Francesco Smalto has released Fullchoke, a men’s fragrance created by nose Pierre Bourdon:
In keeping with the sharp, contemporary style of the fashion introduced by artistic director Franck Boclet, the new eau de toilette, only the second fragrance for Smalto, is described as “electrifying”…
Champaca was one of my early favorites from the Ormonde Jayne line. According to the Ormonde Jayne website, the champaca flower is related to the magnolia. The champaca tree is also called the “Joy perfume tree”, as it is said to be one of the primary notes used in Jean Patou Joy. It is also found in Christian Dior J’Adore, and is one of the ingredients used to make Nag Champa incense. The notes for Ormonde Jayne’s Champaca fragrance are neroli, pink pepper, bamboo, champaca, freesia, basmati, myrrh, green tea, and musk.
Champaca starts with dry neroli and just a touch of pepper. After a few minutes, it smells almost eerily like basmati rice cooking on the stove, and in that sense, it is a foody fragrance, but it is far from the heavy, dessert-like fragrances that the term “gourmand” usually calls to mind…
Diamond Princess, from hip hop star Trina, will launch this summer, and already has its own website. (via perfume2000)
And Celine Dion's latest, Belong, is all over the papers this week. You can read more at the Northwest Herald (link no longer working, sorry).
Anna Sui has launched Secret Wish, a new musky fruity floral fragrance. Anna Sui explains the concept:
“With the way that the times are, we’re all looking for a little fantasy,” she said. “Fantasy is such an important part of my fashion, and it was an ideal concept for this brand.”
Anna Sui Secret Wish is an Eau de Toilette created by perfumer Michel Almairac…
Linda Pilkington opened her boutique, Ormonde Jayne, in November of 2002. According to Linda, the Evening Standard ran a half page story and the day after she opened there was a queue around the block. At the time she had only one fragrance, Ormonde; she has since added 6 more: Champaca, Frangipani, Tolu, Sampaquita, Osmanthus, and an Ormonde version for men. Oops…make that 7 more: I left out Ta’if!
I ordered a set of samples from Ormonde Jayne in December of 2003, and the line quickly became one of my favorites. Sincere thanks to Linda for participating in this interview, which was conducted by email.
What was your career before you became a perfumer?
Before I became a perfumer, I worked for a Japanese Agrichemical Company in London called Nihon Noyaku…