JOVOY Paris X ÇaFleureBon 13th Anniversary Field photograph Jovoy Paris
When Francois Henin of Jovoy Paris instructed that the workforce at ÇaFleureBon select a favourite fragrance to have fun our thirteenth anniversary on March 22, 2023, all of us exclaimed simply ONE? After years of smelling hundreds of fragrances, every of us needed to make a troublesome resolution. My solely request of the editors was that all of our choices have been genderless, spoke to us, and instructed tales on our pores and skin. We provide you with our JOVOY Paris X ÇaFleureBon 13th Anniversary Field, fourteen olfactive gems, treasures to find and to get pleasure from. –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
That is the second time (Make it Musk in 2021) we’ve challenged the ÇaFleureBon workforce to choose only one fragrance out of so many, and we’re nonetheless smiling on the considered all of the editors who have been scratching their heads considering, “OMG, how can I solely decide one? “A giant thanks to the workforce and Pleased 13th Anniversary, a fortunate quantity. and we hope you get pleasure from discovering their selections.” – François Henin President and Founding father of Jovoy Paris and Jeroboam.
Scent of Woods Pain et Chataigner When one thinks of bread, A staple meals in lots of international locations the world over, one thinks of comforting heat, household gatherings, stomach filling suppers and serenity. Composed by Meabh McCurtin is a savory barely gourmand composition, evoking pricey childhood recollections of watching my grandmother bake bread each weekend, her fingers coated in flour and a mushy savory aroma of bread within the air. For me, it is a perfume in contrast to some other, it feels private and centering, a present of time, standing nonetheless, ceaselessly to be savored. –Olya Bar, Editor.
Perfumer Marc Corticchiato modified my thoughts fully about leather-based as a dominant be aware in perfumery. Earlier than I got here throughout Parfum d’Empire Cuir Ottoman,I considered leather-based fragrances because the sort of rough-hewn, hide-and-woods colognes, the sort of butch splash-ons marketed by cowboys and soccer gamers. With its plush animalism and chilly florals, Cuir Ottoman made me a leather-based – and Parfum D’Empire – lover for all times. identified: For me, this fragrance set the usual for contemporary floral leathers. –Lauryn Beer, Senior Editor
JOVOY X ÇaFleureBon 13th Anniversary Field photograph by Emmanuelle
Two of my favourite individuals in fragrance land are the proficient Cecile Zarokian and Francois Henin aka “The Ambassador of Uncommon Perfumes” for Jovoy Paris. When these two joined forces, the result’s the pure magic of Jovoy Paris Remember Me. The perfume was impressed by their journey to Qatar however tells a distinct private story. There’s a Russian Proverb, “The place there may be tea there may be hope.” Escaping the Soviet Union, my paternal grandfather was in a position to take his father’s Samovar with him to Ellis Island, earlier than settling in Brooklyn N.Y. Closing my eyes, I see him making ready the mix of complete leaf tea and boiling water, as his ancestors had completed earlier than him. My grandfather made the tea very robust, so he would hand me a cup that had been ready with condensed milk, candy, with a sprinkling of cinnamon. The window was open and I may scent heady flowers from the yard mingling with creamy tea. Recollections. Keep in mind me. –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
How fabulous is Paolo Terenzi’s Tiziano Terenzi’s Casanova? Mesmerizingly so. This romantic magnificence transports you again to Venice to on the Masked Ball. The dry spicy opening and powdery be aware result in a lightweight leather-based that slides proper up on you. The sensuality of the nice and cozy spices, musk, and cedarwood is beautiful. No beast right here, the silage is easy as a talented lover. Produced in a small handcrafted batch yearly with every flacon marked with the 12 months of manufacturing, like classic wine. Such a compliment-getter. –Hernando Courtright, Sr. Occasion Contributor and Model Ambassador
Chris Maurice’s Xerjoff Alexandria II’s spicy mix of lavender, amber, cinnamon, lily of the valley and Oud steam is as polished and refined as the person who would put on it. This stately (however approachable) composition is the Polaris among the many vibrant stars of Xerjoff’s choices. –Michael Devine, Senior Contributor
Sora Dora Gladiator is a best choice for me as a result of it’s a celebratory perfume with notes of grapefruit, inexperienced apple, and pineapple. The temper enhancing properties of mint will immediately elevate your spirits, and a dry down of Indonesian patchouli and Tahitian vetiver is earthy and lengthy lasting. This versatile and jubilant composition is strictly what I must get the day began on the precise foot! –Steven Gavrielatos, Video Content material Contributor (Perfumers: Amelie Bourgeois, Anne-Sophie Behaghel, and Camille Chemardin).
