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September 26th, 2008 — , Cinnamon, Cumin, Oriental, Review, aziyade, niche, parfums d'empire, pomegranate, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“The delicate exactitude with which he reproduced the impression given to his own alert nerves by unfamiliar forms, colours, sounds and perfumes” is how a contemporary critic describes the cadence literary style of Pierre Loti, French author of “Aziyad…
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August 28th, 2008 — , Andy Tauer, Review, Spicy, Vetiver Series, niche, pepper, swiss, vetiver, vetiver dance from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“She is the embodiment of grace. She flows like water, she glows like fire and has the earthiness of a mortal goddess. She has flowers in her hair, jewelled hands and kohl-dark eyes. Her eyes speak a language that her hands will translate, her feet …
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August 24th, 2008 — , Guerlain, News, Thierry Wasser, bois torride, boutique guerlain, guerlain une ville un parfum, niche, rumour from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume Shrine is on an avalanche of heads-up involving upcoming launches from major houses such as Chanel (Beige) and Hermès (Vanille Galante) and today Guerlain news join them.
Is the apocryphal of perfume destined to be revealed on Perfume Shrine?…
Continue reading → Guerlain: Bois Torride and Guerlain, Une Ville, Un Parfum: fragrant news
August 22nd, 2008 — , Hermes, Hermessence, News, exclusive, jicky, niche, vanille gallante from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Hot on the heels of the news on a new Chanel in Les Exclusifs line, named Beige and mysteriously kept under wraps at Saks which however will carry it, as reported on Perfume Shrine first, here come the news on a new Hermessence.
AlbertCan had the scoo…
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August 20th, 2008 — , Design, Vintage, bee bottle, classic, niche, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Bottles get fairly often copied, er…*cough, cough*…”inspired” by other bottles it seems. After all we highlighted some on a previous post. Maybe the bottle designers/sculptors are just a handful (which they are, actually)and the rights for use are …
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August 20th, 2008 — , Review, Spicy, Vetiver Racinettes, ayala moriel, natural, niche, vetiver from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
It’s always wise when exploring a certain material to come to the source. In the case of vetiver, the natural essences themselves. And what better way of discovering the exciting facets of unadulterated vetiver than going the natural way? Natural perfu…
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July 31st, 2008 — , Immortelle, Serge Lutens, el attarine, everlasting flower, exclusive, new, niche from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.” ~Job 28:19
The golden glory of sunrise over the beige stones of the Merenid tombs overlooking Fez has nothing on El Attarine by Serge Lutens, nor do the riches …
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July 31st, 2008 — , Linda Pilkington, Oriental, Review, Tolu, niche, ormonde jayne from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“What is the deeper meaning of the simple but magical expression to “smell nice”? That intangible aura emanating from the skin embraces a hint of linen, a flashing image, a caress of silk and a musical rustle, in other words a direct and powerful link…
Related StoresJuly 30th, 2008 — , andy warhol, bond no.9, lexington avenue, new, niche from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“See a shoe and Pick it up and all day long you’ll have Good Luck.” ~ Andy Warhol
This twist on a popular saying is in line with women’s two most feminine accessories: fragrance and shoes. Because just in time for the 80th anniversary of Andy W…
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July 27th, 2008 — , Diptyque, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Serge Lutens, discussion, mainstream, niche, opinion, originality from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“Newness is in the mind of the artist who creates and not in the object he portrays.[...]What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not eno…
Related StoresJuly 23rd, 2008 — , Boutique, Paris shopping, celine ellena, fragrance history, history, jean claude ellena, niche, sublime balkiss, the different company from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Following the work of perfumer Jean Claude Ellena, I came upon The Different Company, a small niche brand which was started by him with the sole objective revealed in its name: to be different!
In one of his aphorisms, Jean Claude had professed that cl…
July 7th, 2008 — , Andy Tauer, new, niche, preview, vetiver from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
In case you’re the type of person who is tidy and organised and makes lists of things to sample, get your pen and notebook or your spreadsheet and mouse and jolt down this: the new Vetiver (still unnamed) by Andy Tauer. And if not, do make an effort re…
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July 7th, 2008 — , Review, bell'antonio, coffee, hilde soliani, italian, new, niche, sipario, teatro regio di parma, tobacco from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“She curls up on the couch like a luxuriating cat, lights a cigarette with a vengeance”: this is how I have always envisioned pleasure smoking to be like ~decadent, indulgent, nonchalant. Instead, most people I see smoking do it in a perfunctory way wh…
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June 16th, 2008 — , Review, anemone, exclusive, hilde soliani, hortensia, iris, marghertita, niche, ti amo, tulipano from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Living in Italy, Parma especially with its tradition of Verdi’s operas, is like surrounding yourself by culture the way other people in other places are surrounded by skyscrapers, Taco Bells or hay fields full of cows. It just isn’t quite the same!
