French niche line Parfums MDCI has launched the Masterpiece Collection, a new series of art-inspired fragrances. The first three — L’Homme Aux Gants, Bleu Satin and Cuir Cavalier — are for men…
Aedes de Venustas Pelargonium ~ fragrance review
I bet my first experience with pelargoniums — the flower — was like yours. I mistakenly called a pot of vivid red blooms “geraniums” and was promptly corrected. The bright pink and red flowers I’d seen in window boxes and on porches everywhere were pelargoniums. As my non-gradener mind understands it, geraniums are more sedate, with less showy flowers and, sometimes, scented leaves. Pelargoniums are the cheerful annuals sold by the flat at Home Depot.
So, what does this have to do with Aedes de Venustas Pélargonium? Like its namesake, Pélargonium is vibrant, with crisp edges and big presence…
Aedes de Venustas Pelargonium ~ new fragrance
West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas will launch Pélargonium, a new unisex fragrance, next month…
Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones Wisteria Hysteria ~ fragrance review
Wisteria Hysteria is the second fragrance from British milliner Stephen Jones, working in collaboration with Comme des Garçons. I liked the first, 2008’s Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones, enough to add it to my buy list but not enough to actually buy it: it’s among the many perfumes I would buy if I ever found it at a massive discount. Wisteria Hysteria — what a great name! — costs a little more and I like it a little less, so it’s not likely I’ll ever own it.
The first fragrance from Stephen Jones was meant to be a “violet that’s been hit by a meteorite”, but while the top notes were a little odd, in general I found it more wearable than the description might imply. Wisteria Hysteria tones down the oddness several notches while staying just inside the Comme des Garçons aesthetic…
Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones Wisteria Hysteria ~ new fragrance
Comme des Garçons has launched a second fragrance in conjunction with British milliner Stephen Jones, Wisteria Hysteria (the first was 2008’s Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones)…