The Fragrance Foundation announced today the names of the top five finalists who have made it through the judging for the 2012 FiFi Award with the winner to be revealed on January 30th at the Elements Showcase FiFi Award Ceremony and celebration
She reached into her purse and brought out a lab sample and asked me if this was what I was talking about. From the moment she placed a dab on my skin, I kept sniffing it; and realized this was exactly what I meant. Cologne architecture using bold heady notes. That day back in April this fragrance didn’t have a name. Today it is the brand-new seventh Atelier Cologne release Ambre Nue by perfumer Ralf Schweiger.
Many natural perfumers make only EDP and perfume oil concentrations. Adam Gottschalk of Lord’s Jester has taken his scents and retooled many of them into varying strengths. These range from EDC to EDT and EDP, and also perfumed solids.Now, much to my delight, he has gone one step further and rendered two of his mythical perfumes, Daphen and Anthea, into Extrait strength.
The trend in ambient scenting continues at prestige hotels throughout the world. Luxe amenities have become de rigeur.
Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes is a line of fragrances developed by Dr. Ellen Covey, initially to capture the unique scents of various orchids. Eventually, she expanded the line to include other categories as well. I found myself attracted to the perfumes in her “Scents of Place” collection
Sarah Horowitz is known as the force behind Creative Scentualization, and now Sarah Horowitz Parfums. She has three perfume series, What Comes from Within, Perfumers Palette, and PERFECT. I was lucky enough to receive some of her latest creation for the PERFECT series: Coconut Milk. A wonderfully almondy, warm take on a classic beachy note, I wanted to know how this fragrance came about.
