“There are strong perfumes for which all matter Is porous. One would say they go through glass.” One might think that this is how Charles Baudelaire in his poem “Le Flacon”, imagined that Christian Dior’s Poison would be the elixir to the house Dior’s excellence. As if the aroma of flowers and the smell of spices had...
After Coco and Coco Mademoiselle, Chanel is blowing the winds of yesteryear our way with its latest perfume, Coco Noir. Classic but mysterious, this latest olfactory creation from the double-C brand is intriguing to say the least. First off due to its bottle that takes up where the iconic Coco’s flask left off, all...
Chanel speaks out once again. “For the first time, a man will be the spokesperson for the most feminine… and legendary of perfumes”; this time N°5 is being breathed in by Brad Pitt, following Audrey Tautou. For who better than the man who can, time and time again, in an indulgent euphoria, team up with a...
Nose for Dior since 2006, Dior is reinterpreting the brand’s iconic fragrance J’adore with subtlety and finesse. François Demachy, master perfumer for the brand that “always (has) a woman in mind, an inexhaustible source of inspiration” when he creates, is signing off on J’adore Voile de Parfum, a new olfactory treasure. J’adore Voile de Parfum...
A mother, a daughter, a fragrance, and an arpeggio is all it takes to engrave the “Age of Reason” into eternity. For her daughter Marguerite’s 30th birthday, Jeanne Lanvin wanted to offer something extra special. The year was 1927. One year earlier, Jeanne Lanvin was granted the prestigious French “Légion d’Honneur” distinction to reward her outstanding...
Florabotanica, the latest olfactory delight by Balenciaga; ultimate perfume of the Ghesquière era. This work is botanical in nature, not just an attempt at a fragrance. It’s a borderline experimental olfactory creation that has entered into physical reality through the imagination of Nicholas Ghesquière, donning an authentic classicism where science-fiction bumps elbows with fashion...
September 1990. Paris and New York still carried the faint scent of a decade of excess when this floral perfume, with accents of rose and violet, came into full bloom: Trésor by Lancôme. Sophia Grojsman created this perfume so it would “give the urge to subdue”. She imagined a perfume centered around rose otto, symbol...
At the end of the avenue Saint-Germain, number 34, right by the restaurant Tour d’Argent, you can find the mythic Dyptique store. In 1960, it wasn’t the hotbed of luxury reserved for insiders that we know it as today; its three founders, architect Christiane Gautrot, painter Desmond Knox-Leet, and administrator/ stage designer Yves Coueslant originally...
Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps, the most contemporary of the classics, the six-flask perfume, is making a comeback in 2013 in a totally new format imagined by interior architect Olivia Putman. Born in 1948 by the will of one man, Robert Ricci, L’Air du Temps has traversed the ages: today one flask sells every fifteen...
Kristen Stewart is sticking around as Balenciaga’s muse, despite the departure of her mentor Nicolas Ghesquière. The actress, already brand ambassador for the perfume Florabotanica, has just confirmed the news. With her delicate features and rock’n’roll look, Kristen Stewart has bewitched Hollywood and the world over. After the departure of her mentor in the fashion...
