Guerlain will launch Colours of Love, a new limited edition fragrance for women, in February:
A powdery floral, the juice opens on notes of grapefruit…
Fragrance of the day: Lorenzo Villoresi Dilmun
Dilmun is one of the fragrances in Lorenzo Villoresi’s ready-made line. It was released in 2000. The name refers to an ancient city that is thought to have been located on what are now the islands of Bahrain. Dilmun was known in Sumerian lore as a place where death and disease did not exist and all men lived in peace; the legends surrounding Dilmun are said to have influenced the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden. The fragrance notes are citrus, rose, jasmine, orange blossom, green leaves, neroli, petitgrain, laurel, opoponax, incense, floral extracts, elemi, vanilla, cedarwood and sandalwood.
Dilmun opens on bright, sweet citrus and orange blossom tinged with green…
Home fragrance report: Diptyque Lilas candle & room spray
One of my quests has always been a lilac-focused fragrance that would not only capture the opulent indolic sweetness of lilac, but also display its dewy freshness. A related wish was to find a candle that would allow me to recreate the evenings spent walking through my grandmother’s garden. Overgrown with ancient lilac bushes, it would be filled with the lush intoxicating aroma emanating from the blossom studded boughs. Yet, while Frederic Malle En Passant, Jean Patou Vacances and Kenzo Summer have managed to satisfy my lilac cravings, I have been less fortunate in the home fragrance domain. Most lilac scented candles and room sprays are too similar to Glade Lilac Grove to be satisfying.
However, Diptyque Lilas is the best lilac scented candle I have discovered thus far…
Lorenzo Villoresi ~ an interview
Florentine perfumer Lorenzo Villoresi came to the fragrance business in a rather round-about way. After studying psychology at the University of Florence, he spent a year in New York before returning to Italy to complete degrees in philosophy and religion. Subsequent travels in North Africa and the Middle East sparked an interest in spices and other fragrant materials, and eventually he was asked to create fragrances for friends, and then scented candles for Fendi.
He officially launched his own business in 1990, and continues to create custom perfumes in addition to his ready-made line. His next fragrance release will be Alamut, an oriental scent that should launch in February or March of next year.
I understand that you have a degree in philosophy, and I am wondering what career you would have pursued if you had not become a perfumer?
Theoretically I would have become a kind of Academic, a researcher in Ancient Philosophy or perhaps I would have moved rather towards the Ancient past: Sumerian or Acadian culture, Semitics, Ancient Minor Asian Thought or even Anthropology…
Perfume shopping
New at aedes: Three AsFour, the limited edition fragrance from "Curated by Colette".
Get free shipping on orders over $75 through 12/15 from luckyscent (I assume that applies to the US only). New items include NellyRodi Scent Factory and the Ultimate Vanilla Collection from Susanne Lang.
New at lusciouscargo: a L'Artisan mini-candle trio with L'Ambre, Ile Bourbon and Pain d'Epices.
New at theperfumeshoppe: Costes, Frapin 1270 and VIP Room.