Posted by Angela
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22 February 2010
Just as everyone’s clothing wardrobe benefits from a few low-key, comfortable items to pull on without thinking, perfume wardrobes need the same. Can you imagine how it would be to open the closet and find a row of late-1950s silk brocade Scaasi cocktail dresses? A dream come true! But what if they were all you had to wear? Before long you’d be desperate for a pair of well worn Levis and a cashmere sweater. I can easily see Parfums DelRae Mythique becoming my daily comfort wear.
Perfumer Yann Vasnier worked with DelRae Roth to create Mythique in 2009. Roth’s vision of Mythique was inspired by a painting of Diane de Poitiers, French king Henri II’s mistress and one-time owner of Chenonceau, a Loire Valley chateau with a dramatic, two-story gallery on stone arches extending over the Cher river (click here for a virtual tour). Roth mentions Diane de Poitier’s beauty, horsemanship, and habit of wearing only black and white as part of her fascination.
Others might find more interest in the fact that Diane was 19 years older than Henri II. Diane started her career in the royal household as Henri’s governess. When Henri turned 19, their relationship changed…
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Posted by Robin
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18 March 2009
Melon is the new black. It is not the new black I was hoping for as I stuck pins in my sweet-fruity-floral voodoo doll, but there you are: be careful what you wish for. If you like melon in your perfume, you are going to love Emotionnelle, the latest fragrance from Parfums DelRae, which opens with the biggest, brightest, juiciest melon (Octavian at 1000 Fragrances: “I've never seen such a huge and hyper realistic melon note…”) ever bottled. You can just about taste it.
Emotionnelle was reportedly inspired by the smells DelRae Roth recorded in her diary on a visit to Paris (why couldn't she have had jasmine and frankincense for breakfast?), but perfumistas will more likely notice the links to Le Parfum de Thérèse, created by perfumer Edmond Roudnitska for his wife…
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Posted by Robin
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20 February 2009
Next up from Parfums DelRae will be Mythique, a new fragrance for women inspired by Diane de Poitiers, the Duchess of Valentinois and mistress of Henri II of France.
DelRae Roth has captured her spirit with Florentine iris and flowers found in the gardens at Chenonceau, the Loire valley castle given to Diane de Poitiers by Henri II…
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Posted by Robin
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7 December 2008
Parfums DelRae has launched Emotionnelle, the line's fifth fragrance for women. The new scent was inspired by the smells DelRae Roth recorded in her diary during a visit made to Paris as summer turned into autumn.
Emotionnelle was developed by perfumer Michel Roudnitska…
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Posted by Robin
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2 October 2006
Parfums Delrae has discontinued the Eau de Toilette version of Debut (why don't they ever ask me first?) and introduced a new Eau de Parfum concentration. The new scent, and limited quantities of the old, can be found at lusciouscargo.
