An informative interview with Frédéric Malle, the brains behind les Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle. Malle is certainly not new to the industry but does present a new attitude to the art of perfume creation.

Frédéric Malle was no stranger to the perfume industry. He is the grandson of Dior Perfumes founder Serge Heftler. Malle was born in 1962 in Paris to a family intricately involved in the industry. Malle's mother even worked as an Art Director for Dior. It was just a matter of time before Frédéric Malle made his own mark. Malle studied at the University of New York concentrating on Art History....

There are two basic skin types, dry and oily. Most fair-skinned and light haired people tend to have drier skin. This skin type can have trouble with fragrance longevity and generally they need to reapply after a few hours. This is because the fragrance is absorbed by the skin due to the skin's dryness. On the other, hand brunettes generally have oilier skin with more natural moisture. Oiler skin will hold fragrance...

It has been a while since I've regulary perused the Parfumo site. LIfe seems to keep me busy with other things. In the long run, as this fragrance inactivity has save my wallet. I have a list of new fragrances to test and subsequently reviews to write, so stay tuned.

I was cordially invited to attend a fantastic luncheon yesterday at Neiman Marcus. The guest speaker was none other than Roberto Ferreira, curator for Creed perfumes. While Roberto harbors a great deal of information about the history and processes of the Creed house, he is also a fragrance aficionado. There was plenty of discussion about Creed's products, but he was also willing to talk about many other aspects of the perfume...

I received my Arab Fragrance Explorer Package from Apicius. He was gracious enough to put together a collection of eight scent based on oud. Amazingly enough, the package arrived in about 7 days. There was some conversation that ensued on the forum about some members having packages come up missing that were in transit to the USA. No such troubles here and it arrived safe and leak free. Thanks again, Apicius. It...