Special Report: EU threat spotlights perfume makers’ secrets
An article by Astrid Wendlandt (Reuters) from 16 december 2012 about regulations in perfume industry. Full text is below. (Reuters) – Luxury perfume brands fear the European Union is about to introduce measures that could cripple the $25 billion global industry in the name of protecting consumers against allergies. New laws could severely curb or [...]
Frederic Malle on reformulation, oud, lily of the valley and how to be modest
Another great interview with Frederic Malle. Please read it here (part 1) and here (part2).
Nuit de Noel Caron
“You’re at the theater. You catch the scent of Opium on your right, Mitsouko to your left, and the woman in front of you is wearing Estée. Now a woman arrives wearing Nuit de Noël. Immediately the other frangrances are forgotten!” Guy Robert, Le Sens du Parfum This Nuit de Noel ad from 1937, with [...]
Hasu-no-Hana Grossmith
Hasu-no-Hana was originally released in 1888, on the tide of the popularity of Japanese culture, which had overwhelmed Europe after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. To revive the three classic perfumes (Hasu-no-Hana, Phul-Nana and Shem-el-Nessim) hundred and twenty years later, Simon Brooke, the heir to the house Grossmith, was about to apply gas chromatography to [...]
“Nahema Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction”
I have never heard Terry Wasser speaking so frankly. At least, I hope he is frankly in this interview. Please read it in Persolaise. As for me, I am happy to own some of that dangerous weapon. You can find my review on Nahema here.