Belle by Disney x Worth Paris interprets the cinematic rose of Beauty and the Beast by Disney as a rose-cedarwood accord on a bed of oiled bonbons. This could end up being a 140 character review on Twitter as...
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ALBER ELBAZ PAR FREDERIC MALLE Superstitious // Refashioning Fragrance (2017) {Perfume Review & Musings}
For "an abstract piece of art", Superstitious by Frédéric Malle Editions de Parfums and Alber Elbaz offers a very animalistic opening, blending with snow-white aldehydes. You know where this is going. The perfume is going the way of great...
BILL BLASS Nude (1990 / 2011) // Smoke & Mirrors & Post WWII Derring-Do {Perfume Review & Musings} {Fashion Notes}
Bill Blass Nude "State of Mind" - The campaign for the relaunch in 2011-2012 Nude cologne by Bill Blass opens on a terrific floral accord which mixes some of the most controversial facets of difficult flowers. It smells of...
UNUM Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto Scents a Series of Photographs on Playful Priests (2017) {New Fragrance}
UNUM Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino il Volto - "There are no hands / to caress my face" - Extrait de Parfum If you are a niche Italian brand like UNUM you cannot apparently bypass a marked...
Scent and Symbolism: Perfumed Objects and Images, New Exhibition in Memphis, Tennessee {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Perfume Flacon with Ring, ca. 1820, Switzerland. Gold, enamel, and garnet. Umi-Mori Art Museum; 2010 © Courtesy picture New Memphis Art Exhibit "Scent and Symbolism: Perfumed Objects and Images" The Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis, Tennesse is organising...
Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Eau Florale (2017) {New Fragrance}
Courtesy picture © Nina Ricci Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps Eau Florale Eau de Toilette This spring of 2017, Nina Ricci is adding yet another chapter to the L'Air du Temps saga with L'Air du Temps Eau Florale for...