Travel Back in Time to Choose Your New Fragrances

By Rodney Hughes, Fragrance Editor 

Let’s get 2010 started off fresh for you fragranistas. Admit it 2009 was one hell of a year! Buying those beautifully packaged leisure creations in a bottle was all we could do to ease the discomfort of an ailing economy.  Understandably so, especially since fragrance has the ability to alter our moods and send us on fantastic journeys in space and time.

Well, I have decided to journey back in time when buying and wearing a fragrance was a prized affair in and of itself.  A time when one would go to the perfumer’s shop in the cities of Paris, Rome, London, Vienna and New York to have their own personal fragrance created. It was revoltingly frowned upon to be caught dressed in a garment resembling that of another. Personal style ruled even down to the scent worn next to their skin.

With this concept of individual style in mind, I embarked upon this very intrigue and asked Perfumer Anu Prestonia, (http://anuessentials.com/about), to custom blend two new fragrances for me. This is what she came up with to challenge and delight my olfactory. “Netchem” a delightful deep hearted fragrance that is leathery with fruity undertones. Each time I smell this fragrance it simply draws a smile to my face.

Kush, Netchem and Royal Water fragrances

Netchem is a sexy forbidden fruit delight definitely meant to be worn on all the sensitive parts of the body. It reminds me of clinching my teeth while my mouth waters and bites down onto a juicy cut of filet mignon. This rather intriguing sensation, in my opinion, should be enjoyed by all, if only once in a life time.  It has the ability to create an indelible imprint on ones being.

One fragrance was not enough, I had to have two and Anu was more than happy to oblige. The second deadly sin is “Kush” a dark earthy scent billowing with smoke and floral undertones. Experiencing this note worthy concoction is akin to being dressed in the finest Asian silks and Venetian velvets, then being sequestered away in a mahogany paneled temple full of antiques gathered along the Silk Roads. In this mythic place ones only guests are the hundreds of volumes of leather bound books, the clarifying chant of Miles Davis’ horn, a glass of Private Reserve and a Sal Torpedo to get you through the night and into the dawn.

I have to admit these fragrances are not for everyone, especially those who have not over time acquired a highly tuned sense of taste and smell. It may even help if this level of taste has been born out of ones travel to the far reaches of the world. Be warned, Netchem and Kush are single malt and bursting with the elements of earth, fire and air, but I think the true connoisseur will get them. They are must haves for any serious nose.

Both picks are in keeping with my personal fragrance philosophy which I hope will resonate with many of you “be natural, raise the bar and have uncompromising genius.” So with that, Therapeutate Parfums introduces its newest fragrance Royal Water to premier this month.  This eau de parfum is an opening to Archipelago and the wonders experienced on the isles of Mykonos and Santorini.

It is my hope that the introduction of these three fragrance possibilities will start this year of exploration and fragrance adventure off with an eye up for the rare and custom. I further extend an invitation for you to join us each month for more picks that will take you on a magic carpet ride of scent discovery. 

Fragrance Notes

Netchem:

Vervaine, Neroli, Rose, Ambrette, Champa, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vetiver

Kush:

Rose Otto, Labdanum, Vanilla, Benzoin, Marigold, Ylang-Ylang, Vetiver

Royal Water:

Neroli, Lavender, Jasmin, Coriander, Geranium, Lemon, Basil, Amber, Patchouli, Lapis

Where to Buy It

Anu Prestonia – Anu’s Essentials

Contact:            anu@anuessentials.com                       

http://anuessentials.com/about                  

718-422-2600

Therapeutate Parfum

Contact:            Therapeutate.bkny@yahoo.com

                        www.Therapeutate.com

www.Therapeutate.etsy.com 

718-813-1006