Tigerlily Perfumery UNRELEASED Project Goes Live!!!

by: Ida Meister

Today is the day, my friends: Tigerlily Perfumery UNRELEASED Project perfumes – all ten of them. Will be boxed up and sent out, gratis, when you purchase any treat from their now-open, online boutique = $60.00. ~ tigerlilyperfumery.com.

[You may need to add them to your dropbox, or notify Antonia Kohl, the proprietoress, to inquire. They're moving very quickly!]

[There are a limited number of these samples available, and if you have read my impressions, you know that there isn't a clunker among the lot!] Here follow the images and notes [both olfactory and descriptive] provided by the perfumers themselves...

UNRELEASED Fragrance Notes, Perfumer Descriptions and Videos

1. AROMA M: VOLUPTUOUS NOSTALGIA

Notes: amber, tonka bean, gardenia, muguet and violet.

“Voluptuous Nostalgia perfume is inspired by the love of a father and daughter, the brilliant nostalgia that Rome evokes, the voluptuous of life and flowers, and the essence of otherworldly butterflies. Voluptuous Nostalgia will be part of an art installation that will be traveling from Rome to Naples and Berlin. The installation is a room filled with butterflies, all hand cut, floating and spiraling throughout the room. It is a joint exhibition of collage artist India Edward's work and her father’s, John Evans -  who was also a collage artist and has recently passed away. The fragrance I created is an ambient scent to be diffused in the gallery, but I also created it to be worn as a personal fragrance.”

2. BRUNO FAZZOLARI: SEYRIG

Notes: Aldehydes, Red Mandarin, Rose de Mai Absolute, Ylang Ylang Absolute, Syringa Accord, Muguet Accord, Oakmoss, Musks, Radical Chic.

“Citing the aldehydic motifs of late sixties and early seventies perfume, Seyrig centers on an artistic interpretation of the syringa flower — a relative of lilac that resists olfactory extraction. Crisp aldehydes are draped over rich rose de mai and ylang ylang absolutes with a foundation of oakmoss, resins, and musks for a spicy finish. This is a bold, statement scent that bridges perfume’s past with the present.”

3. DAME PERFUMERY: SOLIFLORE GARDENIA

Tigerlily SF UNRELEASED - Dame Soliflore Gardenia A story told with Adobe Voice.
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Video: https://voice.adobe.com/a/Z0q4O

A soliflore gardenia fragrance oil for women and men, which will be released on October 1st, 2015.

“A true floral, alive and in full bloom.
Lifting off into the breeze, floating through the air;
adrift in a garden of earthly delight.
Pure perfume too perfect for this world.”

4. EN VOYAGE: THE 7% SOLUTION

Top Notes: Wild Oranges, Mandarin, Green Citron, Osmanthus, Curacao
Heart Notes: Tiare, Frangipani, Narcissus, Summer Blooming Flowers
Base Notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amber, Oak, White Woods and Musks
Mood: Happy, Relaxing, Stimulating, Clarifying, Mood Altering

“Legal at the time, heroin and cocaine allowed Holmes to relax and refuel. Sherlock alternated between morphine and cocaine, which he always took in a 7% solution. Transcendentally stimulating and clarifying to the mind, such drugs were regularly taken by aesthetes of the day, including the poet Coleridge and even Queen Victoria herself.”

The Seven Percent Solution eau de cologne for men and women by En Voyage Perfumes.

5. IMAGINARY AUTHORS: AN AIR OF DESPAIR

Notes: Cedar, Saffron, Musk, and Sadness

“When Vivian Gwyn's parents mysteriously disappear one month before her eighteenth birthday it foils an elaborate plan she had to kill them herself. In her search for clues as to their whereabouts she finds an elegant mink coat and a safe full of valuables in her mother's cedar closet. Keeping the coat but selling everything else, she embarks on a glamorous adventure that takes her from the small Tennessee town where she grew up to luxurious penthouses in Manhattan, runways in Milan, and finally the castle in Switzerland from which she learns she is a descendant. No expense is spared in Viv's valiant quest to shake the sadness that plagued her upbringing and she quickly learns it's not riches that bring happiness but happiness that brings riches.

When to wear: Embrace your summertime sadness. An Air of Despair will lift you up inside while keeping the outward despondency that makes you so desirable intact.”

