Laurice Rahme of niche line Bond no. 9 will be at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York on Saturday, March 10. Drop by any time between noon and 5 pm to have your bottle signed; there will also be a special gift with all Bond no. 9 purchases.
Macys Food & Fragrance Events
Macys will hold a series of Food & Fragrance events with James Beard-award winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini of Restaurant Jean Georges:
Through in-store chef demonstrations, Chef Iuzzini will explore the relationship between perfumery, science and the senses by pairing prestige fragrance brands with original dessert recipes inspired by the fragrances' sweet notes…The one-hour demonstrations will begin with an introduction to the select notes that make up the “recipe” of the fragrance and the corresponding dessert. Exposure to the same notes will happen again during the demonstration when the actual fragrance is revealed to the audience…
Perfume in the news
Fragrance Week, sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation, will be held October 16 through the 20th. This year, activities will be held in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles; for a complete list of events, see the Fragrance Foundation website and this article in the New York Sun.
A run-down on the celebrity fragrance wars…
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz in Santa Cruz on Sunday
Perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz will hold a “Smell and Tell” at Sky Meadow Apothecary & Spa from noon to 4 on Sunday, October 8:
I test the skin, then I can recommend a family of fragrances that’s best for you. Skin can be sweet, creamy, pudding sweet. It can be saltier…
Aftelier Tango & Orchid, Angel Schlesser Essential for men ~ new fragrances
Aftelier has launched two new fragrances:
Tango is a liquid perfume, “inspired by the dance of love, sexy and smoky with roasted seashells and champaca; a heady floral with spice and honey notes.”
Orchid is a solid perfume described as “the fresh and spicy floral fragrance of orchids in bloom featuring the mysterious aroma of orange flower absolute…”