I sighed as I looked at the sample of Molinard Habanita L’Esprit, it was labeled as an oriental with flowers and so I expected a lighter brighter version of Habanita. My question before sniffing it was “Do I want that?”
Strange Invisible Perfumes Magazine Street transports me to a warm, wet New Orleans evening, wandering under magnolia trees with fragrant, waxy blooms.
I wasn’t motivated by a love of naturals or a commitment to them, but by my love of fragrance Why are “experts” so interested in discrediting botanical perfumery? Maybe the real sleight-of-hand has been convincing people that there is a question at all
I know my family now as they are today. I know less about them as they were. Sometimes when we are together stories gently rise to the surface bringing a low tide of longing for a certain place and time.
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
Scent often has the ability to evoke a specific time or place in my life, or it can just be beautiful, or it can create a landscape of aromas. One fragrance which does manage to do all of these at an extremely high level is 2006’s The Different Company Sel de Vetiver by perfumer Celine Ellena.
