New Perfume Review Sarah Baker Loudo- A Cherry Cordial Goes Trekking
One of the things which most interests me about perfumery is watching its evolution. Probably my favorite perch is observing the continuing expansion
One of the things which most interests me about perfumery is watching its evolution. Probably my favorite perch is observing the continuing expansion
Some of my favorite interactions with perfumers begins with them telling me about a cool ingredient they are using for the first time. In the
I have a close friend who has a thermidor of fine cigars. She doesn’t smoke. She has them so she can take one out to feel the texture on her
Perfume dork that I am there are things which happen in my head as I try perfumes. One of them is when I encounter a particularly intriguing base
I remember going to my local Neiman-Marcus one day in 2007. The head of the fragrance department was excited to see me because she had a new line to
One of the earliest examples of independent perfumer thinking came through a set of perfumes by Comme des Garcons. Over a course of years, they
It was New Year’s Day 1967. One of my Christmas presents was tickets to the new Cinerama movie, Grand Prix. In those days going to these event
As I watch new brands begin to define their aesthetic some common themes come up. Most often a creative director will choose to work with a small set
As we begin the sprint towards the Holidays the seasonal limited editions are beginning to arrive. It always produces a mixed bag of happiness and
It took me a while to appreciate what independent perfumer Francesca Bianchi was doing with her perfumes. I have found a frame of reference which has
We live in a society which always seem to want to move at the speed of a bullet train. Consumers want everything fast and lots of it. Fragrance is as
Life is full of comings and goings. When a long-time friend makes the choice to move far away it is bittersweet. You are happy that they are moving
From the moment I started writing about perfume I was inextricably bound to the beauty industry. What that has meant is when I would attend a large
When I first started paying attention to the world of fragrance, I carried a healthy disdain for flankers. I saw them as money-making efforts meant
As I’ve watched the best independent perfumers over the years there has usually been a learning curve. The earliest creations are good but as time