The 1907 Beneath the Surface collection came out with no less than with 3 new fragrances, so I chose to try them.
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Ella K
I admit that I underestimated this brand initially. The packages looked very nice to me, I like such cheerful minimalism, but somehow I did not expect much from these colorful liquids. And that was a mistake. The simple look and lightweight design conceals truly sophisticated scents.
So I looked who’s behind it.
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Some people, when they find themselves at a crossroads of life, travel to meditate alone in a secluded place. Mostly they choose Nepal, or some Buddhist or other monastery hanging somewhere on the edge of the cliff just due to the willpower, the prayers of the monks and some malfunction in the laws of physics. I wish them well, each according to their taste, but for me, I picked the French Riviera.
Continue reading “Grasse – the navel of the perfume world”Urban Scents
When you have an aviatic enthusiast at home, you just need to see a hint of a propeller and you know where you are. But seeing the propeller on the perfume bottle is quite unexpected. Not that aerial inspiration is something rare in the perfume world (for example, Guerlain’s Vol de Nuit, Caron’s En Avion, Sisley’s Eau d’Ikar, Cartier L’Envol, Joop! Nightflight, or – my apologies to the more sensitive readers – even Man & Airplane from Manufaktura), but this is the first time I see the whole brand brand on it.
Continue reading “Urban Scents”The Perfume Time Machine.
I was navigated today to perfumerie Fann in the small town nearby where I go sometimes to see a medical specialist. Well, I was ready to see somehow limited selection, less novelties and stuff, but what awaited me there was a flashback to perhaps 30 years ago. Unfortunately, the timecapsule contained the attitude and poor selection, not that they would have fragrances from the time.
Continue reading “The Perfume Time Machine.”Erstes Mal in Berlin. (The First Time in Berlin)
Everything is once for the first time. This time me for the first time in Berlin and the first hotel fire alarm too.
All my life I try to carry for hotel accommodations my better pajamas, opaque and not too worn, for the case a fire alarm occures. And when it really happened, I was wasting my time by dressing up. But I noticed everyone was doing it.
Continue reading “Erstes Mal in Berlin. (The First Time in Berlin)”My Exclusive Impression from My Exclusive Collection.
When a family of perfumers with a tradition of many generations sold its business to the LVHM Group in 1994, it in some way marked the end of an era. Nevertheless, on the position of the main perfumer of the company remained a descendant of the family, the creator of many famous perfumes (such as Chamade, Nahéma, Jardins de Bagatelle and my beloved Samsara), the 4th generation of the famous Guerlain noses – Jean-Paul Guerlain.
Continue reading “My Exclusive Impression from My Exclusive Collection.”New collection “Beneath the Surface” by 1907
The 1907 has launched long-awaited releases in the “Beneath the Surface” collection. These are (yet?) two women’s scents – Genevieve and Mon âme.
Both are perfume extracts containing 20% fragrance, packed in minimalist, elegant bottles of high-quality glass with an all-metal lid. The bottle is decorated with a ceramic band and with the brand logo in 12 carat gold burned directly into the glass.
Continue reading “New collection “Beneath the Surface” by 1907″How to find the right perfume?
Since I am widely known as a perfume “maniac”, I get this question quite often. So I decided to write the answer as an article. So is it possible to have “your” perfume? I say yes. But I’ve never tried it. I don’t understand why I war the same perfume to the PTA meeting as to romantic dinner, to work or to the ball in the opera. And when I consider how different scents behave in different climatic conditions, then why should I wear the same thing in spring, summer, autumn, winter, on a ski slope, or on a summer vacation.
Continue reading “How to find the right perfume?”Bulgaria, roses, perfumes and anything else…
Originally this was supposed to be, only and only about Bulgarian perfumes, by which I wanted to start a series of articles on perfumery in the former Eastern Bloc (yes, this IS supposed to be a teaser) but somehow it went its own way. One spends a few days in The Balkans and immediately takes different manners.
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