New Fragrance: Amouage Interlude for Man and For Woman
The theme of the House of Amouage’s latest fragrance duo, Interlude for Man and Woman revolves around the idea that internal harmony can be created from external chaos.
French Fifi Award Winners 2012: Experts’ Award to Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Smell Bent Re-Mix Project + Aloha for Summer 2012 Perfume Draw
Unlike the vast majority of commercial flankers, Brent’s Re-Mix Project perfumes often seriously rival their originals, if not improve upon them. Brent recently sent me a sample pack of the latest three, St Tropez Dispenser Apres Solieil, Little Miss Panda Gets Lei’d, and Incensed Short Fuse.
Friends-In-Fragrance: Alexandra Balahoutis and Fabrice Penot + Perfume Commune Draw
Beyond the ingredients, it is the quality of intention behind our work that brings Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes and Fabrice Penot of Le Labo together. Not obsessed by the bottom line; their work is a passion, which happens to be a business, and successful ones. But the success was not the obsession. Creation is.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Kelly & Jones Notes of Wine Collection “Would You Like Some Wine With Your Perfume?”
I met Kelly Jones Podorsek at Sniffapalooza a few years ago and we began talking about perfume and about the collection of wine inspired fragrances she was creating . I am a wine snob and like Paul Giamatti, in the movie Sideways, “I am not drinking any f’ing Merlot”. But I will wear it as a perfume.
Perfume and Poetry: William Butler Yeats’ The Lake Isle of Innisfree + Diptyque Draw
I think that there is no fragrance I’ve tried that is not connected to some image in my mind. it is summer in all its glory and The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats poetry evokes many fragrances…but one special perfume by Diptyique