Pierre Benard of Osmoarts perfumes, colors and sounds composes a multisensorial love poem to the Queen of the Night …Tuberose, which he studied for a year. Combining music, art, chemistry and poetry, “les parfums de niche” play the part of his lover,his tubereuse, in her many guises. She may act innocent; she is la belle dame sans merci.
Alexandra Balahoutis, the founder and perfumer for Strange Invisible Perfumes continues her Zodiac series with the addition of two of Astrology’s Fire Signs: Leo and Sagittarius (Virgo, Pisces and Libra were released earlier).
Chanel’s new film relives the moment Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe spoke about her love affair with Chanel No. 5
While Yann Vasnier has made himself a household name I am betting quite a few of you have never heard of Divine. With the release of their tenth fragrance, L’Homme Infini, you can see that they truly care about the olfactory art they put out over the merely commercial.
While I was looking wistfully at Alice + Olive Leopard platform pumps, I stumbled across Le Labo Iris 39 and wrote to Fabrice Penot about Le Labo boutique at Saks at the Houston Galleria. Where have I been? Oblivious of course to what is great news and maybe a Le Labo boutique at a Saks Fifth Avenue near you sometime in the future.
TOCCA started in fashion in 1994 and released a wildly popular sari dress. They continue to produce fashion but it is their fragrances, more than their clothes, which speak to me. Each based on a real-life muse.
