Posted by Kevin
on
11 March 2008
I know many people who love perfumes but who do not have the “vocabulary” to describe them; as they struggle to identify “notes” or “accords” they falter and become frustrated. But sometimes those same people can make a perfume come alive for me when they forget about the ‘notes’ and describe a scene or feeling the perfume inspired. Like all perfume lovers, I often experience vivid images and emotions as I smell a perfume for the first time:
LUI
It is a hot summer day. I am alone in a small, stuffy, dim and cluttered room that is decorated in the Victorian style. The room’s windows are closed and covered by heavy, moss-green curtains. The room’s walls are papered with dusty pink (and flocked) wallpaper in a Fleur-de-Lys pattern…
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Posted by Angela
on
2 August 2007
Isn’t it strange how two perfumes can have the same list of notes and yet sometimes smell so different? Lots of perfumes start with bergamot, neroli, or lemon, then segue to rose, jasmine, and iris with maybe some lily or tuberose thrown in. Then the perfume drys down to some combination of sandalwood, vetiver, amber and maybe tonka or vanilla. Racier scents might have civet, patchouli, musk, or oakmoss in the base. Of course I’m being overly general here, but so many scents have the same ingredients and yet smell so different. Madame Rochas is a case in point.
Helène Rochas — the real Madame Rochas — took over the House of Rochas when she became a widow at only 28 years old. It was 1955. Helène was the woman for whom Marcel Rochas commissioned Edmond Roudnitska to create Femme as a wedding present. By 1960, Helène was ready to add a new perfume to the Rochas brand, one that was easier to wear than Femme. She looked to Chanel No. 5 and Arpège for inspiration, and she hired Guy Robert to create it…
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Posted by Robin
on
25 March 2007
Rochas has launched a new fragrance duo, Désir de Rochas.
Désir de Rochas Femme is a floral with gourmand accents…
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Posted by Robin
on
27 April 2006
New from La Prairie: Silver Rain Shimmer Mist (see bottle at right), a lighter version of the Silver Rain Eau de Parfum that leaves a silver shimmer on the skin. The fragrance is available now at nordstrom.
Silver Scent by Jacques Bogart is “a mysterious and refined 'night-time' version of Bogart Pour Homme”, released in honor of the line's 30th anniversary…
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