Micallef Note Vanilee composed by Geoffrey Nejman and Jean-Claude Astier is a silky, mushy, heat vanilla soaked in rum embrace, adopted by probably the most staggering ambered vanilla with an beautiful occasional waft of jasmine. The heat on my pores and skin permits the ambery rum-soaked vanilla to take heart stage with solely a fast peek-a-boo look of the Citrus and Jasmine-Sandi Lundberg, Affiliate Contributor
Cherigan Fleurs de Tabac was initially meant for males – nevertheless it possesses a a lot wider enchantment, as a consequence of its sublimely smoky, leathery evocation of tobacco with out the precise presence of tobacco itself. Its mixture of vanillic components with vetiver creates the trompe-nez which seduces us with fluid sensuous ambiguity – emanating Parisian stylish at each flip. –Ida Meister, Deputy and Pure Fragrance Editor
MDCI Parfums Chypre Palatin by Bertrand Duchaufour is likely one of the most beautiful embodiments of chiaroscuro, which is the true spirit of traditional chypres. The sunshine of glowing clementine slices by a forest the place potherbs and roots fill the air in emerald dewdrops. The sweetest blooms, crisp hyacinth, gardenia, and fruity rose dipped in plum liqueur mingle with the wild saltiness of immortelle and oakmoss. MDCI Chypre Palatin is a chatoyant gemstone. –Ermano Picco, Editor
JOVOY X ÇaFleureBon 13th Anniversary Field photograph by Emmanuelle
Etat Libre D’Orange Frustration by Mathilde Bijaoui is a fancy gourmand with a scrumptious darkish soul and a comfy delicious coronary heart. Vanilla is the principle participant, surrounded by heat spices, resinous depths, and the decadently luxurious silk texture of an expert-level rum–infused chestnut puree dessert. Candy and comforting, Frustration seems like a heat, enveloping hug, held in probably the most lovely pink bottle, with a puff of smoky darkness for a little bit of hazard and the wink of cumin to maintain issues sensuously subversive. –Nicoleta Tomsa, Senior Editor
Plume Impression Murmure d’Ete composed by Quentin Bisch is effusive and invigorating however on the similar time comforting. This scent seems like a pristine cloud surrounding me. There’s an amalgamation of contemporary inexperienced tones and fruits dancing with the softest woods and an ethereal sugariness which is solely scrumptious. Balanced to perfection, cypress and davana add the marginally verdant vegetal sparkle while the fig nectar is lush however on the similar time mild. Cedar grounds the composition and tonka with sandalwood makes one soften on this radiant luminous scent. –Karl Topham, Senior Editor and U.Ok. Model Ambassador
Tuberose is my signature-flower and with Visiteur Cabaret Nocturne, Cecile Zarokian offers it the highlight. Spices crackle on my pores and skin, accompanied by a be aware of gin which provides a contemporary and fragrant contact. Sandalwood and tobacco calm down this olfactory warmth and delay the pleasure for a lot of hours. Provocative… Flamboyant… Horny…-Emmanuelle Varron, Senior Editor and Paris Model Ambassador
Histoires de Parfums Fidelis is a real scented symphony that instantly transports me again to Dubai the place conventional Arabic tradition weaves its method all through a worldwide society. Fidelis isn’t any atypical rose/oud scent. Its daring mix of espresso and saffron, resonate with the jammy rose together with amber and oud in such a harmonious method it would by no means be mistaken for an additional. Fidelis is proof of perfumer Julien Rasquinet’s virtuosity and one which I’ll by no means be with out. –Rachel Watson, Senior Contributor
Let me inform you how a lot I really like Strangelove NYC’s LostInFlowers: it was the ONLY fragrance I selected to take with me to the Milan Esxence fragrance expo in 2018. Surrounded by hundreds of bottles of nice perfume, Fragrance Provocateur Christophe Laudamiel’s extraordinary tribute to white florals garnered me so many compliments I finished counting. One spray of it surrounds you in a “heaven-scent” mist of gardenia, champaca, and lily of the valley. Combining with the dusty straw-like component of marigold and the slightest skank and depth of oud, LostinFlowers is an unforgettable and head-spinning magic carpet experience by a heavily-scented boudoir. Dazzling, hypnotic, and attractive as hell, MisplacedinFlowers is the sin qua non of white floral perfumes. –RIP Robert Herrmann, Sr. Editor (who handed on October 1, 2019).
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Higher Left: Michelyn, Higher Proper: Ida, Karl, Steven, Lauryn; Decrease left, Ermano, Emmanuelle, Michael, Nicoleta, Decrease Proper: Robert Herrmann, Olya Bar, Sandi Lundberg, Rachel Watson, Hernado Courtright
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