Ben Gorham, the Founder and Creative Director of Byredo Parfums, envisioned his newest addition to the line as a true tribute to the Middle East, a part of the world he has visited frequently. I have never traveled to that part of the world, and might not in my lifetime, but if wearing Bullion takes me there, it’s a very fragrant place to visit.
French niche line Etat Libre d’Orange will launch two new fragrances in October,2012: Dangerous Complicity, developed by perfumer Violaine Collas and the Afternoon of the Faun composed by Ralf Schwieger.
We’re nearly always talking shop and we almost always meet at Samovar because we are both tea snobs. And chocolate or wine is usually also involved. And most of all, the emotional support is very rewarding. We can talk in shorthand
I was intrigued enough to spend some time tracking down more of each of these two fragrances Black and White, which were released in 2011. While I was doing that I was also able to get samples of the two newest fragrances from Undergreen, Pink and Gold. These four fragrances promise a virtual color wheel of quality to come.
As I was sniffing Nuit Etoilee, I came to think about fragrance names. How they belong in different groups to attract different audiences, how the name has to keep what it promises, and sometimes even live up to the expectations that it invariably sets. So has van Gogh’s painting got anything to do with how Goutal’s Nuit Etoilee smells?
On the heels of the 1st Annual Artisan Fragrance Salon on July 8th in San Francisco, TasteTV is now planning a 1st Annual Los Angeles Artisan Fragrance Salon on September 23rd.
