It was with both curiosity and mild skepticism that I received the news of a new version of L’Heure Bleue being commissioned by Guerlain to commemorate its centennial. Thanks to a perfume Fairy Godmother, I received a decant of this new Eau de Parfum, called L’Heure de Nuit.
The best perfume houses are the result of a creative team which works together and more importantly challenges each other. I came to realize how much of a team effort the creation of Arquiste Parfumeur Boutonniere No. 7 was between Creative Director Carlos Huber, perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux, and evaluator Sophie Bensamou.
Numb/Encore by Linkin Park and Jay-Z is an example of the musical genre known as a mashup when two songs find a common ground . For those who are fans of both Lady vengeance and Not a Perfume you will be “Mad” about Mad Madame. We have a 50 ml draw
Our Contributor Michael Devine attended a sneak preview of Mistral Patchouli atThe Atelier Cologne Boutique and was swept away by the soon to debut new fragrance signed by Jerome Epinette.
Take my hand, and join me in a perfumed adventure down the rabbit hole to Never-Never Land, brought to you by a new collection by Gérald Ghislain and Magali Sénéquier. It’s time to have fun and recreate the joys of childhood with the Alice & Peter collection of perfumes which include Showy Toffee, Fancy Choco, Wicked Berry, and Bloody Orange.
At the beginning I wasn’t a creator of niche perfume brands, I was the nasty bastard giving briefs to perfumers at LMVH. I choose a perfumer by their grasp of the concept I have. For example: Putains de Palais and Natalie Feisthauer. She said, “I want to be that slut”.-Etienne de Swardt, Etat Libre D’Orange
