I had in my mind Bianca Jagger in a little party dress with a glass of scotch and whiskey laying on the leather sofa bed.
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian on the inspiration for Absolue Pour Le Soir, from an interview at Notable Scents.
Avon Infinite Moment ~ new fragrances
Avon has launched the Infinite Moment duo, new fragrances that “celebrate the love that captures your heart”…
Perfume That Just Doesn’t Fit
Oh how I love Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower. There’s nothing quite like its succulent gardenia and tuberose riding a magic carpet of crisp, leafy green. When I spray from my travel vial, I vow I’ll buy a real bottle soon — the big one, too.
But after an hour or so, I start to feel uncomfortable. I smell languid and romantic, bigger than life, like Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun. The thing is, I’m more like someone from a slapstick comedy. Carnal Flower just doesn’t fit me.
Thinking about it, it’s easy to match a fragrance to a persona. For instance, take aldehydic florals. Who do you see? I see someone elegant, with a profile that could be carved on a cameo. How about a mainstream fruity floral? I picture someone young with blond highlights (maybe that’s too easy). Old school green chypre? Rose oud? Classic cologne? “Concept” fragrances? They all have their types.
Perfume lovers seem to know instinctively that different fragrances go with different styles and moods…
The Monday Mail ~ help Fani find a new perfume
Today we’re helping Fani, who loves perfume and wants to find her signature scent. It should be something she can wear year round, and she’d prefer something niche so she’d be less likely to smell it on others. She can spend up to $150, but needs suggestions she can find in (or have shipped to) Greece, where she lives. Here is what we know about Fani:
She’s in her late 30s, and says her style is casual and classic: neither sporty nor suits & pumps, but somewhere in between.
Fani says she is introspective and imaginative, and loves to curl up in an armchair by the fire with a really nice book and a cup of tea. But she says she also has some fire in her personality, and she wants that reflected in her perfume.
She loves books and romantic movies, especially those set during the Regency / Victorian period (à la Pride & Prejudice). But she also loves vampire and assassin movies, and hard rock is her favorite music.
Fani likes oriental, spicy, incensey fragrances with amber and/or vanilla…
Sonoma Scent Studio Nostalgie ~ new perfume
Indie line Sonoma Scent Studio has launched Nostalgie:
This fragrance, inspired by the classic scents of the past…