The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2018 7 Comments

Bvlgari's Le Gemme Collection can now be found in limited edition hand blown Murano bottles, limited to 50 bottles for each fragrance. Shown is Amarena: "Amarena Eau de Parfum is inspired by the pink Tourmaline, a symbol of love and sensuality that is reflected in the pairing of two powerful floral scents - rose and tuberose. Master-Perfumer Daniela Andrier carefully pairs the innocence and fresh quality of rose petals with the enveloping richness of addictive tuberose." £1,900 for 100 ml at Harrods.

Very sensitive to musky tones

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2018 11 Comments

That was the first step [because] I wanted to get her impressions. So, I had her smell some of the very basic ingredients and then I just watched ... to try and get a sense of what she instinctively reacted to. She’s a very instinctive woman — very reactive and spontaneous — and, at that time, she showed that she was very sensitive to musky tones.

— Perfumer François Demachy on how actress Jennifer Lawrence influenced the new Dior Joy. Read more at Jennifer Lawrence isn’t just the face of Dior’s new millennials-focused fragrance. She helped inspire it too at the Los Angeles Times.

Heretic Parfums Dirty Ginger ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 29 August 2018 27 Comments

For those of you whose first response to the words CUMIN + PERFUME is to clutch your pearls or bite your pinky ring…you may ignore Heretic Parfums Dirty Ginger;* this guy is dirty with the ‘raunchy’ spice.

Dirty Ginger starts with the aromas of traditional medicine (I’m thinking Ayurveda): dried fruit peels and herbs, leaves and seeds, stored next to a block of white camphor. The herbs move from the medicinal to the culinary realm quickly, and if you’re in the mood for a good curry or Indian pickle (with its mustard seeds, ginger, vinegar and coriander), you may start to salivate…

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