Despite the high-tech and futuristic progress of the world we live in, the lack of a specific dictionary for the sense of smell still makes the description of a perfume a very difficult task. Even industry experts use terms refered to other senses like touch and taste, which in turn refer to personal feelings and memories. The motto of Pitti Fragranze 2015, the international exhibition of artistic perfumery held in Florence in September (from 11th to 13th), supported this thesis, in fact, the expression “Olfactory Kaleidoscope” proved that the ‘language of the colors’ is a fundamental part of the perfume…
Valentine’s day is the feast of love and even if seems impossible to choose a lovely present among the thousands of consumerist proposals, it’s not that difficult being seducted by a collectible gift as the Byredo 1996 Inez and Vinoodh candle, an homage to the love between the two fashion photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
My Facebook and Twitter followers, surely know that on March 17th I went to the ObiHall theater in Florence, to attended the Jean Louis David’s Spirit Show, one of the most long-awaited seasonal events by all the Italian Jean Louis David hairstylists, during which the JLD trainers presented the new collections and trends concerning the hairstyling.
The expression “Fashion Week” doesn’t really mean only fashion shows and street-style, but also presentations of new clothing collections or beauty products in selected showrooms. On my Milan staying I had the honor of being invited by Givenchy to discover the new fragrance for men GENTLEMEN ONLY and the new make-up line of Le Rouge “couture” lipsticks and Le Vernis nail polishes.