Cardamom is known as the Queen of Spices …Why? Perhaps it associated with Queens. Cleopatra burned cardamon incense whenever Mark Antony visited. Its been used in perfumery for thousands of years for its sexual powers.
The Editors and Contributors of CaFleureBon weigh in with their choice for Fragrance of the Year for 2012.
Frankincense & Myrrh are more than symbols of the season. they are the foundation of both ancient and modern perfumes. Amouage,Olivier Durbano, Etro, Maria Candida Gentile, Parfums d’ Empire, Caron, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Anya’s garden, Tallulah Jayne, bellyflowers,Strange Invisible perfumes, pacific perfumes,
I looked forward to participating in the Natural Perfumers Guild 2012 project, Home for the Holidays, which pairs bloggers with natural perfumers who have made home scenting products for the project. I was lucky to receive the “Exotica” candle made by the talented perfumer JoAnne Bassett.
Ancient and powerful or modern and golden, an aphrodisiac in both forms, amber has been used in perfumery for thousands of years and continues to stimulate desire (that is the whole point of perfume, isn’t it?).The magnetic quality of these 12 Amber perfumes will attract you
I think what Providence Perfume Company’s Charna Ethier set out to create was a modern vintage perfume which emulated the richness of Youth Dew while holding out a bit of the brightness of Divine and if that was the desire Divine Noir succeeds on both of those levels.
