The Canadian magazine Flare recently published a feature on the "synthetics vs naturals" debate in perfumery; the article features interviews with Mandy Aftel of Aftelier ("There is a place for both naturals and synthetics, and I think the consumer has a right to know which is which.") and perfumer Christophe Laudamiel of IFF ("In the minds of the public, natural means better. That's not true."). You can download pdf files of the two page article at Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild. Thanks to Anya for the link!
Perfume in the news
Chandler Burr has an article in today's New York Times detailing how perfumer Christophe Laudamiel came to create the fragrances in Thierry Mugler's Le Parfum coffret, recently released in conjunction with the movie version of Patrick Suskind's Perfume.
Bois de Jasmin has reviews of the Le Parfum fragrances, and they sound (unfortunately, given the price) fabulous.
Lancome Benghal, Rosario Flores Alma, Theo Fennell Scent for women ~ new fragrances
The next fragrance from Thierry Mugler Le Parfum coffret ~ new fragrances
As previously reported, Thierry Mugler has released a set of perfumes in conjunction with the recent European release of the movie version of Patrick Suskind’s Perfume.
The scents were developed over a period of 6 years by Christoph Hornetz and perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, and include Aura, Baby, Paris 1738, Atelier Grimal, Virgin Number One, Boutique Baldini, Amor & Psyche, Nuit Napolitaine, Ermite, Salon Rouge, Human Existence, Absolu Jasmin, Sea, Noblesse and Orgie…
Snippets: Celebs, Le Parfum
Perfumer Neil Morris rates some of the recent celebrity fragrance releases in The Boston Herald. On Baby Phat Golden Goddess:
I like it the best out of all of them. It’s pleasant and fun for young women 18 to 35. I like it because it’s well-blended, it’s round and it has really clean edges. Nothing jumps out at you…