I am a big fan of the singing competition American Idol.
There is no such thing as “Perfume Idol” but at the recent Esxence 2013 exhibition in Milan we had the next best thing…Perfumer Alex Lee’s Etoilelegance won the Young Perfumers Competition
Earlier this week, I got a little lost while searching for a British brand and ended up surrounded by a sea of French perfume. Eventually I found my way and stood before Union, a British line. and their latest release Gunpowder Rose.
Neil Morris uses fragrance to create moments. Moments lived or moments imagined in an illusory dreamscape. No matter the style in which Neil is composing, there is always a calming, palliative center; a glimpse into the gentle heart of someone who understands what it’s like to be fully present in a moment. his three latest Vault fragrances Vision in Black, Seaflower, and Me are good examples of this.
Bruno Jovanovic was tapped to create the fourth Thirdman fragrance Eau Nomade which has just been released. M. Jovanovic delivers cologne with a spicy swirl over a duet of sunny citrus.
Though Mother Nature may be dragging her feet when it comes to bringing the green, perfumer John Pegg of House of Kerosene is right on time with the release of his ninth scent Pretty Machine.
Last year, Ragna Rostad-Ruffner of Divine Life Perfumes introduced me to one of my favorite rose scents, Dharma Rose. This year she gave me her two most recent rose scents, Trinity Rose and Rosita. Together the make a lovely trio of compelling fragrances that sit squarely in the “dark rose” genre.
