Indie brand Imaginary Authors has launched Yesterday Haze, a new unisex fragrance. Like the others in the line, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…
Imaginary Authors Bull’s Blood ~ fragrance review
Here’s the blurb about Bull’s Blood* by indie perfume house Imaginary Authors (yes, the “authors” are from the world of make-believe, no need to google them or search on Amazon for their works!):
Devante Valéreo was raised in a dusty Spanish village on the Balearic Sea. He fondly recalled going to the bullfights with his father, an ex-picador, and credited those early experiences with inspiring his most popular novella, Bull’s Blood. The book’s lurid tale of seduction garnered obscenity charges against the author. Though the charges were rejected by the court, a ban on the sale of his works persisted for a number of years.
A fixture in Barcelona, smoking cigarillos and writing in the cafés and bars into the night, Valéreo disappeared as a fugitive in 1967 after a highly publicized bar scuffle with American sailors, one of whom later died from his injuries. ‘A man who has killed,’ he wrote in Bull’s Blood, ‘is a man who knows passion.’
Really? I’m pretty sure I know passion, and I’ve never killed anyone — yet (Valéreo, I assume, “wrote” pulp fiction). And the bullfighting connection with Bull’s Blood? I could do without it…
Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2014
There are almost 200 perfumes on my “want-to-sniff” list. The majority of them were released in the last four years and a large percentage of them never were sold in the U.S. (Ever seen Trussardi My Land, Mäurer & Wirtz Pink Pepper & Grapefruit, Molinard Habanita L’Esprit or Charriol Royal White at your favorite American fragrance counter?) There’s just too much ‘product’ out there!
So, how can I write about the “top 10 winter fragrances” with any authority? I can’t. My “top 10” is comprised of perfumes I’ve recently encountered, worn, enjoyed, and that fit my mood of the moment. I’m not including fragrances I’ve reviewed in the past. I’m not including lots of classic/rich “winter” fragrances because, frankly, by mid-January in Seattle, I’m sick of cold, wet weather and dark heavy perfumes. I need some sparkle in my life…some light, citrus and flowers. And let’s not forget it is SUMMER in the southern hemisphere — this post is dedicated to readers in that part of the world; I wish I could visit you all, from Argentina and Brazil on over to South Africa and Australia and the balmy lands of Asia and the South Pacific.
Ava Lux Honey presents the warm scents of hot summertime, with its floral, nutty (almond) aromas…
Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache & Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Amouse Bouche ~ fragrance review
Strawberry in perfume. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Strawberry is a note so familiar from jam, yogurt, and Bonne Bell Lip Smackers that it seems like it would instantly deep-six a fragrance. Strawberry carries a lot of baggage.
Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Amouse Bouche feature strawberries in ways that are fresh and interesting. For me, neither fragrance makes me hungry for shortcake and Cool Whip, and they both lend a new appreciation for strawberry — in completely different ways.
Cape Heartache takes strawberry into unexpected territory by butching it up with resinous notes…
Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache ~ new fragrance
Indie line Imaginary Authors has launched Cape Heartache, the brand’s 8th fragrance. Like the others, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…