26 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post for Now Smell This is a review of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s Colorado and Maria McElroy’s Desert Flower, two limited edition fragrances created for American Perfumer.
You can read it here.
19 Monday Nov 2018
Posted in Oh Really
Tags
ayala moriel, dawn spencer hurwitz, hiram green, natural fragrance, natural perfume, new york times, perfume, providence perfume company, velvet & sweet pea
Flipping through the Sunday New York Times, I came across a short profile of Marie-Lise Jonak and Baptiste Bouygues, the mother-and-son team behind the new perfume brand Ormaie. The full article is available online, as “Brand to Know: A Line of All-Natural Perfumes, Made by a Mother and Son.”
For me, the packaging is the most interesting aspect of Ormaie’s story—see the photo above! The bottles and labels are classic French elegance, while the beechwood tops are fun nods to the work of Ettore Sottsass and other postmodern designers.
However, the Times (especially in the print version) focused on topic of all-natural perfumery…
27 Monday Aug 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of three new fragrances from indie perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz: Eau Cerise, Figue Interdite, and Bakul Medjool. They comprise her new collection, Les Fruits Défendus (Forbidden Fruits), Volume I.
You can read it here.
Image: detail of Édouard Manet’s The Street Singer (circa 1862), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
25 Friday May 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Shimotsuki, a recent release from independent perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz.
You can read it here.
12 Friday Jan 2018
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Châtaignes du Bois and Tsukimi, two fragrances by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz.
You can read it here.
10 Monday Jul 2017
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Bluedaisy and Poppy, two new fragrances from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. You can read it here.
Image via Wikimedia Commons.
14 Friday Apr 2017
Posted in Perfume Reviews
My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Gekkou Hanami by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, a perfume inspired by the experience of observing cherry blossoms (sakura) in full bloom.
You can read it here.
Image via DSH website.
