Photographer Austin Young and perfumer Brent Leonesio of Smell Bent have collaborated with The Institute for Art and Olfaction on Accident, a new limited edition fragrance…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2013, part 15
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Chloé, See by Chloé Paint A Scent, a limited edition version of this year’s See by Chloé. The gel version of the Eau de Parfum can be painted onto pulse points with a brush applicator. Due to launch in September, in 15 ml, €60…
Andrea Maack Coal, Jimmy Choo Flash, Strange Invisible Perfumes Likewise ~ quick fragrance reviews
Several quick reviews of recent(ish) fragrances: Andrea Maack Coal, Jimmy Choo Flash, Strange Invisible Perfumes Likewise.
Feel free to add your own quick reviews of recent releases in the comments!
Andrea Maack Coal
Coal is Reykjavík-based artist Andrea Maack’s sixth fragrance, and it was inspired by one of her drawings made with black coal:
It captures the feeling of creating this piece, the smudge on the fingertips, the coal falling down the white paper as the hand moves creating a pattern and the broken pieces at the bottom of the page.
If that sounds a little weird in a Comme des Garçons kind of way, then you’ve got exactly the right idea…
Shiseido Zen Gold Elixir ~ new perfume
Shiseido will launch Zen Gold Elixir in October. The new limited edition fragrance for women is a flanker to the 2007 version of Shiseido Zen…
Providence Perfume Co + Jonathan Joseph Peters Mousseline Peche ~ fragrance review
Mousseline Pêche is a recent collaboration between indie perfumer Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Co and Providence-based fashion designer Jonathan Joseph Peters. It’s inspired by the fabric mousseline de soie (silk muslin) and its composition includes notes of yuzu, pink grapefruit, rosewood, peach accord, ylang ylang, rose otto, tonka, vetiver and spun sugar (natural maltol).
I’m not familiar with Peters’s designs (I’ve never even seen Project Runway, on which he appeared in 2010), but I’ve tried several other fragrances from Providence Perfume Co over the past two years, and Mousseline Pêche is my new favorite. When we smell Mousseline Pêche, we’re meant to imagine a sun-ripened peach, a dress of pale peach-colored mousseline and warm skin, and the fragrance really does make all this possible. It’s warm and bright and gentle, and it’s a worthy reminder that “fruity florals” can indeed be beautiful…