Italian niche line Santa Maria Novella has introduced Cala Rossa (red cove), a new fragrance inspired by Capraia, one of the 7 islands in the Tuscan Archipelago…
Imaginary Authors Bull’s Blood ~ fragrance review
Here’s the blurb about Bull’s Blood* by indie perfume house Imaginary Authors (yes, the “authors” are from the world of make-believe, no need to google them or search on Amazon for their works!):
Devante Valéreo was raised in a dusty Spanish village on the Balearic Sea. He fondly recalled going to the bullfights with his father, an ex-picador, and credited those early experiences with inspiring his most popular novella, Bull’s Blood. The book’s lurid tale of seduction garnered obscenity charges against the author. Though the charges were rejected by the court, a ban on the sale of his works persisted for a number of years.
A fixture in Barcelona, smoking cigarillos and writing in the cafés and bars into the night, Valéreo disappeared as a fugitive in 1967 after a highly publicized bar scuffle with American sailors, one of whom later died from his injuries. ‘A man who has killed,’ he wrote in Bull’s Blood, ‘is a man who knows passion.’
Really? I’m pretty sure I know passion, and I’ve never killed anyone — yet (Valéreo, I assume, “wrote” pulp fiction). And the bullfighting connection with Bull’s Blood? I could do without it…
Narcotic tuberose and gardenia
Carnal Flower is the ne plus ultra of narcotic tuberose and gardenia. Its green edge keeps it from going over-the-top—but just barely. Plus, Carnal Flower wears like iron. Put it on after breakfast, and you’ll still catch wafts as you dance at midnight.
— Our own Angela, from one of three guest posts at the blog Little Vegas Wedding. Carnal Flower is one of her three picks for a luxe hotel wedding in Vegas; she's also done three picks for a desert wedding and three picks for a Las Vegas chapel wedding.
Modern by way of being so old-fashioned
Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff talk about working with Penhaligon’s on their new fragrance, Tralala.
Then below the jump, perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour talks about working with Meadham Kirchhoff.
Creed Acqua Originale ~ new fragrances
Creed has launched Acqua Originale, a new collection of five fragrances for spring / summer 2014: Asian Green Tea, Vetiver Geranium, Aberdeen Lavander (it is spelled that way on the bottle), Cedre Blanc and Iris Tubereuse…