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Mon Numéro 6 – Heaven scent

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 14:05

^{Photo - Wikipedia - Tropical fruits, Hyderabad India}

In Black - The Case of the Lost Heart ( November 21, 2011 New Fragrance Listing )

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 12:02

Photo: perfumeniche.com

The Case of the Lost Heart

A One-Act Play
by
Gwen

SCENE: An imaginary encounter between Gwen and The Scent Detectives

CHARACTERS:

Scent Detective #1, Frédéric
Scent Detective #2, Serge
Gwen – lollygagger and perfumista

Rive Gauche – Loulou de La Falaise, Yves St. Laurent and Parisian chic (November 14, 2011 New Fragrance Listing)

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 09:58

^{Photo-Wikipedia - Yves St. Laurent, Beverly Hills}

Absolue Pour le Soir – Bringing Sexy Back

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:07

I’ve been paying attention to Francis Kurkdjian for a long time. The 42 year- old French-Armenian graduate of ISIPCA created his first scent, Le Mâle, for Jean Paul Gaultier, at age 25. Since then he has created scents for such brands as Dior, Aqua di Parma, Giorgio Armani, Caudalie, Demeter Fragrance, Guerlain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jesus Del Pozo, MDCI Parfums, Elizabeth Arden, Van Cleef & Arpels - among others. But it isn’t all about quantity, Kurkdjian is one of the most creative noses out there.

Claudiae – New perfume, old friends (October 31, 2011 New Fragrance Listing)

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:30

Photo: perfumeniche.com

Parfum Sacré - A reason to love fall and winter… (October 24, 2011 New Fragrance Listing)

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 09:29

Around here, it’s late autumn – the transition time from the heat of summer to the cold of winter. There’s a shiver in the air, corduroy replaces cotton and cardigans feel good.

Chinatown – Foreign and familiar (October 17, 2011 New Fragance Listing)

Submitted by Gwen on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 14:26

^{Photo-Wikipedia - Chinatown, Manhattan, NYC 2009 - Pell St. by chensiyuan}

Toronto is a great multi-cultural city and growing up here I got to know the pockets of the city where different nationalities got established – like Little Italy along St. Clair Ave. west of Oakwood, the Jewish area up around Bathurst and Lawrence and my favourite, Chinatown on Spadina Ave. around Dundas St.