L’Artisan Parfumeur will launch Bana Banana this month. Bana Banana was inspired by an unreleased Jean Laporte fragrance from the 1970s…
5 Perfumes for Palm Springs
February in my home town is dark and rainy. Smart Portlanders book flights for Mexico and other parts south. My budget usually keeps me home with stacks of novels and something braising in the oven, but this year I’m going to spend a week at a friend’s house in Palm Springs. I’ve never been there, and my brain is loaded with visions of the desert, palm trees, old steakhouses, and, hopefully, a good thrift shop or two.
I’ll be traveling with a modest carry-on suitcase, so I’ll probably take only a decant of a good all-purpose vintage fragrance with a warm-day, cool-night feel, like Rochas Audace. But if I were to pack a steamer trunk, here are five perfumes I’d include…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Mandarina Corsica & Mont de Narcisse ~ new fragrances
L’Artisan Parfumeur will launch Mandarina Corsica and Mont de Narcisse, two new fragrances in the Les Paysages series (see Un Air de Bretagne and Bucoliques de Provence)…
5 Perfumes: Orange Blossom
I once heard perfumer Thomas Fontaine say he considered orange blossom an American note. (Iris and galbanum were French, he said.) Right away, I thought of bars of soap, brides, and piles of white laundered towels. Is that what Americans are about — cleanliness and innocence? Maybe I should have asked, is that what orange blossom is about?
Orange blossom is a lot more expressive than its association with laundry detergent would have you believe. Here are five relatively easy-to-find1 orange blossom-centered fragrances that explore a variety of non-Girl Scout takes on the note:
Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger: Fleurs d’Oranger kicks off as bright and juicy as a grove of Florida Ambersweets in spring…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Champ de Fleurs & Champ de Baies ~ new fragrances
L’Artisan Parfumeur has launched a new Eau de Cologne duo, Champ de Fleurs and Champ de Baies…