Ineke's new additions: Jack+Jackie and Idyllwild
With these two additions, Ineke's collection ( website here ) reaches the letter I. In fact the names of her perfumes begin with a subsequent letter of the alphabet: A for " After my own heart " (a fresh, rosy floral ethereal and quite romantic), B for " Balmy days and Sundays " (one of my favorites, a floral green scent, delicate, outdoors-y and spring-evoking), C for " Chemical bonding " (a clean, bright white musks bouquet introduced by a crisp citrus accord) and so on until “ Hothouse Flower ”, one of the most elegant and convincing gardenia scents around. This was until a couple of months ago, because at Pitti Fragranze Ineke presented J and I: " Jack + Jackie " and " Idyllwild ". Idyllwild is named after a place in California rich in forests and wilderness loved by many Californians. To evoke its environment Ineke chose an aromatic accord (rhubarb, sage, pine needles) with wood accents (cypress and nagarmotha). Dry