one left out of that mix was moving pictures. That is about to be rectified with the partnership between Perfumer Andy Tauer and Writer/Director Brian Pera.
Mr. Pera is collecting a number of short films under the title of “Woman’s Picture”. Three of these films will have a fragrance designed by Mr. Tauer to accompany them. The first Woman’s Picture to have both film and fragrance is Miriam.