L’Artisan Parfumeur has launched Natura Fabularis, a new collection of six fragrances intended to evoke a ‘dreamlike’ imaginary garden. The series was developed by perfumer Daphné Bugey, and each scent has a number that represents the number of trials before the final formula…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Bucoliques de Provence ~ new fragrance
L’Artisan Parfumeur has launched Bucoliques de Provence, a new unisex fragrance. It is the brand’s first release in their new packaging…
New packaging at L’Artisan Parfumeur
L'Artisan Parfumeur is turning 40 this year (after being acquired by Puig in 2015), and they're introducing a new look. What do we think?
Happy 40th, L’Artisan Parfumeur
A low-key celebration of L'Artisan Parfumeur's 40th anniversary.
Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2016
I am on record, here and elsewhere, as hating winter. The forecast for this weekend — snow, snow, and then more snow — just adds insult to injury. I’ve mostly managed to avoid the winter rotation in our seasonal Top 10 lists, but I did get stuck with it back in 2011, and reviewing that list, yes, I could easily go through the winter with just those 10 (and I am convinced I could make it through any winter with just Fendi Theorema, if I had to).
To avoid repetition with my 2011 list and the winter lists we’ve done since, I decided to come up with a cold-weather wardrobe based solely on newer fragrances…and then once I’d decided on my 10, I realized, too late, that this post is essentially an abridged and annotated version of the Best of 2015. So much for good intentions. If you have some new ideas for winter, do comment! And do check out the lists at Bois de Jasmin, Grain de Musc and The Non-Blonde…