I knew Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Co. was working on a new tomato leaf fragrance, Branch & Vine. After having worn it through a streak of consecutive 90-plus degree days I’ve come to appreciate how mentally therapeutic it can be to be surrounded by the smell of a tomato garden.
Julia Zangrilli wanted NOVA-CHAKRA to tap the many sides of feminine energy. When she visualized the fragrance, she saw deep dark earthy soil with red rubies radiating from its center that lit up the night.
I had gotten an e-mail from Creed letting me know that the New York store was getting Olivier Creed’s newest creation, Millésime 1849, and it was but a mere subway ride away, I spritzed caution to the wind, and got myself to Madison County, oops, I mean Madison Avenue.
When Bertrand Duchaufour turns his mind to composing perfume which captures a specific place that is where his greatest body of work resides. The latest example of this style comes with the release of Penhaligon’s Vaara.
I was worried Ralph Lauren Polo Red would be the latest in a long line of “ho hum” perfume-by-numbers releases by a house trying to recapture its glory days. Surprisingly, this is rather impressive.
Olympic Orchids Blackbird was created by perfumer Ellen Covey in homage to the summer aromas of the Pacific NW. Ripe wild blackberries, conifers giving in the shimmering air, and the dry grasses of a meadow all contribute to the experience of wearing this perfume
