Reminiscence has launched Do Ré and Mi Fa, the first two fragrances in a projected series exploring musical and gourmand themes, Les Notes Gourmandes. Do Ré and Mi Fa were developed by perfumer Jacques Flori in collaboration with the late Zoé Coste of Reminiscence…
Nyakio Kamoche of Nyakio has launched Safi, a new fragrance for women:
When Safi arrived at our doorstep we couldn’t wait to see what magic Nyakio Kamoche would formulate for her debut fragrance. We were not disappointed with this fruity-floral parfum…
EVEN BEFORE the bottles in the box marked “fear” are opened, it is possible to smell a small heavy cloud percolating the air: musky, sweet and acrid. In a tiny laboratory in Berlin, Sissel Tolaas, smell provocateur and fragrance developer, is sorting through the concentrated containers of sweat scent she has collected from 16 men from all over the world, and all in a state of fear. She wafts the neck of one bottle in front of my nose. The odour catches me at the back of my throat. Tolaas herself coughs and pulls back.
— From WHY IT'S GOOD TO SMELL: The woman who turned body odour into an art form, a must-read article in the Sunday Herald…
I wonder if my appreciation for Chanel’s Allure Homme Édition Blanche was unduly influenced by the fact I smelled it after four days of intensive testing of Allure Homme (ho-hum) and Allure Homme Sport (a nostril-searing, abrasive fragrance)? If so, I’m sorry — I can’t rewind and erase those days (and smells); compared with Allure Homme and Allure Homme Sport, Allure Homme Édition Blanche is delicious, natural smelling and ‘peaceful.’
Allure Homme Édition Blanche (created by Jacques Polge) contains lemon, bergamot, cedar, sandalwood, tonka bean, white musk, vetiver, ginger, amber, vanilla, white and pink pepper. What I noticed immediately upon spraying on Allure Homme Édition Blanche was its quality — its ingredients smell more expensive than those used in the other two Allure fragrances I tested. Allure Homme Édition Blanche is a creamy fragrance but still has some sparkle thanks to its citrus, ginger, and vetiver notes…