6. INEKE: HELLO, STRANGER
[link will soon be provided]

Top: Espresso, Rum
Heart: Candied Rose Petals, Cedar, Suede, Smoke
Base: Almond, Coconut, Vanilla, Musk

7. I PROFUMI DI FIRENZE: FIOR DI LOTO

“This soon to be released fragrance evokes fragrant royal gardens, the spring and summertime playgrounds of Medici afternoon delights. This richly romantic perfume opens with ambrosial notes of peach, apple, orange blossom and hint of anise layered throughout a floral bouquet of lotus flower, wild orchid, lilac, hyacinth and jasmine. Heliotrope and sweets woods add a sensual base grounding the headiness of it all.”

8. PAPILLON PERFUMERY: BOHEMIAN VANILLA

Notes: Orange blossom, Jasmine, Frangipani, Vanilla, Patchouli, Tobacco, Labdanum.

9. TAUER PERFUMES: DARK MYSTERIOUS WOODS

[Thus far, Andy's keeping schtum ;-) ]

Video: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=4453DE815986945!64752&authkey=!AK7H

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10. YOSH: WILD ANIMAL

Top: Basil, Lantana
Middle: Tea Rose, Palmarosa, Rosewood
Base: Atlas Cedar, Sheer Musk, Oudh

“This woodsy scent is a collaboration with indie filmmaker, Marco Castro, and will launch in promotion of his upcoming film, Animal. Imagine the fleeting glimpse of a wild animal in a dark forest.”

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Thank you Antonia Kohl and perfumers all ! <3

Scented Snippets New Event: Tigerlily Perfumery UNRELEASED Project / Introducing Antonia Kohl, The Players and the Perfumes

Months ago, I received a joint missive from Jeffrey Dame and Antonia Kohl.by: Ida Meister

They were busy brainstorming after their recent exhilarating trunk show with Jeffrey and Andy Tauer.  There had been an exuberant outpouring of community support including 120+ people, West Coast perfumers included.

Had the time come to expand to an online website presence [beyond the brick and mortar]?

What other concepts could they cook up?

What if they asked their perfumer friends to share / reveal their favorite, personal, or clandestine projects? Fragrances they had created for themselves, private projects hitherto unsniffed by the public? Current works-in-progress? Fragrances not market-driven, not part of the "big machine?"

Creating art as you wish it to be, for art's sake?

And would I be interested in covering this as an exclusive on behalf of Fragrantica and its readers?

[How do you think I answered?!]

Fortunately for them—and for us— this idea was warmly received by enthusiastic perfumers who not only agreed to participate—they would also provide us with a video piece to accompany their compositions!

This is how the UNRELEASED Project came into being.

Here are the participating perfumers [in no particular order]:

Josh Meyer [Imaginary Authors], Bruno Fazzolari, Ineke Ruhland [Ineke], Yosh Han [Yosh], Shelley Waddington [En Voyage Perfumes], Maria McElroy [Aroma M],Jeffrey Dame [Dame Perfumery], Swiss perfumer Andy Tauer [Tauer Perfumes],British perfumer Liz Moores [Papillon Perfumery], and I Profumi di Firenze.

And the upcoming releases?

Well, Tigerlily is producing a one-time-only sampler set. Some will be available for sale, while others may not.

FRAGRANCE TEASERS

Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes, with Jeffrey Dame

Tauer Perfumes: a dark, mysteriously woody fragrance. No current release plan.

Josh Meyer of Imaginary Authors

Imaginary Authors: fresh cedar and saffron limited edition collaboration with a trendy lifestyle brand. Will likely release before Tigerlily is able to.

Liz Moores of Papillon

Papillon Perfumery: Bohemian vanilla with white florals, tobacco and labdanum. No current release plan.

Bruno Fazzolari

Bruno Fazzolari: a spicy sweet herbal tribute to his time as an artist-in-residence at the Marin Headlands Center for the Arts. Hiking through the spicy brush trails on the Marin coastline. Release date pending.

Yosh Han of Yosh

Yosh: a raw woodsy earthy collaboration with indie filmmaker Marco Castro. Imagine the fleeting image of a wild animal in a damp dark forest. Will launch as early promotion for the film Animal. Release date pending.

Ineke Ruhland of Ineke

Ineke: a polished olfactory exercise that explores a lovely skin powder bolstered by suede. No current release plan.

