Trance Essence

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Parfum de Grasse and Comme des Garcons x Stephen Jones

April 9, 2009

DAWN SPENCER HURWITZ PARFUM DE GRASSE: Parfum de Grasse is just about everything you’d expect from a scent that overtly proclaims its fealty to the capital of French perfumery — lush florals poured over a honied, earthen base. Part of Ms. Hurwitz’s Perfection Connoisseur Luxury Collection, Parfum de Grasse ditches the synthetics and guns for [...]

Read the full article →

Quick Sniffs: i Profumi di Firenze Ambra Grisea, Parfumerie Generale Un Crime Exotique, Trance Essence Genie In A Bottle, Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir

December 8, 2008

I PROFUMI DI FIRENZE AMBRE GRISEA: God love the Italians — they’ve given the world cheese-stuffed ravioli, Sophia Lauren, Prada shoes and now i Profumi di Firenze, a non-synthetic (is that just a new way of saying all natural?) line of fragrances out of Firenze, Italy. I’ve brushed up against their oh-so-serious Cuolo di Russia [...]

Read the full article →

CB I Hate Perfume Wednesday

December 3, 2008

After the unexpectedly crazy cool seduction of Ormonde Jayne Seraphim yesterday, I figured it might be a good time to catch my breath by focusing on some scents and accords from Christopher Brosius’ CB I Hate Perfume line. Brosius is a near note-perfect embodiment of what I would consider a contemporary American perfumer — if [...]

Read the full article →

Trance Essence

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Parfum de Grasse and Comme des Garcons x Stephen Jones

Quick Sniffs: i Profumi di Firenze Ambra Grisea, Parfumerie Generale Un Crime Exotique, Trance Essence Genie In A Bottle, Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir

CB I Hate Perfume Wednesday

Search

Join My Mailing List

Recent Posts

Twitter Updates

Blogs & Forums & News

Archives

Categories

Fragrance Shops & Sites

Other Shops & Sites