NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Caron Secret Oud “Beauty as Balance” + Unusual Beauty Draw
Tell me, dear all: when is beauty not enough ?
“A rose by any other name..?”
Caron’s new release Secret Oud poses this question
The Winner of A Leap of Faith Draw
Mme Michaud attempted to create that trip from the winter woods of Montreal to the Old World sophistication of Paris. That means the balsamic beginning transitions through an airborne floral heart to a resinous musky landing
FRAGRANCE REVIEW Hermes Hermessence Santal Massoia “Jean-Claude Ellena Delivers”
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.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Monsillage Vol 870 YUL-CDG Fragrant Flight Plan + Leap Of Faith Draw
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.
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Carlos Vinals “Winner of Controlled Chaos” Draw
unlike the majority of Perfumers in the world, I’m American born of Cuban parents and my Great Grandparents came from Barcelona. My last name is a common name from Catalunya,it’s meaning is basically “Wine maker”.
The Winner of “Fragrance and Art” Six Sample Set
Six scents and six illustrations, created by perfumer Cécile Zarokian and illustrator Matthieu Appriou. Simply entitled 1 through 6, the fragrances and illustrations were created together