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 best fragrances are capable of doing good to us, not only smelling good. They are able to give great and deep emotions, they are authentic
In Part 2 of CaFleureBon’s Favorite Winter Fragrances we let the men of CaFleureBon have their chance to help you make it through the night with ten of their choices.
When it comes to the seasonal solar extremes I prefer the Winter version of the Solstice to that of the Summer. There is something about The Long Night which makes me feel contemplative. . It is always good to have something to ground you and allow you to be able to turn your thoughts inward. My tool this year came from the aptly named Soivohle Solstice by Liz Zorn.
Both chocolate and vanilla can add richness, depth and sometimes unexpected notes to perfumes and don’t have to be boring and bland.
Maria-Candida Gentile was one of the perfumers I wanted to meet at Pitti Fragranze 2011 in Florence. I had never smelt her perfumes, just read some great reviews by others. So when we met, I began to smell all the perfumes first, and was really surprised that the perfumer was there too!
