BEST OF 2017 by Colognoisseur
The Top 5 (Perfume of the Year Candidates) by Mark Benhke.
Including ...
"Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite - The creative direction of Naomi Goodsir and Renaud Coutaudier matched with the vistuosity of perfumer Isabelle Doyen provided the best tuberose of 2017. Their choice to focus on the green stemmy quality by editing out the flower they found something within which reinvents tuberose".
News, Parfumeur, Parfums, Review
THE 10 BEST PERFUMES OF 2017 by Persolaise
"Nuit de Bakélite from Naomi Goodsir (Isabelle Doyen). Just when you thought there was nothing more to be done with tuberose, along came Isabelle Doyen to work her magic and convince you that you were smelling the tempestuous flower for the very first time. Creamy, bitter and green in equal measure, Bakélite was one of the year's undisputed spellbinders".
THE 10 DENCHEST SCENTS OF 2017 by Denyse Beaulieu
"I did find out about a fragrance whose name is my new motto: Stay Dench “Dench” being a synonym for “sick” (which means “nice” in English slang), “used for saying that someone or something is extremely attractive, fashionable, impressive, etc.” according to the Macmillan online dictionary. Launched by grime star Lethal Bizzle, the word springs directly from Judi Dench’s unimpeachable badassery. It is now the name of a brand and a fragrance (if you’ve smelled it, please report) for which Dame Judith teamed up with Lethal Bizzle for a first lesson in rap. So I’ll just leave this here before moving on to my favorite launches of 2017".
"So, what made my nose go "Pow!" in 2017?"
"Nuit de Bakélite by Isabelle Doyen for Naomi Goodsir nips tuberose's criminal intentions right in the bud, turning niche's fetish flower into a venomous stem oozing Day-glo sap. One of the year's most striking olfactory signatures" - Denyse Beaulieu.
Parfums, Parfumeur, Press, Review
THE BEST OF SCENT 2017, by Cafleurebon.
Best perfume :
"Nuit de Bakélite (Naomi Goodsir, Renaud Coutaudier and Isabelle Doyen)- in a year of many mediocre tuberoses, safe and screechy for the most part, Naomi Goodsir, Renaud Coutaudier and the magnificent Isabelle Doyen created a tuberose very different than any I have encountered. It is the bud before the flower opens and becomes the heady queen of the night. It is the roots, the seed, grown in a bio-sphere in another galaxy. My nose to my wrist, I smell fractured shards of green tuberose, textured and deconstructed. Nuit de Bakélite is a DARING perfume and unlike any tuberose I have smelled in a few years". - Michelyn Camen
Best Creative Director:
"Naomi Goodsir and Renaud Coutaudier for Nuit de Bakélite. I really loved the obsessive interpretation of Tuberose Naomi and Renaud steered with Isabelle Doyen. I also like the connection with Louise Bourgeois and the total white Insomnia project". - Ermano Picco
Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, inspiration
FORTUNY AT PALAIS GALLIERA, PARIS
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949) was the son of the Spanish painter Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838-1874) and, like his father, he started out as a painter. He moved to Venice in 1888 and his name has always been associated with that city. His highly eclectic tastes encompassed engraving, photography, furniture and lighting design, as well as stage design and stage lighting. In 1906, he turned his attentions to fabrics, with his “Knossos scarf” made of silk, printed with motifs inspired by Kamares pottery from the Minoan period. His dress designs liberated the female form. He reinterpreted the styles and motifs of Ancient Greece, the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance, and he created timeless, unwaisted pieces with soft, straight-hanging lines.
A MOMENT IN TIME, PARIS
On December 13th, we were in Paris for a Jazz party organised by Nose for Naomi Goodsir Parfums. We were so happy & honoured to have all our friends & talented perfumers with us - Isabelle Doyen, Bertrand Duchaufour & Julien Rasquinet. The night ended in a restaurant, enjoying great laughs, conversations - a unique moment in time.
https://nose.fr/
LOUISE BOURGEOIS EXHIBITION, New York
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait explores the prints, books, and creative process of the celebrated sculptor Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010). Bourgeois’s printed oeuvre, a little-known aspect of her work, is vast in scope and comprises some 1,200 printed compositions, created primarily in the last two decades of her life but also at the beginning of her career, in the 1940s. The Museum of Modern Art has a prized archive of this material, and the exhibition will highlight works from the collection along with rarely seen loans. A special installation will fill the Museum’s Marron Atrium.
Exhibition "An Unfolding Portrait" through January 28th, 2018 at the Museum of Modern Art https://www.moma.org/
Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, inspiration, Travels
ITEMS : IS FASHION MODERN?
RESTING IN THE HAMPTONS
Boutiques, inspiration, Travels
THANKSGIVING IN NEW YORK
Always a great time to visit NYC with a festive twist.
THE JOULE, Dallas
An online publication by The Joule Dallas. Thank you Shasa for sharing your autumn top picks, including Nuit de Bakélite available at Forty Five Ten in Dallas. http://fortyfiveten.com/
BELLE MAGAZINE, Australia
Featuring IRIS CENDRE in December 2017 issue. Thank you Karen.
"Karen McCartney is best known for her work in the world of interiors, architecture, design and home wares across print media (editing marie claire lifestyle and Inside Out magazines) and more recently as the editorial director of Temple & Webster, driving their award-winning blog".
"INSOMNIA DINNER" .... Vilnius, Lithuania
Marty Naspraskevicius is simply the best chef in Lithuania with a very creative touch. We had a fabulous evening! Thank you Marty for the divine dishes prepared on the premises for the wonderful invitees of Creme de la Creme & Naomi Goodsir Parfums first "Insomnia dinner" dedicated to Nuit de Bakelite.
BEHIND THE DOORS OF ... Crème de la Crème
Crème de la Crème Haute Parfumerie in Lithuania.
ABOUT VILNIUS, Lithuania
Vilnius, day & night. It was raining, but the charm was still there. A wonderful city to visit.
DIVA MAGAZINE, Croatia
November 2017 issue. Article by Ivo Parac featuring Nuit de Bakélite.
Art, inspiration, News, Parfums, Press
ANIMATION ...
Posta Magazine, Russia. Quite cool animations, indeed ! Article by Maya Beloglinskaya for Posta Magazine. Animations by Alex Baltsevich.
L'OFFICIEL, Russia
About Nuit de Bakélite ... Article by Alla Anatsko for L'OFFICIEL magazine, Russia.
https://www.lofficielrussia.ru/beauty/pitti-fragranze-trends
ART TIME, Moscow
Vinzavod Modern Art Center, Moscow. Recycle Group, "Farewell to Eternal Youth" http://recycleartgroup.com/