Outlaw Perfume- Elise Pearlstine Bellyflowers Perfume Rose Of Cimarron: Mysterious Rose

November 21, 2010November 21, 2010

Sometimes the more I like a perfume the harder it is to write about. It’s because I want to do it justice- to the perfumer, to the creative process, and to the creation itself. During this Natural Perfumer’s Guild Outlaw Perfume Project I have felt a little intimidated by 2 perfumes, firstly Mata Hari by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, and secondly by Rose of Cimarron by Bellyflowers Perfumes. I enjoy Rose of Cimarron for the lovely scent creation that it is, and for the historical link, again to a famous outlaw.

The Winner of the Neil Morris Midnight Shadows Draw is….

October 23, 2010

Just in time for the full moon… a bewitching fragrance. The winner is …

NEW FRAGRANCE Neil Morris Fragrances The Rose Tattoo + Giveaway

July 16, 2010

Neil had been inspired by a woman he’d met in a motorcycle shop.
One of those people whom it is easy to dismiss, perhaps-
Not as tough as she looked in her leathers, bearing a rose tattoo on her arm…
She was one of the kindest, gentlest souls he had ever met; he wanted to create a homage to her.
A testament to her very goodness.

The Heat is On:The DOS and Don’ts of How to Wear Scents in the City

July 9, 2010July 12, 2010

Le Bron James can’t take the ‘heat’ of New York City…. Nor can the Amtrak commuters who waited for hours during yesterday’s commuting delays. Summer in any big city can overpower your senses. Especially your sense of smell. Cafleurebon has some important tips on how you can stay cool when the temperature rises… Whether you ride the subway, the T or le metro.

Fragrance of Our Fathers Part 1 + Parfumerie Generale “Coze” Giveaway

June 12, 2010June 20, 2010

What is a father? Is it our biological male parent? Not always… The Father-child relationship is more than paternity. In this six part series I have asked many friends-in fragrances to create an olfactive portrait of their father or father figure. Some chose to use poetry, some music, some prose. Yet, there was a marked difference between an earlier piece we did for Mother’s Day entitled Scented Memories of Our Mothers http://tinyurl.com/33uyfe ; the fragrance of our fathers seemed more about rituals and ‘smells’