French niche line Maître Parfumeur et Gantier has launched Patchouli 1969, a new fragrance…
The daily lemming
A solid room fragrance from Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, in the Sapin Enchanteur scent: "A fragrance evoking childhood; the scented trail of the Christmas tree inviting you for celebrations and for the excitement of unwrapping gifts. Ideal for wardrobes, furniture, cars or offices, solid perfume is made from vegetal wax. Presented in « caviar boxes », it diffuses a discreet scent for several months." With notes of green leaves, pine tree, fir, incense, tree moss and cedar; €32 at the brand's website.
5 perfumes: vetiver fragrances for winter
It’s January, and this morning we had our first snow-related school delay — it must be time for the winter vetiver list (I’ve already covered summer and fall). For all of these lists, the line between the seasons is perhaps a bit arbitrary and/or personal, but in general, today’s selections are heavier variations on the theme. If you are a woman who sometimes finds vetiver too masculine to wear, you might want to stick with the summer recommendations, or come back for the spring list. And as always, do add your own picks in the comments!
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Route du Vétiver: Arguably the granddaddy of them all; when I reviewed it, I called it “the wild beast of vetiver fragrances”…
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Ambre Mythique ~ new fragrance
French niche line Maître Parfumeur et Gantier has introduced new packaging, and has launched a new fragrance, Ambre Mythique.
Top 10 Summer Fragrances 2015
Instead of returning to my weary perfume cabinet for a rundown of summer favorites (I already hear longtime readers thinking, Is she going to bring up that blasted bottle of Jean Naté in her refrigerator again? Yawn), this year I got smart. I asked André Gooren from Portland’s fabled The Perfume House to share ten of his summer favorites.
André was up to the challenge. During a Saturday morning, between helping a bearded Australian opera singer (Caron Nocturnes, two bottles), a charming older woman (4711), a Romanian couple (Robert Piguet Jeunesse), and a booming-voiced regular (Pino Sylvestre and Comme des Garçons Avignon), he laid out ten sophisticated and sometimes quirky choices…