Vintage Chloe
Recently I was gifted a perfume bottle of vintage Chloe in pristine condition. I wondered what thoughts would be conjured up upon smelling it…
Author Archives: Brie
Balmy Days and Sundays – Ineke
Soccer season is in full swing for my three children. Historically this has always been met with trepidation on my behalf…
Sonoma Scent Studio – All Natural Spiced Citrus Vetiver – New Release May 2013
Laurie Erickson, the perfumer, has taken an unusual turn with vetiver, pairing it with a succulent blood orange and the soft florals of jasmine sambac and osmanthus absolute…and catch my while I faint, Mysore sandalwood.
Jour Ensoleille – Coming Home
Perfume is completely about olfactive memories….ones that were created and ones that are yet to be created. Nothing can trigger my emotional buttons as intensely as scent.
-Brie
Ivoire de Balmain – the little perfume devil on my shoulder
It was in the guest bathroom that I first discovered a large bottle of Ivoire de Balmain, completely full and literally collecting dust…
Scent Memory – Grey Flannel – Geoffrey Beane – 1975 – l’élégance est un rituel
The bracing violet leaf men’s cologne…
The Sweetest Girl I Ever Met
The power of fragrance, my friends….bringing together perfect strangers in the most unusual ways. Tonight I send out virtual hugs to the sweetest girl I ever met!
Fantastic Voyage through The Fragrant Stratosphere
Fasten your web-belts – tonight we zoom around The Fragrance Stratosphere with Brie in New York.
The Fragrant Man 