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Bertrand Duchaufour and L'Artisan Parfumeur visit The Scent Bar in Los Angeles

post #1 of 14
10/1/08 at 3:20am
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Bertrand Duchaufour and L'Artisan Parfumeur visit The Scent Bar in Los Angeles


The Scent Bar, which is the brick-and-mortar manifestation for luckyscent.com in Los Angeles, is ordinarily quiet after its normal closing time of 7pm. But on Thursday, July 10, it was anything but. On that evening, it was playing host to one of the stars of the fragrance world. Bertrand Duchaufour, the renouned French perfumer, and Francois Duquesne, CEO of L'Artisan Parfumeur, had flown into town from Paris for a quick 48-hour consultation with Adam Eastwood and Franco Wright, the proprietors of Lucky Scent. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss details related to the creation of a house fragrance for Lucky Scent. And this first evening was the "teaser" event, where invited guests would be introduced to the indigenous California plants from which choices would be made for the accords which would compose the fragrance.

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post #2 of 14
10/1/08 at 10:09am
Very enjoyable article. I really liked hearing about them smelling the different plants, etc at the bar and on the hike. It will be interesting to see what comes out of it. I'm sure it was a nice event. Cool idea for a shop too.
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post #3 of 14
10/1/08 at 10:20am
Great article, Astroth. Los Angelinos are very lucky to have something as special as Scent Bar. Unfortunatley we have nothing like that down here in Miami. Im officially jealous.
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post #4 of 14
10/1/08 at 12:03pm
Very nicely written, Astaroth.

I went to the Scent Bar for the first time last week. It was smaller than I pictured it, but it had a beautifully edited selection of fragrances.

The only thing that gives me pause is that having been through a couple of serious fires in Southern California, I hope the new frag won't be too reminiscent of burning vegetation. That's a smell I'd rather not smell again anytime soon!
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post #5 of 14
10/1/08 at 12:06pm
Oh oh! A Luckyscent custom frag would be wonderful (well, I hope). Anticipating that...

Thank you for posting the article!
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post #6 of 14
10/1/08 at 5:45pm
Yes, great article, Astaroth. I'm also jealous of such a wonderful niche store, and the good time it's clear that you had. Wow!

I hear you about the "fire odor", BlackCat - there are some scents that are best left as untapped memories. But I have full faith in L'AP (one of my favorite houses) to add no more than the optimal amount of smoky goodness to whatever they come up with.
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post #7 of 14
10/1/08 at 6:54pm
What a lovely article and great pictures too, Astaroth!

(must remember address for visit to L.A.)
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post #8 of 14
10/1/08 at 8:27pm
I'm sure Bertrand Duchaufour will do good things with the burned chaparral. He does a great job with everything else, after all. He'll probably use some of it to put some edginess into the fragrance, but I'm sure he won't overdo it. I do know that there will be some burned notes in the fragrance, however.
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post #9 of 14
10/1/08 at 8:44pm
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I do know that there will be some burned notes in the fragrance, however.

Well, at least he picked the right one of the 4 California seasons. The world doesn't need one more aquatic, and riot and earthquake are best left to Comme des Garçons.
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post #10 of 14
10/2/08 at 8:36am
Great article. In college I cared for a large native California garden with a large chapparal section, and the smells....so wonderful. Can't wait for this fragrance.
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post #11 of 14
10/2/08 at 9:40am
well done. You really captured the ambience at Scent Bar and s was part of the birth of a possible masterpiece. Seeing Bertrand Duchaufour and how he works with clients to capture the essence of their brand, this is an EXPERIENCE . A Lucky 'scent' for Franco and Adam...

Did you get to smell the juice as a follow up...
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post #12 of 14
10/2/08 at 11:13am
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well done ... Did you get to smell the juice as a follow up...

Thank you. This was an initial "teaser" evening which introduced people to the accords which will play a part in the fragrance. The actual composition of the fragrance is still being negotiated. There will be a following up event which pushes the creative aspect of the project further, probably fairly soon.
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post #13 of 14
10/2/08 at 2:04pm
Wonderful article. I'm glad they got to smell the chaparral.
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post #14 of 14
10/2/08 at 6:15pm
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Bravo!
I've had the pleasure of smelling the result of the collaborative effort of Mr. Duchaufour & the gentlemen of AEDES.
This project will produce wonderful results, I'm sure of it.
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