
New York-based indie natural line Tallulah Jane has launched three new fragrances:
Misae (shown) ~ “Redolent of an April stroll in the gardens and groves of Saint-Paul de Vence, Misae is a breath of springtime…
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New York-based indie natural line Tallulah Jane has launched three new fragrances:
Misae (shown) ~ “Redolent of an April stroll in the gardens and groves of Saint-Paul de Vence, Misae is a breath of springtime…
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I don’t drink much (anymore) and maybe (or maybe not?) that’s why I’m such a sucker for booze notes in perfume. Stuff like this…
She commissioned a twelfth-generation master distiller, also located in Napa, to produce an exquisite batch of French oak essence for the perfume. One of the defining alchemical accomplishments of the composition, the oak essence was triple distilled in old European copper stills from a wine called ‘Esprit de cognac’ which is aged in French oak barrels.1
…gets my attention, and add in rose, white sage, black currant, wild honey and lavender (ok, in all truth I can often do without lavender) and you’ve got something I’d like to try. The ‘she’ in the quote above is Alexandra Balahoutis, of indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes, and the perfume is Essence of IX, a limited edition project in collaboration with California winery Colgin Cellars.
Essence of IX opens quite boozy (really, maybe it’s just the alcohol) and herbal, and it’s slightly medicinal to boot…
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French organic line Honoré des Prés will launch We Love New York, a collection of three new fragrances, in late April. Vamp à NY, I Love Les Carottes and Love Coco were all developed by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti…
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Indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes has launched Essence of IX, a new limited edition fragrance created in collaboration with California winery Colgin Cellars and named for Colgin’s IX Estate vineyard:
In its latest pure perfume, Strange Invisible Perfumes taps this Colgin mystique through a blend of rare…
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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has launched Bancha, a new unisex natural perfume:
In alignment with nature, the refreshing fragrance of Bancha eases the wearer through transitional months…