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The Pink Room Darkly Audacious ~ perfume review

Posted by Jessica on 4 March 2011 27 Comments

Gwozdecki Kiki de Montparnasse 1920The Pink Room Darkly Audacious

Darkly Audacious is the third fragrance from The Pink Room, the niche company founded by stylist-designer Sarah Barton-King. It was created in collaboration with Cyrille Carles of Société Grassoise de Parfumerie, and it’s a “woody amber” composition with top notes of lemon, bergamot, and rosewood; heart notes of jasmine absolute, cashmere wood, and plum; and base notes of dark patchouli, incense, amber, tonka bean, and vanilla.

Like The Pink Room’s previous releases, Darkly Audacious is accompanied by a short prose-poem that sets the mood for the fragrance. The story for this perfume evokes the decadent nightlife of Paris between the World Wars, describing an encounter between two chic, mysterious figures in a bar or club — it’s the sort of scene captured in photographs by Brassaï. Like the characters in Barton-King’s fantasy, Darkly Audacious’s composition opens on an androgynous note, with its citrus and rosewood combining in a mellow, boozy way that reminds me of a fancy brandy cocktail. The heart of the fragrance is slightly more feminine, with a jasmine-vanilla chord and a hit of plummy spice; there’s also a glossy sandalwood note running throughout the rest of the fragrance’s development. The dry down phase is a blend of tonka and amber with just a suggestion of powderiness…

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The Pink Room Darkly Audacious ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 2 January 2011 20 Comments

The Pink Room Darkly Audacious fragrance

The Pink Room has launched Darkly Audacious, the line’s third fragrance. Darkly Audacious is a “…daringly provocative, suggestive and ambiguous fragrance conjuring a rich, sensually liberating story…”

Panther-like she stands, clad in a column of molten gray panne velvet, across her eyes a sliver of black lace…

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Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2007, part 5

Posted by Robin on 5 May 2007 2 Comments

Time is running out — if you still need to buy a present for Mother’s Day, get cracking! A few last suggestions:

Annick Goutal Mandragore limited edition

In case Mom has been extra-extra good this year: Annick Goutal’s Mandragore Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml limited edition, numbered butterfly bottle, handpainted by French artist Caroline Rennequin. $250 at Saks…

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Luckyscent #4 by Sarah Barton-King ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2006 5 Comments

Luckyscent #4 fragrance

Luckyscent has launched the fourth fragrance in its Untitled Series.

#4 is by Sarah Barton-King of The Pink Room, and is described as “…decadent in a breezy, ‘Let them eat cake’ sort of way…”

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The Pink Room Parfum no. 1 ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 24 March 2005 9 Comments

The Pink Room Parfum no. 1

The Pink Room is a boutique in Manhattan owned by Sarah Barton-King. Open by appointment only, the shop features scarves, shoes, and home accessories. According to Barton-King, Parfum no. 1 was…

…inspired by images from Marcel Proust. “I love old roses, and wanted a scent that would evoke the ones that grew in his aunt’s garden.” (Victoria magazine, 3/03)

To create the fragrance, she turned to perfumer Guy Robert. Parfum no. 1 was launched in 1999, and features lime, bergamot, rose, jasmine, lily of the valley, violet, vanilla, moss, and musk…

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