Category Archives: Jean Laporte
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Santal Noble: the son of Mitsouko
Santal Noble is one of my all-time favourite perfumes. I perceive it as a unique interpretation of sandalwood, as different as possibly can be from other classic representatives of this note. It maintains the creamy aspect of the wood but
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Santal Noble: the son of Mitsouko
Santal Noble is one of my all-time favourite perfumes. I perceive it as a unique interpretation of sandalwood, as different as possibly can be from other classic representatives of this note. It maintains the creamy aspect of the wood but
Smells of Athens: Ambre Précieux and the smell of galaktoboureko
Amber and I are not friends. While most perfume lovers find musk or civet dirty and animalic, I associate the smell of unwashed skin with amber. I am talking about really dirty skin, homeless-person-tripping-over-and-brushing-up-against-you kind of dirty. Thick, sweet, tangy
Smells of Athens: Ambre Précieux and the smell of galaktoboureko
Amber and I are not friends. While most perfume lovers find musk or civet dirty and animalic, I associate the smell of unwashed skin with amber. I am talking about really dirty skin, homeless-person-tripping-over-and-brushing-up-against-you kind of dirty. Thick, sweet, tangy
What happened when I found myself in the proverbial “desert island” situation.
Moving to a new country in a very short time is not easy. One has to be selective and comprehensive. I decided to take with me only a handful of bottles and leave my behemoth of a collection behind. Truth
What happened when I found myself in the proverbial “desert island” situation.
Moving to a new country in a very short time is not easy. One has to be selective and comprehensive. I decided to take with me only a handful of bottles and leave my behemoth of a collection behind. Truth
Colours of Iris* Part 5: Fleur d’Iris and the perfect iris note
The past month has been a difficult one, full of changes and hurdles. New home, no internet connection and suddenly news that made moving to a new apartment feel like something extremely trivial and secondary. Good news that, as life
Colours of Iris* Part 5: Fleur d’Iris and the perfect iris note
The past month has been a difficult one, full of changes and hurdles. New home, no internet connection and suddenly news that made moving to a new apartment feel like something extremely trivial and secondary. Good news that, as life
Testing at high altitude, 2
Still on my mountain holidays I have all the time that I need to spray myself with anything I get my hands on and enjoy the surprises. Fleur d’Iris, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier (Jean Laporte or Jean Paul Millet Lage
Testing at high altitude, 2
Still on my mountain holidays I have all the time that I need to spray myself with anything I get my hands on and enjoy the surprises. Fleur d’Iris, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier (Jean Laporte or Jean Paul Millet Lage
Eau Pour le Jeune Homme: where less is more
Every time I sit down to review a Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier perfume I get really nervous. No matter how well I try to describe them I will always be missing hints and delicate aspects that keep revealing themselves wearing
Eau Pour le Jeune Homme: where less is more
Every time I sit down to review a Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier perfume I get really nervous. No matter how well I try to describe them I will always be missing hints and delicate aspects that keep revealing themselves wearing
Parfum d’Habit: the decadent aristocrat
Every time I think of Parfum d’Habit an image pops to my mind: the Venetian aristocrat dressed in black, wearing a gilded mask, walking the streets of Venice to fulfill the purpose this mask was created for: decadent behaviour outside
Parfum d’Habit: the decadent aristocrat
Every time I think of Parfum d’Habit an image pops to my mind: the Venetian aristocrat dressed in black, wearing a gilded mask, walking the streets of Venice to fulfill the purpose this mask was created for: decadent behaviour outside
Jean Laporte: the Master Perfumer is no longer with us.
Jean Laporte passed away earlier this month. He founded Sisley, L’ Artisan Parfumeur and later Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. L’ Artisan Parfumeur was the company that introduced the term “niche perfumery” to the world. Laporte left this company to create Maitre
Jean Laporte: the Master Perfumer is no longer with us.
Jean Laporte passed away earlier this month. He founded Sisley, L’ Artisan Parfumeur and later Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. L’ Artisan Parfumeur was the company that introduced the term “niche perfumery” to the world. Laporte left this company to create Maitre
Colours of Iris* Part 2: Iris Bleu Gris
the dirty green iris In my iris quest I had to try what my favourite house had to offer. The masculine iris of Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier is Iris Bleu Gris. Being new to the game my first reaction to
Colours of Iris* Part 2: Iris Bleu Gris
the dirty green iris In my iris quest I had to try what my favourite house had to offer. The masculine iris of Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier is Iris Bleu Gris. Being new to the game my first reaction to
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Route du Vetiver and how reformulation works
The first scent that got me stuck in niche perfumes was Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Route du Vetiver. But it was more of a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde experience… I was still only sampling when the name caught my
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Route du Vetiver and how reformulation works
The first scent that got me stuck in niche perfumes was Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Route du Vetiver. But it was more of a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde experience… I was still only sampling when the name caught my
Memory Of Scent 