“Headstrong” or “stubborn” is not the first thing that comes to mind when I contemplate on my mother’s personality. Yet it was the formidable, petulant perfume thus named, Cabochard, that had won her heart and ~along with Dioressence~ became her insignia. The Grecian-inspired fluted designs of Madame Grès which were cut directly on the body would have suited the Dorian drama of her beauty. Her
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Lament for a Fragrance in Sepia
February 20th, 2008 — Review, Vintage, bernand chant, cabochard, guy robert, leather series, madame gres, quinoline, reformulation, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Leather Series 3: Production
December 7th, 2007 — Bandit, Labdanum, birch, cade, castoreum, cuir de russie, juniper, leather series, quinoline, safraleine, scandal from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Rendering a leather note in perfumery is a challenge for the perfumer who must coax this difficult and cult note into submission to make it sing with the rest of the composition. Production relies on two different courses: naturally derived and synthes…
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