Clutch Your Perfume Bottles: Charlotte Olympia, Lanvin, & Chanel No. 5 “Flacons Are The New It Bags”
Over the past six months I have noticed that there is a trend emerging; Fashion Designers are creating purses inspired by perfume flacons
New Fragrance Review: Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire Rose Velours – A Fleeting Beauty
For all the popularity of roses, exceptional rose perfumes aren’t that easy to find..Van Cleef & Arpels Rose Velours is one of the prettiest rose fragrances i have smelled recently.
CaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: Yves St. Laurent M7- Oud Begins Here
It was in 2002 that Creative Director Tom Ford and perfumers Alberto Morillas and Jacques Cavallier would introduce oud into western perfumery with the release of Yves St. Laurent M7.
New Niche Fragrance Review: La Collection Privée Christian Dior Gris Montaigne- A Hazy Shade of Gray
Christian Dior La Collection Privee Gris Montaigne is a floral chypre that comes across as polite and easy to wear. Gris Montaigne was inspired by the impressions of a color. Not just any color though, it was specifically inspired by Dior Gray.
New Niche Fragrance Reviews: Comme des Garcons Black plus Blue Cedrat, Blue Encens, and Blue Santal -CdG Return to Form?
With the set of 2013 releases; Black, Blue Cedrat, Blue Encens, and Blue Santal it feels like Comme des Garcons has started to return to the head of the niche pack by returning to the ideals that set them apart from the beginning.
New Niche Fragrance Reviews: Tom Ford Atelier D’Orient Collection – Eastern Influences
For 2013 the four new Tom Ford Private Blend fragrances are grouped under the name of Atelier D’Orient- Fleur de Chine, Plum Japonais, Rive D’ambre, and Shanghai Lily