In 2008, Miuccia Prada released three new exclusives to her elusive line-
No. 8 Opoponax, No. 9 Benjoin, and No.10. Myrrhe.
No. 8 and No.10 were surprisingly dry, for resin- inspired scents.
No. 9 Benjoin was the one I most badly craved.
“Oh, Mama ! I could wear this and never tire of it…it’s my drug!” quoth he.
Out of the mouths of babes.
Only, my babe will soon be 20.
But the newest L’Artisan Parfumeur Coeur de Vetiver Sacre creation simply blew him away.
What’s in this potion that makes young existentialist types get the vapors ?
Bois 1920 Real Patchouly or Chantecaille Kalimantan
These are two exquisite fragrances.
Your nose will be enthralled by the delectably resinous, woody, vanillic nature of these.
In the words of Monty Python’s John Cleese… “And now for something…completely different”
Searching frantically for a sample vial of basil oil for a special new perfume formula I dumped out a dish of essential oil vials on my table…
My jazz man remarked that the pile “smelled pretty good” this chaos of vials and smells gave of quite the …sillage..hm.mmm really? I said absentmindedly then…Oooooh! As a naughty thought crossed my mind…
Yes, you guessed it. Dump the contents of every vial into a bottle.
Earlier this year Donna Karan released Iris and I expected this would be similar to the line of Donna Karan Essences. In many ways Iris turned out to be one of the bigger disappointments of the early part of the year for me as it was perhaps the least interesting Donna Karan fragrance release ever. With that as backdrop I wasn’t expecting the new DKNY fragrance, pureDKNY, to be the one I would like more. In fact I had to keep wearing the preview bottle I was sent over and over to convince myself how much I liked pureDKNY.
JoAnne Bassett is a Fragrance Therapist, Botanical Couture Perfumer,
teacher, speaker, and author.
For 20 years she has been a spiritual alchemist and botanical expert
tapping into flowers and plants to utilize the creative power to impact lives.
JoAnne’s French royal heritage and the perfumers in her ancestry passed the
gift of perfumery to her. Her multi-dimensional fragrance collections are designed to align, shift, and enhance mood, spirit, and well being.
