November 1, 2019

Plume Impression

After a whirlwind adventure in Cannes during the TFWA trade-show, the rich and storied Plume Impression fragrance brand, has alighted again at Jovoy Paris.
&nbs […]

Rives de la Beauté catalogue cover
September 19, 2019

Bad Girls Literary Salon for Les Rives de la Beauté

 
 
I’m  hosting this year’s Rives de la Beauté literary salon to be held at:
 
La Place Concept Store
9 rue Française
75002 Paris
Le […]

July 29, 2018

Chris Collins Alchemy of Fragrance at JOVOY Parfums Rares – Paris

Chris Collins with Sarah Colton at Jovoy, Paris
Chris Collins Alchemy of Fragrance at JOVOY Parfums Rares – Paris
 
Sarah Colton and her PERFUME NOTE […]

July 2, 2018

Meet Shyamala Maisondieu — Givaudan Perfumer

“I was always looking up at the stars…”
 
Find out why Givaudan perfumer Shyamala Maisondieu came to craft both niche and selective fragrance […]

1. Collage for website 100dpi PS
May 14, 2017

Cologne Making Workshop at the Grand Musée du Parfum in Paris

 
 
It would be difficult to find a more totally IN cultural, educational, and entertaining activity in Paris these days than a perfume making worksho […]

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December 31, 2016

A Good Year For Bad Girls

 
2016 Was An Excellent Year for Bad Girls.
Watch Out 2017!
 
Here’s why.
Immediately after Bad Girls Perfume launched on April 1, 2016 at Esxe […]

REVISED summer Reading August 2015 Blog Postphoto
August 1, 2015

Summer Reading for Perfumed Breezes

 
 
In France, vacationers divide themselves into ‘juilletistes’ and ‘aoûtiens’ depending upon whether they take summer holidays in July or A […]

Atelier Cologne Sud Magnolia
July 6, 2015

Atelier Cologne ‘Sud Magnolia’ — A Summer Affair

These hot summer days I can’t seem to get enough of my Atelier Cologne ‘Sud Magnolia’. A fragrance I’d never met until three days ago.  A brand I’d n […]

elss collection hats for blog post
June 28, 2015

Hats and Perfumes — Inhabit Another Dimension

Like Perfumes, hats have a life of their own and inhabit another dimension.
They can take us there if we are willing to play.
 
 
 
The “Jo […]

Sarah’s May 8 video formatted
May 8, 2015

Important Fragrance Launches Followed The End of World War II

 
May 8th is a national public holiday in France celebrating the end of World War II in Europe (V-E Day).  The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of th […]