Puredistance Master Perfumes

We are incredibly excited to be able to showcase a very beautiful perfume by Puredistance - Master Perfumes.

A meeting between perfumeur Annie Buzantian and the founder of Puredistance Jan Ewoud Vos, realised a perfume Ms Buzantian had created for herself perfectly fit with the brief for Puredistance One. The fragrance is chic, beautiful and understated in it's elegance.

Puredistance One is a Floral with Crisp Green notes. The perfume opens with notes of bitter orange, tangerine blossom and blackcurrent buds. Heart notes are Jasmine, Magnolia, Mimosa and Rose. The base notes of vetiver, amber and white musk make this a truly memorable fragrance.

Peony's current window display showcases the beautiful paper flowers from the divine Noel Soloman of Fanciful Designs, the stunning jewels by Rodrigo Otazu and Puredistance One.

Puredistance One is a pure perfume made from a high concentration of perfume oil (32%) and is available as a 17.5ml perfume spray in a classic white gift box. Priced at $325.00.

A New Arrival

I am so excited to announce the arrival of Les Parfums Keiko Mecheri. A truly inspiring perfumer who understands the artistry in creating original fragrances.

White Petals is shown above - I have posted this image because it is my favourite at the moment - who could resist this delicious Soft Floral fragrance of Freesia, White Peony, Camellia, Iris, Muguet, Mai Rose, Sandalwood, Precious Woods and White Musk.

At the moment we have 10 fragrances in the collection (more to come) - Cuir Cordoba, Genie des Bois, Gourmandises, Loukoum, Mogador (stunning Rose fragrance), Myrrhe & Merveilles, Peau de Peche, Sanguine & White Petals. These perfumes come only in a 75ml Eau de Parfum and are priced at $269.00.

Lawrence Mynott Prints

Peony Melbourne introduces limited edition prints by the illustrator Lawrence Mynott. Mr Mynott was invited by Ramdane Touhami of Cire Trudon to illustrate it's latest catalogue. Lawrence Mynott is an English painter and has received both Gold and Silver awards from D&AD. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the National Portrait Gallery in London.

This image above is the delightful interpretation of 'Roi Soleil' - the Sun King.

Ramdane Touhami (on the left) and Mr Lawrence Mynott at the recent soiree in Paris to launch the new catalogue and introduce the prints.

The window of Cire Trudon in Paris for the launch. Don't you love how they have displayed the candles.

Peony has images of Odalisque, Trianon, Dada, Empire (my favourite of Napoleon's wardrobe), Roi Soleil and Abd el Kadar. Prints are priced at $750 each.

Stunning Flowers

The world of blogging is amazing - just look at these delicious French paper flowers supplied to Peony by Fanciful Designs who I met through clicking away to find her beautiful site.

These gorgeous flowers are totally handmade by Noel and to me they represent my most favourite flowers - the Peony, the Rose and the Gardenia. They come in 4 sizes from Petite to Le Grande!!!

These little shoes are also made by Noel - aren't they divine - they would make the most gorgeous wedding favour/memento.

These beautiful flowers will be displayed shortly in our Wedding window - so watch this space!!

A fond Farewell

Diptyque will unfortunately no longer be available through it's smaller retailers in Australia....so we bid this beautiful range a fond farewell.

We have limited stock available so please be quick to secure your favourites.

20% off all Diptyque

Nuit de Tubereuse

Peony launches the stunning new Tuberose fragrance 'Nuit de Tubereuse' from L'Artisan Parfumeur - Paris.

Created by nose Bertrand Duchaufour this tuberose is a beautiful rich floral.

Top Notes: Mandarin, Pink Berries
Middle Notes: Rose, Tuberose, Ylang Ylang, Broom, Mango
Base Notes: Clove, Sandalwood, Rock Rose, Blonde Woods, Musks

This version of a tuberose perfume is not like 'Fracas' which is loud and bold, Nuit de Tubereuse is much softer and sexier.

100ml Eau de Parfum is $210.

Cire Trudon Display

I love Cire Trudon candles. I purchased a number of antique apothecary jars and together with some beautiful Singapore orchids the window came together.

The beautiful curtains of the 'Paris' streetscape I found in a delicious store in Hawksburn. They are screen printed by hand.

The old leather books were a bit of a find in a gorgeous store called 'Cote Provence' in Carlton. It's one of my favourite places to find items for my window displays.

Last but not least this stunning antique zinc tub was the perfect container for my new orchid. I thought my box hedge wreath was an inspired addition.

Sex in the City 2

We have just launched the stunning pieces of Rodgrio Otazu jewellery that featured in the latest instalment of Sex and the City. Rodrigo is Argentinian by birth and now resides in Amsterdam where the jewels are made. What I love about the jewellery is the attention to detail and the drama, they are just so beautifully made.

This beautiful 'Carrie' necklace (pictured) is available in very limited quantities and priced at $465, which given the detail and workmanship is very well priced. The other pieces include 2 of the pearl and crystal cuffs - just have to try these on!! and the divine earings worn by 'Samantha'.

We Love NY

I have just returned from Brisbane where I met with Christian David from Honore des Pres, Paris. He made the trip from Paris for the huge media launch in Sydney and then he travelled up to Brisbane. We were both staying at the Emporium Hotel which was lovely. On Friday we met with Nick Smart from Agence de Parfum (who are the importers/distributors) at his retail store in West End. The store looked amazing, this is a picture of the window display above.

Christian gave the most interesting talk on his collaboration with one of the most famous noses 'Olivia Giacobetti'. He spoke of his passion for creating an organic fragrance range and what a journey it has been to be presenting these beautiful fragrances as it can take over 12 months just to produce the perfume.

An interesting snippet from Paris - as they were launching Honore des Pres in Collette the wonderful Karl Lagerfeld just happened to pop in - Christian is so humble - he said his heart was racing as KL is one of his idols. The new collection 'We love NY' - Vamp in NY has outsold Chanel 5 for the month of May in the fabulous department store 'La Bon Marche' - a staggering achievement!!!

After our little presentation we stroled down the road to a wonderful organic restaurant called Mondo Organics where we had the most delicious of lunches:

Starter: Tin Can Bay Prawn with prawn bisque
Main: Pan fried John Dory with saffron potato, braised fennel, peas, bacon baby clams and saffron veloute
Dessert: Amaretto creme brulee with hazelnut crumble, burnt caramel ice cream and rose water coulis

All in all it was a wonderful few days which I thoroughly enjoyed!!

Ladurée Candles

A Little taste of Paris comes to Peony. We have launched 8 candles from Ladurée Paris - Brioche, Cafe Creme, Rose Water, Caramel Butter, Roasted Chestnuts, Orange Blossom, Black Tea and Wild Strawberry. They are good enough to eat.  Priced at $99 each.

Founded in 1862 in the rue Royale by Louis Ernest Ladurée, the company quickly became famous especially for its macaroons. Its tearoom was at the time one of the first meeting places for "Ladies". Ladurée had invented the Parisian "Salon de thé".

At Ladurée, decor is king and its royal stamp is everywhere. The salons have a sumptuous style of the Second Empire with its taffeta curtains, crystal chandeliers, gilded caryatids, and velvet armchairs.

Ladurée, creator of magic moments, will bring an olafactory scene of opulence into your home.  The candle collection is a breath of refinement and elegance, where every fragrance is within an attractive China pot engraved with the Ladurée emblem.

Burn time approx 40 to 50 hours.