kudos to the folks at Anthropologie who are unafraid to work with some of the most talented niche perfume artists instead of dumbing them down for the masses they say to them, “follow your muse and let us create new fans for you”. This set of all four Floral Curiosities is going to create new fans for Ineke Ruhland
Held over two days, August 15-16, Elements Showcase had two floors of fragrance to discover or re-discover. Senior Editor Ida Meister was also with me and between us we covered the event for CaFleureBon. For those of you who weren’t able to make it here are some of the sights and smells we found.
Acqua di Parma has since 2004 in its Le Nobili collection been exploring a single flower and attempting to uncover the nobility of each. Iris Nobile and Magnolia Nobile have been excellent examples Now we have a new fragrance in the La Nobili collection, Gelsomino Nobile. There is a 100ml draw
The Big Easy has been the seat of worldly pleasures for a long, long time. We know that the founders of Bourbon French Perfumery think so. But their Vetivert is smokin’… in the very best of ways. It’s feels jazz-age hot, but it’s as cool as the blues.
Liz Zorn said “The thing that I find most fascinating about American Perfumery today is the “Independent Spirit” of the lone perfumer creating an artistic body of work.” Her three latest releases are excellent examples of the way Ms. Zorn goes about creating fragrance and I found all three brought something different to the table
A trend that has sprung up over the past few years is new perfume lines driven by one person’s singular vision. The latest example of this comes from Celine Verleure and her new line of perfume Olfactive Studio.
