Antonia Bellanca opened her East Hampton flower shop, Antonia’s Flowers, in 1981. Unhappy with the floral perfumes then on the market, she decided to capture the scent of her shop in a bottle. Her first fragrance, called simply Antonia’s Flowers, was created with perfumer Bernard Chant and launched in 1984.
Tiempe Passate, her third fragrance, was named for a love song written by her grandfather in the 1920s…
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Wallpaper magazine has named their Design Awards for 2006: Isfarkand by Ormonde Jayne is the best fragrance, and the Guerlain flagship boutique in Paris is the best beauty store.
Thank you to Ruth for the link to this article in the LA Times about Scent Bar (link no longer working, sorry!), the new brick & mortar store owned by Luckyscent's Franco Wright:
Wright says that when he started the website three years ago, "nobody was focusing on perfume as an art form." Now, he says, "people are wardrobing their fragrances, matching them to their outfits and to the time of day."
Jean-Charles Brosseau will add Jasmin-Lilas (shown) to the Fleurs D'Ombre fragrance collection this April. The fragrance was created by perfumer Pierre Bourdon and has notes of pineapple, melon, jasmine, white lilac, lily of the valley, orange blossom, peach, nectarine and musk. Fleurs d'Ombre Jasmin Lilas will be in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette. (via cosmeticnews)
Calypso has released a limited edition Eau de Toilette, Gardenia, with notes of fresh citrus, white gardenia, brazilian spices, narcissus, peach blossom, jasmine, vetiver, coriander, vanilla and musk. Update: see a review of Calypso Gardenia.
In the town of Biella, Italy, a small fragrance company called Acqua di Biella has been making its mark since 1871. The original fragrances were based on “formulas originating from local convents” and today they have four fragrances: No. 1, Baraja, Janca and Bursch.
No. 1: An old-world scent with the perfect vintage appeal, Acqua di Biella’s first creation, No. 1, is a bewitching blend of petitgrain, neroli, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, bergamot, mint, and musk.
At first sniff, I felt as though I was smelling something familiar…