When Miriam Vareldzis sent me her seven fragrance collection for her new label 40notes Perfume I was reminded of the famous “too many notes” exchange from the movie Amadeus. Ms. Vareldzis uses just the right amount of notes to achieve the right balance in all seven of these perfume oils in her debut collection.
Thank you to Anya for organizing such a brave endeavor. Merci Anya’s Garden, JoAnne Bassett Perfumes, Providence Perfumes, Lord Jester, Bellyflowers, A Wing & a Prayer, Ascent Perfumes, & One Seed Company for your generous support of CaFleureBon and a shout out to our fellow bloggers
In Revolution, the vetiver melds with birch tar in a distinctly urinous manner.
Someone peeled out in a momentous hurry, and your back has the tire tracks to prove it.
Ares EDC is a light amber with spicy top notes at first; after a while, the scent becomes pure amber. – Adam Gottschalk, Natural Perfumer and member of The Natural Perfumer’s Guild
Sometimes I wish that I could just recuse myself from judging a scent. Maybe I should just go back to my lab issuing my self-important pronouncements as a molecular Moses You see, the scent that Pardon most reminds me of, doesn’t even smell like Pardon. In truth, their greatest shared value is simply that they’re equally enigmatic.
When the source of the patchouli is top-notch I really don’t want much else to interfere with my enjoyment of it. The latest example of a fragrance to get that mix right for me is Christian Dior La Collection Couturier Patchouli Imperial.
