Rezime: In Part 1, Marlen reflects on the process of his first-ever bespoke fragrance, created by Washington perfumer Christi Meshell for the House of Matriarch; in Part 2, Marlen reviews the resulting aroma, a scent inspired by Seville’s Semana Santa. THE PROLOGUE A few times now I’ve tried my hand and nose at making my …
Rezime: Marlen recalls a visit to Coty’s offices in New York only to find that his fragrance isn’t the only thing emitting an odor. True story: It’s my big meeting with the people at Coty. I’m sitting in one of those chairs that one couldn’t possibly be comfortable in. Too close to the floor; back …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 pwojè, Mwen te mande yo revize senk gwoupman nan eleman-enspire parfen pa parfumeur soti nan atravè glòb la. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: Ane sa a, pwojè ki pi etonan se rale ansanm. Blòk yo nan bilding yo, nan pati, sa yo ki fòme linivè a. A …
Rezime: Marlen waxes poetic about fragrance samples, praises Nordstrom and Sephora for still supplying customers with samples to take home, and suggests two great online shops for niche samples. It always amazes me that department stores expect customers to purchase fragrance without first supplying them with a sample for testing. This seems to be an …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 pwojè, Mwen te mande yo revize senk gwoupman nan eleman-enspire parfen pa parfumeur soti nan atravè glòb la. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: Ane sa a, pwojè ki pi etonan se rale ansanm. Blòk yo nan bilding yo, nan pati, sa yo ki fòme linivè a. A …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 pwojè, Mwen te mande yo revize senk gwoupman nan eleman-enspire parfen pa parfumeur soti nan atravè glòb la. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: Ane sa a, pwojè ki pi etonan se rale ansanm. Blòk yo nan bilding yo, nan pati, sa yo ki fòme linivè a. A …
Rezime: Marlen réfléchir mank nan gardenya nòt nan parfen commercialisés ak gason ak eksperyans ak tou de gardenya Nouveau DSH ak Jo Malone Vintage gardenya. Mwen renmen Jasmine ak zoranj fleri. Arom yo de yo pa lwen nòt pi renmen m 'floral ak chans pou m', yo montre yo moute toujou nan parfen moun nan jou sa yo. A …
Rezime: Marlen diskite 25+ dekouvèt arom pi renmen soti nan 2011. Kite yon kòmantè pou chans ou a genyen yon echantiyon luks nan Lapli Forest Kiehl a. Parfen memorab ki te lanse nan 2011: (klike sou lyen yo pou revizyon konplè nan ThePerfumeCritic) Vwayaje Perfumes, Go ask Alice Mad et Len, Patchouli Sisley, Eau d’Ikar Elie Saab, Odè a …
Rezime: Marlen diskite li renmen nou pou kèk nan parfen yo pi piti Kwayans diskite tankou Delight Royal, Flè Bulgarie & Vetivè. Barneys, New York, magazen an anba lavil fin vye granmoun: Mwen mache nan seksyon an bote, chanm apre chanm, eksite pa tout nan liy ki parfen mwen pa janm ta pran sant anvan. Ane a se 1992 epi mwen …
Jodi a yon kalite zanmi voye m 'Long Objè dup Perfume nan venesi (Ki baze sou venesi Laura Biagiotti a, 1992), Anachi (ki baze sou dezòd Donna Karan a, 1996), Duality (ki baze sou Anne Klein II, 1985) ak Uninhibited (ki baze sou parfen Cher la an menm non yo soti nan 1989). All four scents are based on earlier scents and none are …