Ita…
June 8th, 2008 — , The Posh Peasant, creative universe, decanting, filles des iles, niche, set from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
The Posh Peasant , a newcomer in the decanting and online niche selling services, has new things for summer and special sets for your sampling pleasure.
Creative Universe by Beth Terry is a warm weather staple. The Collection consists of five effarves…
Related StoresMay 29th, 2008 — , Guerlain, Indult, Review, Tihota, Vanilla, exclusive, maison de la vanille, niche, smell alike, spiritueuse double vanille, twin peaks, vanille noire de mexique from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
According to the beautiful myth in Totonac mythology, the tropical vanilla orchid was born when Princess Xanat, forbidden by her father from marrying a mortal, fled to the forest with her lover. The lovers were captured and beheaded. Where their blood …
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May 14th, 2008 — , acqua di biella, cashemere twill, le vie della lana, new line, niche from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
In the cyceon of new releases some catch our eye more than others. Especially when beloved materials find their way into the inspiration behind a new niche fragrance. Cashmere Twill, a warm and enveloping perfume, the Acqua di Biella brand inaugurates …
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April 27th, 2008 — , Ineke, Review, after my own heart, angelique lilas, en passant, lilac, niche, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“April is the cruellest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land”says the famous line from the Waste Land.
Lilac has always stood for me as the very emblem of April, “stirring dull roots with spring rain”. So inextricably has the month been linked…
Related StoresApril 20th, 2008 — , Evening Edged in Gold, Ineke, Ineke Ruhland, Review, after my own heart, balmy days and sundays, chemical bonding, collection, derring do, niche, notes from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
It is often that I am taken by surprise in not having sampled lines which are making a ripple in the pond of niche perfumery: After all one can test only so much! My surprise turned into elation when I got the Deluxe Sample Pack that contains samples o…
Related StoresApril 20th, 2008 — , Evening Edged in Gold, Ineke, Ineke Ruhland, Review, after my own heart, balmy days and sundays, chemical bonding, collection, derring do, niche, notes from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
It is often that I am taken by surprise in not having sampled lines which are making a ripple in the pond of niche perfumery: After all one can test only so much! My surprise turned into elation when I got the Deluxe Sample Pack that contains samples o…
Related StoresMarch 11th, 2008 — , Oriental, leather series, list, modern, niche, quirky, short review, subtle from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
After the Big Bruisers of the 80s, so ingrained into the decade of decadence and carnality, leather scents took a back seat until the modern fragrance niche phenomenon erupted like a well-oiled explosive mechanism, issuing forgotten ripples into the st…
Related StoresMarch 11th, 2008 — , Chypre, Review, aedes, dominique camilli, exclusive, molinard, niche, oakmoss from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
If there is one fragrance family that has a very specific history and timeline to its emergence it is the chypre one. Perfume Shrine has explored the historical intricasies shrouding the chypre genre as well as its classifications and production, so re…
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March 7th, 2008 — , Contest, comment, decant, niche, poll, prize from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Off again for a bit, but I am leaving you with a Poll cum Contest to discuss among yourselves.
“What would you like to read next” is the subject and you can vote in the upper right on the sidebar, just above my profile.
VOTE!!
To make this extra ju…
Related StoresMarch 7th, 2008 — , Contest, comment, decant, niche, poll, prize from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Off again for a bit, but I am leaving you with a Poll cum Contest to discuss among yourselves.
“What would you like to read next” is the subject and you can vote in the upper right on the sidebar, just above my profile.
VOTE!!
To make this extra ju…
Related StoresJanuary 30th, 2008 — Andy Tauer, Review, clementine, incense rose, niche, review, swiss from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
How could all the autumnal joy of eating a bright citrus fruit marry to the somber ambience of incense? And how does this immerse itself in the heritage of centuries and centuries of aromatization and meditation through fragrant smoke?
