As we entered the fall I heard a rumor that Czech and Speake was going to be adding their first new fragrance since 2003 and it was going to be a vetiver based fragrance. As we moved further into the fall some of the UK based members of the internet forums got a chance to try Vetiver Vert and the verdict was it was good and in some of those early tester’s words it was spectacular.
Alexandra Balahoutis is one of the most talented natural perfumers because she is uncompromising in using natural ingredients to realize her vision. Early in the year Ms. Balahoutis released a very limited edition named Dimanche.
Geza Schoen is one of our most cerebral perfumers. . It is why when I heard he was making a perfume for the 20th anniversary of the death of German actor Klaus Kinski I was elated. I had a feeling Hr. Schoen would not put out some assembly line celebuscent but would challenge me aesthetically and intellectually, which he does with his new fragrance Kinski.
Jessica September Buchanan‘s newest fragrant offspring is a 100 % botanical one.
Narcotic Flowers is her tender homage to the city of Grasse which is so thoroughly steeped in perfume history.
Like all other big cities, the actual smell of London is of course somewhat different to the postcard ‘strawberries and 5 o’clock tea’- one. It is also very different to the one evocative of the olfactory remembrance of the place, which I suppose will often tend towards a fair bit of nostalgia.
Amorvero was initially created to be the exclusive fragrance of the Hotel Hassler Roma. Roberto Wirth the President of the hotel wanted a sophisticated feminine fragrance. Sig. Ferro took three very strong floral notes as his core in tuberose, jasmine and Damask rose and uses bright citrus notes on top and sweet ambery notes in the base to create something very identifiably feminine but also something that a fan of tuberose will also enjoy.
