Water used in restaurants to clean food. With the help of technology, we are able to source water used to clean, say, strawberries or orange and distil it to use in perfume-making. It's a sustainable process and the smell you get is very close to the natural smell, so helps in experimenting more.
— Perfumer Philippine Courtiere of Symrise on materials she is experimenting with. Read more in Meet the French perfumer who likes to experiment with water used for cleaning food at Mint.
In May, 4711 will launch two new limited edition fragrances in the brand’s Acqua Colonia range: Coconut Water & Yuzu and Pomelo & Sea Salt…
Chloé has added three new fragrances to the Atelier des Fleurs collection, bringing the total in the series to 15. Iris, Narcissus Poeticus and Ylang Cananga are all-natural and reportedly “crafted from responsibly grown flowers”…
4711 has launched two new limited edition fragrances in the brand’s Acqua Colonia range: Bamboo & Watermelon and Goji & Cactus Extract…
Over the past two weeks I’ve immersed myself in the ten-fragrance Derek Lam 10 Crosby collection, so this week I’m treating myself to a springtime rose fragrance by one of my favorite niche houses — to cleanse my palate, if you will. Annick Goutal‘s new Rose Pompon was developed by Camille Goutal with perfumer Philippine Courtière, and is designed to evoke a “young Parisian woman” who “exudes joie de vivre.” Its notes include Bulgarian rose, taïf rose, peony, black currant, raspberry, pink pepper, cedar, patchouli and white musk.
I like Rose Pompon, although it doesn’t feel like much of a rose perfume on my skin…