Perhaps the most anticipated part of the recent Sniffapalooza Spring Fling was the special preview of the Robert Piguet Nouvelle Collection. Joe Garces the President and CEO of Robert Piguet Parfums gave us an exclusive preview of all five new fragrances authored by Aurelien Guichard.
Now we’re in 2012 and Mr. Buxton is giving the idea of a collection another attempt as he releases a five fragrance collection. He retains both Black Angel and Wood and Absinth and then adds three new ones: Devil in Disguise, Sexual Healing, and Sleeping With Ghosts. This time I was not disappointed as the artist I admired seems to have returned.
In 2009 L’Artisan Parfumeur released an Aedes de Venustas fragrance created by Bertrand Duchaufour. Now in 2012 we have another new perfume with the name Aedes de Venustas on the flacon and while L’Artisan is no longer involved; M. Duchaufour is again the perfumer.
I was fortunate to receive samples of both new By Kilian fragrances, Bamboo Harmony and Water Calligraphy, as was my fellow CaFleureBon editor John Reasinger. We have such different methods of expression in our perfume writing; we thought it would be fun to review these in tandem.
Mme Bijaoui has created a fragrant silk scarf for a breezy spring or fall day. A touch of chill to the air really allows the depth of Bijou Romantique to flourish.
When I received the new Etat Libre D’Orange Bijou Romantique I also received the other new release from ELDO, Fils de Dieu. I immediately fell for the flashier Fils de Dieu. Then I was sitting at my desk and I picked up the decant again. Without the showier fragrance to compete with it I slowly realized the subtle charms that perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui was conjuring with Bijou Romantique. Once I could experience it on its own I understood this was a fragrance for those who love complex fragrances.
