Eau d’Italie released Bois d’Ombrie* in 2006 — and I loved it. I was going to buy a bottle but something terrible happened and I didn’t want to associate the perfume with personal sadness. A smell can attach itself like glue, or a leech, to an event and its associated feelings.
Years sped by (and many hundreds of perfumes, too); Bois d’Ombrie was left behind…
British niche line Miller Harris has launched Blousy and Brighton Rock, two new fragrances in the brand’s Colour Collection…
I recently ‘threw the dice’ and chose two newish perfumes to review; quelle surprise…I like them both!
Goldfield & Banks Southern Bloom
(listed notes: Tasmanian boronia, cassis, mandarin, ylang ylang, jasmine, iris, vetiver, sandalwood, amber, musk)
Southern Bloom honours the rare and enchanting native scented flower, the Boronia, during its short September ‘spring-bloom’ on Australia’s southernmost island, Bruny off the coast of Tasmania…
There’s new perfume house in town: Pont des Arts. Some of you might be groaning, and I don’t blame you. It’s hard enough to keep up with promising releases from houses we already know and love. Stop it with the new brands already!
That said, Pont des Arts bears watching. Its first offering is a manageable three fragrances including an oriental, a floral chypre and a fresh woody citrus. Even more intriguing, perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour developed the oriental, À Ce Soir, and the floral chypre, À Chaque Instant…
It’s Renegades Friday (and the last day of November). Our community project for today: wear a perfume by one of the Project Renegades perfumers (Mark Buxton, Bertrand Duchaufour or Geza Schoen), if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I’m off-season, in the lovely warm weather floral Neela Vermeire Créations Pichola from Bertrand Duchaufour…