Sydney-based Grandiflora has launched Queen of the Night, a new fragrance…
Project Renegades Mark Buxton, Bertrand Duchaufour & Geza Schoen ~ new fragrances
Project Renegades is a new niche brand from perfumers Mark Buxton, Bertrand Duchaufour and Geza Schoen. They debut with three eponymous fragrances…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Noir Exquis ~ fragrance review & very quick comfort scent poll
Noir Exquis is the latest Bertrand Duchaufour production from L’Artisan Parfumeur. It’s another gourmand, and was “inspired by an unexpected rendez-vous in a French patisserie” — it promises all sorts of delicious things, from glazed chestnuts to coffee to maple syrup.
And the start is delicious: a bright citrus top note disappears almost as soon as it arrives, then it’s a lovely swirl of sugared chestnuts with hints of vanilla and roasted coffee bean, with mild fruity undertones. It’s rich and warming, and perfect for the October chill…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Noir Exquis ~ new fragrance
L’Artisan Parfumeur has launched Noir Exquis, a new gourmand fragrance “inspired by an unexpected rendez-vous in a French patisserie…”
The Different Company I Miss Violet ~ fragrance review
I Miss Violet is the latest from French niche line The Different Company, working with perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour (shown above left). It’s a unisex floral / vegetal leather, and the brand’s description is reasonably close to reality:
Discover a vegetal leather accord at the heart and the base of the sillage. Bertrand Duchaufour creates the fragrance like a sculptor and brings out green notes with the freshness of basil and tangerine right behind a vibrant and sparkling champagne note…