UK-based indie line Papillon Artisan Perfumes will launch Hera, a new floral fragrance, in May…
Papillon Artisan Perfumes Spell 125 ~ new fragrance
UK-based indie line Papillon Artisan Perfumes has launched Spell 125, a new unisex fragrance…
Papillon Bengale Rouge ~ fragrance review
Say you adore Guerlain Shalimar’s feel of silk velvet amber and stained glass, but its lemon is too sharp or its civet turns your stomach. Or maybe Shalimar is too recognizably Shalimar, and you don’t want to be so easy to peg. It could be you simply crave a throwback oriental fragrance with more sophistication than the average department store amber. If so, try a sniff of Papillon Bengale Rouge…
Papillon Perfumery Bengale Rouge ~ new fragrance
UK-based indie line Papillon Perfumery will launch Bengale Rouge, a new unisex fragrance…
Papillon Perfumery Dryad ~ fragrance review
Soft, soft, soft. That’s how I’d describe Papillon Perfumery Dryad. When I was a kid, we used to pull cattails from the creek bed and twist their velvety tops open, releasing clouds of “fairies” into the breeze. Smelling Dryad is like chasing these seeds as they float in a meadow. It’s all about texture.
Papillon’s founder Liz Moores created Dryad, and its notes include narcissus, oakmoss, jonquil, costus, galbanum, clary sage, deer tongue, cedrat, benzoin, lavender, thyme and orris. When Moores describes Dryad, she talks about the aroma of the forest surrounding her home and mentions that Dryad will smell familiar to lovers of Miss Dior and vintage Vol de Nuit…