Oud is a precious ingredient, one of the most expensive natural essential oils in perfumery Be warned however, that once you fall in love with the aroma of oud, there is no going back; you are hooked for good THANK YOU PARFUMS MICALLEF FOR THIS DRAW
When I heard that M. Duchoufour created Parfums MDCI Belle Helene I thought it would smell like the dessert created by Auguste Escoffier. Of course there is a reason I am Mark Behnke, a reviewer& Bertrand Duchaufour is, well, Bertrand Duchaufou
New York City never stops for anything and New York Oud emulates its namesake Ms. Rahme tapped Laurent Le Guernec as the nose for Bond No. 9. He created both Astor Place and Brooklyn which swept 2010’s FiFi Awards in the women’s and men’s nouveau niche category.
One of the most popular ingredients in fine perfumery today is oud or agarwood, a material as ancient as the art of perfumery itself, rooted in the culture of the Middle East; highly prized for its unique, aphrodisiac and sensual properties. Three of our favorites are from M.Micallef who hosts our draw
The House of Guerlain has a legacy of wafting on the red carpet Charlie Chaplin, Ingrid Bergman, Catherine Deneuve, Julia Roberts, Tyra Banks, Jodi Foster, Andy Garica… The envelope please
Bertrand Duchaufour was toying around with a pear and iris duality before his brainstorming session with Parfums MDCI owner claude Marchal. While I imagine M Duchaufour could have worked something magical out of pear and iris; I can only thank the serendipity that changed their thinking to pear and osmanthus. La Belle Helene is the kind of perfume that allows the aesthetic of M Duchaufour’s duality to shine beautifully.
