New Niche Fragrance Review: Histoires de Parfums 1899 Ernest Hemingway + Papa Draw
My most recent interaction with Hemingway comes courtesy of Gerald Ghislain and his newest release for Histoires de Parfums, 1899 Ernest Hemingway.
CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: JK DeLapp of The Rising Phoenix Group + Georgia Boy Perfume Draw
I find my greatest joys as a perfumer lie in “Fusion Perfumery”—blending modern Western expectation with Eastern, Arabic, and Historical perfumery. JK is offering four perfumes to four readers worldwide. That’s a Georgia Boy for ya
New Niche Fragrance Review: Jardins D’Ecrivains Orlando + Both Sides Now Draw
Despite having discovered Jardins D’Ecrivains only recently I always “want another” and so Mme Biguine has delivered Orlando based on the 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf.
New Niche Perfume Review: By Kilian Playing With the Devil – The Devil Isn’t Winning This Game
I have been longing to love one of the perfumes in the By Kilian In the Garden of Good and Evil collection, because I want the dang box. The latest launch, Playing With the Devil, is a veritable fruit salad; lots of fruit can be a wonderful thing, or not.
New Natural Fragrance Reviews: A Wing & A Prayer Plush and Eau de PAWfume -Walking on Velvet Green + Dog Days Draw
Natural perfumer Jane Cate of A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes has captured summer and its regal green warmth in her new perfume release “Plush”, and has not forgotten man’s best friend either with Eau de PAWfume.
Movers & Shakers: A Conversation with Sarah Rotheram, CEO of L’Artisan Parfumeur and Penhaligon’s
Sarah Rotheram, the charming, enthusiastic CEO of sister companies L’Artisan Parfumeur and Penhaligon’s, was in San Francisco recently to promote the new launches for both companies. I was invited to come and have a chat and a bite of lunch.