Musk has been an aphrodisiac dor thousands of years.It can be overwhelming and animalic. Award winning perfumer Laurent Le Guernec of IFF took on the challenge of designing a perfume with musk as the key ingredient for the 21st century
I sent up a plea to the heavens for someone to hook me up with the upcoming Memo Paris release for 2012 Quartier Latin. John and Clara Molloy, the husband and wife creative team behind Memo Paris, heard my sad story and took pity on me.
When I heard that the newest Slumberhouse scent was to be called (simply) “Pear + Olive”, I thought it was some kind of joke. Where was the mysterious name? What was the creative inspiration here? And, most importantly, where could I get some?!
Diptyque has introduced Eau de Parfum versions of three of the scents that are staples in their fragrance collection, Philosykos, Do Son, and L’Ombre Dans L’Eau. The new versions are a bit different from their predecessors, which makes them all equally tempting.
The interesting thing about the new collection of four Tom Ford Private Blends: Cafe Rose, Lys Fume, Ombre de Hyacinth, and Jonquille de Nuit; called the Jardin Noir Collection is that I see it appealing to almost very different experience levels of perfumistas.
Eleanor Jane’s perfumes are incredibly intentional, not at all whimsical. Some of her fragrances have been inspired by nature, but Tallulah Jane Aiyana came about during a sleepless night, and instead of tossing and turning like many of us do, she got up thinking about roses, more specifically, the many interpretations of “Rose” in fragrance, and a desire to create her own.
