The Winner of “Truth is Beauty” April Aromatics Draw
Tanja’s company April Aromatics calls Berlin home- that capital known as a veritable cauldron of creativity and cutting-edge artists
BRAVE NEW SCENTS A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Savage Garden” by Mark Behnke + Draw
If you went to High School in the US it is very likely Aldous Huxley’s 1931 novel Brave New World made it on to your summer reading list at some point. The idea of a World State tightly controlled and seemingly idyllic until touched by a bit of “savagery” is one of the great novels …
BRAVE NEW SCENTS: A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Avalon, Carmine, and Enchant” by Ida Meister + Draw
Natural Perfume Editor Ida Meister reviews three of the Brave New Scents in The Natural Perfumers Guild internet project.
BRAVE NEW SCENTS A Natural Perfumers Guild Project: “Duty Free” by Neil Sternberg + Draw
The young man suddenly realized that perfumes – said by the Party to smell like All Good Things – smelled like nothing. The old man shook his head.
“Perfumes don’t smell like this any more. They can’t. But they did.”
The young man held up the vial.
“What’s in it?”
“Only natural things.”
Tanja Bochnig’s April Aromatics: “Truth and Beauty “+ Reader’s Choice Draw
Tanja Bochnig is a mother, a renowned fashion model, yoga practitioner and an independent natural perfumer.
I became acquainted with her work through perfumed projects in which she participated this summer, and we began to communicate via Facebook. I was curious to sniff her work, and she was gracious enough to send me samples of seven perfumes.
CaFleurebon Profiles in American Perfumery: The Winner of Charna Ethier Bohemiam Rhapsody Draw
Charna createa fragrances that she finds interesting and appealing. “This is one of the things I love about running my own business. I have the freedom to do what I want. I need not create what the market dictates. I create what I dictate.”