Laporte’s original seven-sided bottles are staying too, though in austere dark-grey glass with satisfyingly chunky stoppers. Though a few of the stores will close, the remaining boutiques are getting an attractive, simple redesign, courtesy of Paris-based Studio be-poles, with black-stained wood and separate shelves for each of the perfumes in the range, along with pared-down labels and packaging.įans of the classic L'Artisan fragrances will be glad to hear that none of the greatest-hits will be discontinued nor, from what we’ve smelled so far, have they been reformulated. Larger groups, of course, have a long history of gobbling up smaller niche brands, and not always with positive results but to its credit, Puig seems to be doing the right thing by L’Artisan Parfumeur. In January 2015, the giant Spanish perfume group Puig bought L’Artisan Parfumeur (along with the British perfume brand Penhaligon's) from its then owners, the private equity firm Fox Paine & Company. But over the last few years there has been a slight sense of drift and overextension, with perhaps too many stores and too many perfumes to choose from. Over the next decade or so the brand released some superbly original perfumes, including 'Premier Figuier' (1994) and 'Dzing!' (1999), both composed by Olivia Giacobetti and 'Timbuktu' (2004) and 'Dzongkha' (2006), both by Bertrand Duchaufour. Laporte sold out in 1982, going on to launch the smaller but influential Maître Parfumeur et Gantier in 1988, but by then the success of L'Artisan Parfumeur was assured. Laporte opened his first boutique in 1979, on the Rue de Grenelle in Paris, selling perfumes and his Boules d’Ambres, hand-carved wooden spheres encasing fragranced crystals that slowly release their scent. A fresh, fruity mix of blackberry and musk, 'Mûre et Musc' may not be the world’s most complex scent, but its cheerful, optimistic character has endeared it to generations of perfume buyers. Founded in 1976 by the French chemist and perfumer Jean Laporte, it grew out of a single fragrance, 'Mûre et Musc', which remains the brand’s best-seller to this day. L'Artisan Parfumeur has a venerable pedigree as one of the first really successful niche perfume brands. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You want more fragrant conversation? Drop on over to Australian Perfume Junkies, there’s always something fun happening there too.There was a problem. Libertine Parfumerie has $280/100ml (Australia only) On my skin I get around 5-6 hours which is good for the notoriously short lived L’Artisans, but bad if you want to change your frag at lunchtime.įurther reading: Candy Perfume Boy and Perfume Shrine Then it gradually fades to dusky softness that never really reaches a skin scent before it disappears. The notes play as a combination and though I have each one picked here it’s more fun to enjoy the ride and float because the ride is a slow progression from the opening to dry down, linear is an unfair assessment because though everything is there Skin on Skin just changes each notes volume throughout. Dense wash is the best way for me to describe Skin on Skin because there is plenty of air between the notes and they are never in your face, even with lots of spritzes but the sillage is excellent and when you sit for a minute you tend to radiate calmly but insistently. Iris/saffron pop out at me first slightly tempered by soft leather, it’s cool and vegetal, green and waxy with an astringency that reminds me of brand new patent leather shoes.Īfter the initial WOW everything seems to meld together beautifully giving me a dense wash of bouquet with the leather holding up the back end. This seems to be my favourite of the three releases, I found Deleria too overbearing for day to day wearing though it is interesting and an excellent version of fruity floral, Amour Nocturne is beautiful and I loved it instantly and was sorely tempted by it on repeated wears (caramel, orchid and gunpowder are a killer combination) but in the end I found myself returning again and again to Skin on Skin. Iris, suede, leather, saffron, whisky, lavender, rose, musks, skin effects Skin On Skin by Bertrand Duchaufour for L’Artisan Parfumeur 2013įragrantica gives these featured accords in one line: I’m in early this week because Patty has something EXTRA SPECIAL for you later, no I’m not telling. Heya POSSEEEEEEE PEEEPS! Portia from Australian Perfume Junkies with one of the much hyped and chatted about Explosions d’Emotions set released this season by L’Artisan Parfumeur: Skin on Skin.
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