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The vivid crimson Etoile de Hollande rose

Posted by Robin on 24 September 2019 10 Comments

Rose & Cuir’s origin story begins in a verdant garden planted more than 70 years ago by Edmond Roudnitska, the perfumer behind such midcentury masterpieces as Diorella and Diorissimo, outside his Côte d’Azur studio. It was there that Roudnitska first smelled the vivid crimson Etoile de Hollande rose that inspired him to create Rose de Rochas for couturier Marcel Rochas in 1949, and there that, in 2018, Roudnitska’s son Michel happened to wave that long-discontinued eau under the discerning nostrils of [Frédéric] Malle and [Jean-Claude] Ellena.

— Read more at Jean-Claude Ellena Is the Picasso of Perfume at Town & Country.

Parfums DelRae Bois de Paradis ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 5 June 2017 53 Comments

Parfums DelRae Bois de Paradis

Nearly a decade ago, I sampled Parfums DelRae Bois de Paradis at a big city chi-chi perfume boutique. The person helping me sniffed my forearm and shook his head. “No. Not for you.” And that was it. I figured Bois de Paradis and I suffered a chemical mismatch. So, I moved on.

Last week, I stumbled over my Bois de Paradis sample vial and decided to ignore the long-ago opinion and give it another try. I loved it…

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Malle x 4

Posted by Robin on 2 December 2016 Leave a Comment

First up, two videos (one is below the jump) about Frédéric Malle’s new boutique in the Marais district of Paris. The boutique was designed by the architecture firm of Jakob + MacFarlane (and there is an article with lots of pictures at designboom).

Below those, first, a video telling the story behind the brand. Below that, perfumer Michel Roudnitska talks about Le Parfum de Thérèse, created by his father, Edmond Roudnitska.

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Grandiflora Madagascan Jasmine ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Grandiflora Madagascan Jasmine

Sydney-based Grandiflora has launched Madagascan Jasmine, a new fragrance based on Stephanotis floribunda…

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Grandiflora Magnolia Grandiflora Sandrine & Magnolia Grandiflora Michel ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 9 April 2014 25 Comments

magnolia blossoms

I grew up in Virginia, and I wonder if there’s a state with more magnolia grandiflora trees? (Mississippi…Alabama…Louisiana…South Carolina…I know you have your share!) When I think back, it seems every house, regal or modest, every college campus, farm, mall, gas station, had its own magnolia tree…or trees. Magnolia grandifloras are from an ancient family — they were Earth’s first flowering plants; magnolias are beautiful in many ways: they produce heavy/stiff leaves, ‘lacquered’ dark green on one side, suede-like, sometimes “furry” and brown, on the other; gem-like fruits; noble seed heads — not to mention their huge, glorious-looking (and heavenly scented) flowers. No matter their location, parking lot or plantation, magnolia grandifloras are grand.

I’m betting one of the first floral smells to imprint itself on me was magnolia. How else to explain my writing a piano composition in seventh grade titled Magnolia Whispers? (My piano teacher made all her students write an original piece of music for our annual recital.) I even illustrated the sheet music with tiny drawings of magnolia blossoms. (I wish I could attach a soundtrack to this article so you could get a good laugh.) I never wrote a musical ode to other favorites — gardenias, roses, poppies or marigolds…magnolia reigned supreme…

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