Esscentual Alchemy: Perfumes by Amanda Feeley Natural Perfumer
Esscentual Alchemy…a most delicious (and healthful) scent collection from very yummy mummy *nudge nudge wink wink* Amanda Feeley.
New Fragrance: Opus Oils Les Bohemes…The Bootleggers and Molls of Boardwalk Empire would Approve
Opus Oils latest collection, “Les Bohemes” (The Bohemians) is a throwback to the age of Speakeasies & wild abandon. Rich, Ultra Decadent & Shamelessly heavy on the Natural Essences – just like the scents that were constructed during Perfume’s Golden Age of the 1920’s
Outlaw Project-JoAnne Bassett Perfumes Amazing: Just So
While the list of “outlaw” ingredients is as long as Santa’s “Naughty or Nice” list there is really one ingredient that has been restricted by IFRA that has caused the most angst among perfumistas, oakmoss. One of the things I was looking forward to when I heard about the Natural Perfumers Guild Outlaw Project was seeing one or more of these talented perfumers assay an oakmoss fragrance. JoAnne Bassett is one of those talented perfumers and her submission is called “Amazing” and her beginning point was oakmoss absolute.
MCMC Fragrances: A Perfumery Grows In Brooklyn
Anne McClain of MCMC Fragrances wants her fragrances to tell a story and while each successfully evokes the place she wants, when taken as a whole, they also tell the ongoing story of a perfumer honing and perfecting her craft, in Brooklyn.
Alvarez Gomez: Spanish Soliflores
During the recent Sniffapalooza Fall Ball 2010, on Sunday, we spent some time downtown strolling through the smaller boutiques. When we got to MiN Apothecary I got a real treat as I was introduced to a new fragrance line I had never tried. Just prior to Sniffapalooza they had been traveling in Europe and the line they brought back and were introducing to us on that Fall Sunday was from Madrid, Alvarez Gomez. Known for their Colonia it was the soliflores that made the lasting impression.
Pretty Woman by Barbara Orbison: Because Pretty Man Would Sound Silly
On the website Ms. Orbison says about designing Pretty Woman, “It has been a life-long dream of mine to create a fragrance that speaks to women everywhere.” I hate to contradict the lovely and talented Ms. Orbison but she has created a fragrance that speaks to me and last time I checked I wasn’t a woman. In truth what she has created is a beautiful underrated and undiscovered gem appropriate for anyone who loves great fragrance.