Sniffapalooza Spring Fling 2013 Wrap-Up- Weekend with The “In” Crowd
Managing editor Mark Behnke plays his version of Jeopardy! as he wraps up Sniffapalooza Spring Fling 2013
New Natural Perfume Review: Roxana Illuminated Perfume Figure 1: Noir + Darkness Descends 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.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Olympic Orchids California Chocolate & Seattle Chocolate + A Tasty Gourmand Perfume Draw
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.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Strange Invisible Perfumes The Rose With The Broken Neck + Visual Title Sample Draw
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
CaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: Le Labo Rose 31- Roughing Up Rose
Of the first fragrances from Le Labo the one that was the most interesting did in fact have the named note front and center but the other ingredients definitely were there to keep it off balance. This fragrance is Rose 31 by perfumer Daphne Bugey.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Grossmith Black Label Collection- Old Notebooks, New Directions
An encouraging trend over the last few years has been the reinvigoration of classic perfume houses. One of those success stories is that of English perfume house Grossmith. The new Black Label collection encompasses four new creations: Amelia, Floral Veil, Golden Chypre, and Saffron Rose.