Latest news from the fragrance world and other interesting reading
Idole de Lubin created by Olivia Giacobetti and packaged in a bottle designed by Serge Mansau (the photo above truly does not do it justice) is now available at Le Printemps in Paris, 64, bld Haussmann, telephone: 01 42 82 50 00 (mail order is available, although I am not certain it is confined only within the European Union). .
The Different Company is going to launch a new fragrance created by Celine Ellena, the nose behind Jasmin de Nuit. The new composition will be a floral oriental, and will debut in March of 2006.
Style.com picks Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb Extrême and Guerlain Jicky, among others for their holiday scent selection. See the rest from style.com [article is no longer online]. My favorite pick is the gorgeous Worth Dans la Nuit bottle.
Ormonde Jayne has just released a new candle for the holidays weaving juniper around cardamom. Available from Ormonde Jayne for ₤36.
The mini candle trio is a great way to try L’Artisan candles, which have the holiday appropriate scents: Ambre, a voluptuous sweet amber, Thé et Pain d’Epices, black smoky tea and gingerbread, and Ile Bourbon, woody vanilla. Available from Aedes and the L’Artisan boutiques for $50.
L’Artisan Parfumeur duo of Timbuktu and Ambre Extrême is now available at the L’Artisan boutiques . Two bottles, 15ml each, are priced at $50.
“Today Aedes is a bit of a cult. Not even Colette in Paris invites the same sort of breathless, wild-eyed looks,” writes Chandler Burr on one of the New York perfume meccas.
Read the rest of the article in New York Times. A mention of the new fragrance by Laura Tonatto for Hermitage is also included.
Recording of a seminar.
Luca and Victoria speak for 1.5h on topics included, but not limited to: vintage perfumes, our favorite fragrances, trends we hate, industry gossip. No one will be spared. All will be entertained. Funds will be used to support charity projects in Ukraine.
Recording of our session on the future of perfumery.
Price: €50
Class location: Brussels
Date: contact for availability
Class duration: 2.5 hours
200€/per person
Students of all levels of interest in perfumery will find much to learn in this series of lectures. The lecture is designed to sharpen your sense smell and improve your enjoyment and appreciation of scents. You will learn professional smelling techniques and receive personalized tips. You will learn how to smell complex aromas and about the main criteria of a well-made fragrance–and how to look for them.
Online and in-person classes are available.
