I've been thinking lately that some house-perfumer relationships seem to define a house, so that even if the perfumer doesn't create the line entirely ( in contrast with, say, lines like Neil Morris and Maison Francis Kurkdjian ), the stamp of that perfumer's style defines the line.
The most obvious one I can think of is the Sheldrake-Lutens collaboration, Sheldrake's fondness for sweet orientals becoming what a "typical Lutens" smell like.
But, what other lines are like this?
I for one would nominate the relatively recent Becker-Kilian collaboration. She's done the entire Love series ( Prelude To Love, Love, Beyond Love, and Love & Tears ), all the Arabian Nights series so far ( Pure Oud, Rose Oud ), as well as Back To Black, Liaisons Dangereuses, and A Taste Of Heaven. While the collaboration is fairly new, and there are two contributions to the line by Sidonie Lancesseur, it seems to me Calice Becker is as close to being the house perfumer as one can be without having that title, with more than three-quarters of the fragrances her work.
Another obvious choice would be Duchaufour and Eau d'Italie. Up until the recent Au Lac by Morillas, the entire line was his work ( in fact I was a little surprised when Morillas showed up with that ).
Your thoughts? Any nominations?
The most obvious one I can think of is the Sheldrake-Lutens collaboration, Sheldrake's fondness for sweet orientals becoming what a "typical Lutens" smell like.
But, what other lines are like this?
I for one would nominate the relatively recent Becker-Kilian collaboration. She's done the entire Love series ( Prelude To Love, Love, Beyond Love, and Love & Tears ), all the Arabian Nights series so far ( Pure Oud, Rose Oud ), as well as Back To Black, Liaisons Dangereuses, and A Taste Of Heaven. While the collaboration is fairly new, and there are two contributions to the line by Sidonie Lancesseur, it seems to me Calice Becker is as close to being the house perfumer as one can be without having that title, with more than three-quarters of the fragrances her work.
Another obvious choice would be Duchaufour and Eau d'Italie. Up until the recent Au Lac by Morillas, the entire line was his work ( in fact I was a little surprised when Morillas showed up with that ).
Your thoughts? Any nominations?
