L’Artisan Parfumeur Un Air De Bretagne bottle, travel spray, and IFF perfumer Juliette Karagueuzoglou (Collage: Despina Veneti)© Several of the fragrances I’ve been wearing lately come from the historic French House of L’Artisan Parfumeur, and that’s hardly a surprise: the brand has always been offering perfumes that encapsulate the essence of a particular city or region, from Provence to Réunion, Seville to Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro to Bhutan… The recent introduction of the brand’s customisable leather roll-up case, securely holding three travel sprays, marks the perfect time for me to present my three choices of L’Artisan Parfumeur fragrances – all of them reflecting journeys I yearn for… My travel craving seems to be currently defining, to a large extent, my fragrance choices as well for the last month, I’ve been clearly gravitating towards creations that enliven my voyage memories, and trigger off dreams of the journeys to come. In times when my daily expeditions pretty much amount to a walk towards the nearest Seine Bridge, I find myself feverishly thinking about past, and future, journeys: to places familiar and beloved, near family and old friends, as well as to destinations yet to be explored, images of which are luring me like siren’s calls. Choosing the final three… (Photo: Despina Veneti, from her own L’Artisan Parfumeur collection)©

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