Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab will launch Elie Saab Le Parfum, a new floral fragrance for women, in July…
The only part that is intimate
Actually Kate Middleton. Coming here at this time there is so much about the royal wedding, and it made me think: she has no intimacy with anything, everything is seen. Her dress will be seen, her hair, her ring. I love the idea that her scent, the fragrance she chooses to wear on the day, will be the only part that is intimate.
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, answering the question "Who would you love to create a signature scent for?" at Vogue.
Overripe bananas with sugar and cinnamon
Overripe bananas with sugar and cinnamon. My grandmother used to make that for me when I was young. That was my favorite smell.
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian on the smell from childhood that has stayed with him, in The Samurai Shopper | My Favorite Nose at the New York Times. Many thanks to Kevin for the link!
Somewhat alarmed
The perfumer scolded me when I asked whether his fragrance was meant to be unisex. He prefers the term “genderless.”
Why?
He replied, somewhat alarmed at the prospect, “Unisex means there’s no sex.”
— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, quoted in A Season’s Roundup of Beauty Choices at the New York Times. Many thanks to SuddenlyInexplicably for the link!
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue Pour Le Matin & Absolue Pour Le Soir ~ new fragrances
Maison Francis Kurkdjian has launched Absolue Pour Le Matin and Absolue Pour Le Soir. The new scents are more intense versions of Cologne Pour le Matin and Cologne Pour le Soir respectively…