Institut Très Bien has introduced Les Colognes Fines, a new trio of floral fragrances — Violette de Parme, Tubéreuse Absolue and Rose de Mai…
Goodbye (for now?), Institut Tres Bien
Thanks to Karin for pointing out this message on the website of niche line Institut Très Bien:
Like a beautiful ballet, Institut Très Bien has ended act one and is in intermission...
We would like to take opportunity to thank all of you who loved the brand [...] We hope to see you soon again.
Hopefully they'll be back. Meantime, if you need to stock up, the scents are marked down at Beautyhabit.
Institut Tres Bien Cologne A La Russe ~ fragrance review
Institut Très Bien is one of several historical fragrance lines (Lubin, Rancé, etc) that have been revived by new owners in recent times. Frederic Burtin, whose grandmother reportedly was a patron of the original Institut Très Bien spa in Lyon during the 1930s, found an old perfumery book with a recipe for the spa’s Cologne à la Russe, and with the help of perfumer Pierre Bourdon, came up with a fragrance “as close to the original as possible” (via cosmeticsint.co.uk, 9/1/2004) At the same time…
“We thought about how the range would have developed had the Institut not closed,” said Burtin, “and we produced Cologne à la Francaise and Cologne l’Italienne.” (ibid)
I gave all three scents a very quick try shortly after they were launched, and liked them well enough…
Institut Tres Bien Tres Russe, Annayake Matsuri ~ new fragrances
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cologne A La Russe, Institut Très Bien will launch a new parfum version, Très Russe, in November.
Très Russe was created by perfumer Pierre Bourdon, and is described as having deeper almond and oriental notes. Notes include bergamot, limette, almond, vanilla, musk, iris, orange blossom, lavender…