Best Lavender Perfumes : My Financial Times Magazine Column
In my new article for the Financial Times Magazine’s fragrance column, The Best Lavender Perfumes, I talk about some of my favorite lavender blends as well as fragrances that use lavender notes.
Lavender is a much misunderstood perfume ingredient. “Too simple” is a common response from many who’ve long associated it with aftershaves and soaps. Among perfume materials, lavender may not have the femme-fatale allure of jasmine or tuberose, but in terms of versatility, the essence of its tiny violet flowers often outranks more exotic blooms. It can be found in fragrances from all corners of the perfume map. Please read the rest by clicking here.
Climate change and the spread of disease are creating pressures for the production of lavender in France, and I also touch upon this issue in my article.
If you have favorite lavender perfumes, I would love to hear what you enjoy and wear.
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