CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of DSH Perfumes + American Beauty Draw
As America is the great melting pot we can take inspiration from everywhere in our world to give it voice- Dawn Spencer Hurwitz
CaFleureBon Profiles of American Perfumery: REDRAW Anya McCoy RiverCali
Anya was the first in a series that proflile American perfumers and perfumeries. Ineke Ruehland born in Canada who lives in San Francisco was the second. Next week we have our third. The series reflects the unique entrepeneurial spirit and could easily be called profiles in courage
The Winner of Anya McCoy’s RIVERCALI Fireworks Draw
RiverCaliwas created to reflect the fragrant beauty of the citrus and rose growing areas of Riverside, California… over 1200 varieties of citrus growing there .She had a pink peppercorn tree outside her kitchen door, and was studying economic botany at the university.Fragrance critic Luca Turin loved the drydown.
American Perfumery Series: Profiles — Anya McCoy of Anya’s Garden + Fireworks Draw
July 4 is American Independence Day and gives me an excuse to begin a series profiles of some of our best American perfumers and perfumeries in all genres. So what is an American perfumer? like most of us you or your family were born somewhere elseYou may even have dual citizenship, like Kilian Hennessy
The Four Winners of BellyFlowers “Wild Chypre”
The wild-crafting of these plants, and their harvesting- ensures “that healthy populations remain in the wild for future generations “, according to Elise Perlstine
Behind the Bottle With Elise Pearlstine: Bellyflowers’ Wild Chypre + Green Velvet Draw
Last week, it was my pleasure to converse with soft-spoken Elise Pearlstine, the natural perfumer behind Bellyflowers Botanical Perfumes. Elise thoughtfully sent me her latest creation, Wild Chypre- composed with many wild-harvested plant absolutes, a perfume which evolved on its own. I frankly am mad for it; it is unusual and beautiful in a singular manner.