Jeffrey Dame of Dame Perfumery Scottsdale

Dame Perfumery: gardenia, gardenia, gardenia soliflore! Release date pending.

Maria McElroy of Aroma M

Aroma M: inspired by the love of a father and daughter, butterflies and flowers—this scent is part of an art installation which will be traveling from Rome to Naples and Berlin. Notes include amber, tonka bean, gardenia, muguet, and violet. Release date pending.

I Profumi di Firenze: a sweet lotus blossom fragrance. Will launch in the U.S. with the UNRELEASED program, available at Tigerlily Perfumery first.

Shelley Waddington of En Voyage

En Voyage: an homage to summer and the sense of freedom it brings. Citrus and osmanthus over tropical and summer florals and a warm base of sandalwood, vanilla, amber, oak, woods, and musks. This is a personal fragrance that Shelley blends only for herself and a few friends.

Let's take a gander at our two culpable co-conspirators, yes?

Jeffrey Dame [as we know] is the force behind Dame Perfumery Scottdale Perfumes and Colognes and Parfums Retro, with perfumer Hugh Spencer as his comrade-in-arms.

Jeffrey is a "lifer" in the perfume world, beginning with his apprenticeship with the Estee Lauder corporation and numerous fragrant adventures along the primrose path [Long Lost Perfumes, representative for M.Micallef, for Andy Tauer, currently].

Dear Jodi Battershell has written a wonderful article about him here on Fragrantica.

Antonia Kohl is the proprietress of Tigerlily Perfumery in San Francisco: the only perfumery of its kind in the area dedicated solely to artisan and indie/niche fragrances.
Tigerlily's mission is to foster a sense of playfulness and joyful exploration of these wonderful and wearable scents, bringing beauty into the lives of many with their extensive collection of unique and cult-favorite brands.

West Coast perfumers gather at a recent Tiger Lily trunk show

“Proprietress Antonia Kohl is like the Willy Wonka of Perfume”, announces Kelly Crispen in the SFGate column "Top 100 Shops 2014."

And so it appears.

I've only had the pleasure of written correspondence and long telephone conversations, but I'm a convert; with her remarkable candor and full-bodied throaty laugh, Antonia is delightful.

[I harbor hopes of meeting her in person within the next year, if fortune permits]

Antonia was very gracious and forthcoming when we discussed her background and her vision.

“Why 'Tigerlily?” I inquire.

“To combine 'the beauty of the lily' with something rare and fierce,” Antonia tells me. [I like the answer. It appeals on several levels.]

Antonia is a native Californian who grew up in the Berkeley area. Her mother was “a no-nonsense woman who never wore perfume”, but an early 1st or 2nd grade encounter with a young admirer who presented Antonia with his mother's filched tea rose eau de toilette [soon thereafter to be dutifully returned]—began her lifelong intrigue with fragrance. This romantic icon continued to haunt her.

She moved East to attend the well-respected Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with her BFA in Printmaking. Antonia explored and mastered silk-screening, Xerox technology, painting. Live music inspired her. She went on to pursue a 20 year career spanning the comic book industry, toy design, game development and system design.

[Antonia has been a significant force in the design arena, holding a patent as Executive Producer at LeapFrog Enterprises and Co-Founder and Chief Designer at Mighty Play  - a women-owned digital design and development company in San Francisco].

Antonia felt that she had “done it all. I wanted to work with people; I love learning what makes them tick.” She felt that the San Francisco area was lacking “an indie house”.
Her friend and mentor Judith Brandman introduced Antonia to niche; friends Ineke and Yosh introduced her to other local perfume talent. A shared space with a French accessory store provided a good start [Jeffrey Dame and Ineke advised Antonia to proceed slowly].

In four-five months, Antonia plans to expand. It's her desire to be able to provide custom-blending classes with Sarah Horowitz-Thran and other perfumers, schedule events and workshops. Provide a venue for more lines of fragrance. There is always room for more creativity and play.

Tigerlilyperfumery.com hopes to be up and running by the end of July!

Keep posted with us as the plot thickens and the perfume samples and accompanying videos come in!

We here at Fragrantica will put them up for all to see, along with each and every perfume review ...

[That might take a few columns, I suspect.]

I'm so excited! I hope you are, too.

Tigerlily logo and shop images: Tigerlily