Standing before the large display of fragrances, my friend asked me, how should I begin? I let the juice color and my gut direct me, and I was specifically drawn to the most incredible green hue. I reached out and took Fueguia 1833 Patagonia Thays in my hand
What does a mother’s love smell like to Roja Dove, Sergio Momo, Kerosene, Brent Leonosio, Ineke, Victoria Jent of EauMG, JoAnne Bassett, Laurie Erickson, Josh Meyer and Tanja Bochnig of April Aromatics. Unter Der Linten Perfume of Mother’s Day 2013 draw
The word “noir”, attached to a perfume’s name, infers something dark or black and conjures images of the night and mystery. Roxana Villa has called out to the night and the Earth and merged them into Roxana Illuminated Perfume Figure 1: Noir.
“Artisan perfumery is a growing movement where individuals are exploring unique olfactory directions through a variety of fragrant media and palettes” says Maggie Mahboubian, founder and curator of FRAGments. “However, very few venues exist for these perfumers to present their handcrafted work
Ellen Covey of Olympic Orchids became intrigued with the idea of making a chocolate-based scent for the most recent San Francisco and Seattle Artisan Fragrance Salon, and set it as a challenge for herself. The results are California Chocolate and Seattle Chocolate.
An example of a visual title is “The Rose With The Broken Neck”. Just the title conjures up myriad artistic possibilities to bring it to life. Some believe only synthetic perfume is olfactory art .I wish I could make those naysayers sit down in front of The Rose With The Broken Neck, and others of Ms. Balahoutis’ fragrances, and challenge them
