When a perfumer uses high-quality ingredients there is a better than average chance for something very good to result. For the new Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling the fragrant mixologist called upon to create this new perfume is Olivier Cresp. M Cresp was tasked to pay homage to London Dry Gin and the early going of Juniper Sling is all about serving that up straight out of a cocktail shaker.
It’s great to be a natural perfumer in America. The spirit of entrepreneurship is very strong; my own last name, which means “God’s jester” in German so I named the company based on the true meaning of my last name
For the tenth Hermessence fragrance Jean-Claude Ellena chose to mix two woods one very familiar in sandalwood and one not so familiar in massoia. Santal Massoia explores all of the nuances around a common chemical component in many perfumes, lactones.
You can imagine how thrilled I was when she asked me to do her online fragrance journey: Sarah was going to custom blend samples for me, based on my answers – There is only the one bottle of this precious elixir in existence in the world.
Monsillage is the Montreal-based perfumery of perfumer Isabelle Michaud. This house is one of my most pleasant discoveries of 2011. One of our loyal readers sent me samples of the first four fragrances by Mme Michasud and Aviation Club was my favorite of those first four. After that review published Mme Michaud asked me if I would like to try her newest perfume Vol 870 YUL-CDG.
Ragna Rostad- Ruffner wants to warm our darkest days [and longest nights!], and I’d say she’s accomplished just that in her newest perfume- her limited edition seasonal offering, Solstice Rose 11.
