Italian niche line Bois 1920 introduced two new fragrances for women last year, and they’ve just arrived at Luckyscent in the US:
Vento di Fiori ~ “Self-assured and sophisticated – this classic chypre opens with a crystalline Sicilian lemon laced with coriander and tarragon, which gives way to the intense green bite of galbanum. The darker green of earthy patchouli comes in to soften and deepen the boldly crisp beginning…” Other notes include cardamom, jasmine, amber, oak moss, musk and birch…
I don't know about you, but most of the fragrances in my stash have definite personalities. So, by instinct I arrange the mild florals together, not far from the aldehyde-heavy fragrances, and then put the insistent florals on another shelf near the green chypres where they'll get along. The woody scents and leather hang out together not far from some of the vintage divas, and the 1980s blockbusters party by themselves on another shelf altogether. That way, bossy Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum doesn't scare the wildflowers out of the gentle Caron Fleurs de Narcisse, and Dana Tabu's trashy intensity won't freak out the happy-go-lucky Guerlain Chamade. Bois 1920 Sutra Ylang is one of the rare fragrances that could be at home just about anywhere in my perfume cabinet.
According to Bois 1920's website, Enzo Galardi founded Bois 1920 in Florence, Italy in 2005 when he was inspired by formulae for Eaux de Toilette that his grandfather created in 1920. Galardi, who had begun studying perfume in 1985, launched Bois 1920 with eight unisex fragrances. Bois 1920 has since added two fragrances especially for women. An aside on pronunciation: although Bois is spelled identical to the French word for “wood”, at my local perfume shop they say that it is pronounced “boe (rhymes with toe)-EES”.
Sutra Ylang is one of Bois 1920's eight original fragrances…
A new school year, a new love affair, a new home — all these things offer the chance for reinvention. We're somewhere new, or around new people, and we have the opportunity to present ourselves in a new way, or better yet in a way that's more true to ourselves. For fragrance aficionados, these beginnings cry out for a new perfume.
After spending a year in a job that felt like a bad relationship, I cast my resume into the job pool and came up with two job offers. I took the job that was riskier financially but looked like it would be more satisfying personally, and the decision has paid off big time. Every morning I wake up early and rework the draft of a mystery novel in progress (featuring a perfume-loving protagonist, of course) then ride my bicycle downtown over the heavy green river to an office full of dedicated, diverse people. Afternoons I work on freelance projects at home with my dog on the couch in my office and a cat in my lap. All that and the coffee is good, too. Could life be nicer? It truly feels like a new day.
Naturally, I'm itching for a new perfume to celebrate this new beginning…
"Reinventing the Rose: Is perception affecting your ability to stop and smell the roses?" article at Cosmetics Mag http://t.co/y6gT43iH Sunday SOTE? I'm wearing Parfums de Nicolai Eau Exotique (mango!) Chocolate: Vosges Pink Salt Caramel (not my favorite) TV: Sherlock Denise Hamilton looks at some recent perfume books (including Alyssa's & Denyse's) in the LA Times http://t.co/FbuPTNrq "Does the perfume industry have it wrong? New tests suggest most seductive scent is our natural one" at Mail Online http://t.co/iUfAzRE7