Earlier this year, French perfume house Caron launched Rose Croquante, a new fragrance for women…
Caron Pour un Homme Le Matin & Pour un Homme Le Soir ~ new fragrances
French perfume house Caron has launched Pour un Homme Le Matin and Pour un Homme Le Soir, two new variations on 1934’s Pour Un Homme…
The perfect fragrance for uncertain times
“It still works today because it captures a truly timeless accord, where the soft, malty sweetness of its vanilla and lavender overlap,” says award-winning fragrance blogger and podcaster Thomas Dunckley of The Candy Perfume Boy. “It’s rugged and handsome and that never really goes out of style.” Fans also describe this most gentlemanly of scents as smelling oddly reassuring and comforting – making it the perfect fragrance for uncertain times.
— He's talking about Caron Pour Un Homme. Read more in 7 ‘Forgotten’ Fragrances That Still Smell Great Today at Robb Report.
Caron Aimez-Moi Comme Je Suis ~ fragrance review
I have a mind that classifies — non-stop. With perfume houses, I often shove them into categories such as:
Holding Steady: Acqua di Parma; Arquiste; Goutal; Chanel; Diptyque; Etat Libre d’Orange; Frédéric Malle; Guerlain; Hermès; Jo Malone; Kilian; L’Artisan Parfumeur; Le Labo; Memo; Ormonde Jayne; Parfum d’Empire
Should Be Better Known: Aesop; Astier de Villatte; Blackbird; Cire Trudon; Salvatore Ferragamo; Vilhelm Parfumerie; Zoologist…
5 perfumes ~ vanilla fragrances for spring
It’s been a very odd spring in my little corner of Pennsylvania: first way too cold, then way too hot, and only just recently approaching the happy sort of spring temperatures I look forward to all winter. That’s probably made it a little easier to think about which vanilla perfumes might work best for the gamut of spring weather (I’ve already covered fall and winter). As always, do chime in with your own picks in the comments!
Aedes de Venustas Cierge de Lune: With a creamy powder finish and a hint of warm amber, Cierge de Lune is probably best suited to the cooler days of spring…