Incense Rosé the new fragrance by Andy Tauer is a proposition towards this very end.
Incense Rosé was announced as “A fragrance that breaths
in the tradition of
Continue reading → Et Lux in Tenebris: Incense Rosé by Andy Tauer
December 28th, 2007 — best of 2007, luxury, mainstream, niche, retrospect, worst of 2007 from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
What I liked in 20071) So many lovely new releases were mainstream perfumes that could be actually had at a big store. From Infusion d’Iris by Prada to Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia by Estée Lauder through Hèrmes Kelly Calècheand Gaultier L…
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December 26th, 2007 — Andy Tauer, Fragrance, Hyacinth and a Mechanic, Review, niche, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, ohAnother lonely day, with no one here but me, ohMore loneliness than any man could bearRescue me before I fall into despair, oh”By The Police, “Message in a bottle” (1979 Regatta de Blanc album)(uploade…
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November 26th, 2007 — Nobile1942, Review, masculine, new, niche, pontevecchio, review, vetiver from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Lured in by Pontevecchio W, the corresponding fragrance for women, which received a glowing review at Perfume Shrine some days ago {click for review}, there I was testing the masculine companion also laced with iris to see where it would get me… I am…
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November 20th, 2007 — Chanel, Labdanum, Review, anonimo veneziano, casanova, coco, new, niche, nobile 1942 from helg
“I had removed my mask, and was drinking some coffee under the ‘procuraties’ of St. Mark’s Square, when a fine-looking female mask struck me gallantly on the shoulder with her fan. As I did not know who she was I did not take much notice of it, a…
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November 19th, 2007 — line, naturals, new, niche, nobile 1942, nobile 1942 from helg @ Perfume Shrine
“I have the simplest of tastes; I am always satisfied with the best”. This delightful aphorism by Oscar Wilde serves as the leitmotif for niche Italian brand Nobile 1942. Not exactly newcomers, as they hail from as back as –wait, you guessed it!-…
Related StoresJuly 26th, 2007 — Andy Tauer, Orris, interview, l'air du desert marocain, le maroc pour elle, lonestar memories, niche, perfumer, reverie au jardin, swiss from helg @ Perfume Shrine
People know Andy Tauer from his marvelous perfumes (click for reviews:L’air du desert marocain, Rêverie au Jardin, Le Maroc pour elle, Lonestar Memories and Orris), his informative blog and generous sampling program for all and his completely adorable…
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July 12th, 2007 — Chanel, Guerlain, Serge Lutens, ambre sultan, angel, annick goutal, eau d'hadrien, ernest beaux, femme, fracas, jicky, madonna, mitsouko, niche, no.5, rochas, tale, thierry mugler, tiempe passate from helg @ Perfume Shrine
How many times have you heard a story regarding the creation of a perfume and in the end realised it must be a fabrication? From the almost bordering to the homeric notion of “genius through incapacitation” of Coco Chanel picking up the specific batch …
Related StoresJuly 2nd, 2007 — Review, cedar, jasmine, kern, mandarin, niche, orange blossom, perfumed garden, rubj, tuberose, vero perofumo from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It is rather a sad feeling when one has completed a certain “portfolio” of work only to stumble upon something that could have been included with much aplomb but wasn’t. Short of time travelling and going à rebours, this is unmanageable. Yet there is …
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June 26th, 2007 — Patchouli, Review, caramel, guy robert, kiki, lavender, musk, new, niche, onda, profumo, reverie au jardin, rubj, switzerland, vero kern opoponax from helg @ Perfume Shrine
The new niche line I have promised you is none other than Vero Profumo, the spiritual child of Vero Kern, a Switzerland based aromatologist and Paris trained perfumer under the mentoring of none other than famous legend Guy Robert.I was immensely flatt…
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June 25th, 2007 — Fragrance, exclusive, new, niche, trend from helg @ Perfume Shrine
I am very proud to present to you a very new, very niche, very exclusive line from Europe that hasn’t made the rounds yet. I was priviliged enough to get samples of the fragrances and I was intrigued enough to talk about them.Stay tuned for reviews up …
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I am grabbing the chance today before introducing you to the very, very new Nasomatto line to discuss a matter that seems to be a closeted taboo in the perfume business world: price. Actual retail price. And the relevance that it has to the spectrum of…
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