What inspired you to create Art de Parfum?
I started to pay attention to scents around me quite early in my life. Probably because I had an oversensitive nose. I always knew that I would work in the industry eventually and was inspired by a trip to the South of France, when I began to understand and learn more about perfumery.
There are fragrances that live in a world that cross from simple scents to experiences in bottles, pulling on our desire to remember rather than banking on a wish to smell great, Encore Une Fois translates to "yet again", does it manage to pull on your memories? Let's Deep Dive. Encore opens up with a beautiful salty citrus, very oceany but less "beachy", aquatic without being blue, a tad pull of green comes from the violet and the leafy orange but make no mistake, this is about the salty tones and in that process opens up for a tad smoky, for a stronger orange vibe with a bit of sour bergamot, the petitgrain gives character with it's unique bitterness. The...
So many of us are apart from our loved ones this year and as the calendar rolls towards Mother’s Day, it can bring with it powerful emotions. This year, 14th March could be a day to start a new tradition and instead an opportunity to thank the women who have supported you in your life. Why not surprise someone you care for with a special gift of fragrance, to reflect their personality or awaken their senses, and at the same time letting them know that you are thinking of them on this day. It can be challenging to choose a fragrance for someone else, because scent is so personal but with an array of luxurious scents from our niche fragrance...
We are very proud to be apart of a new series written by Parfumado called 'Female Founders' which highlights a selection of inspiring female perfumers.
“The sky is the limit!” said Ruta Degutyte – the founder of niche fragrance brand Art de Parfum – in this exclusive interview. New artistic perfumery brands keep popping up every year, yet in an already flooded market Ruta began Art de Parfum with a conviction to still manage to offer something new by creating perfumes that convey powerful emotions in a clean, environmentally friendly and ethical way. She has already created six wonderfully diverse and elegant fragrances and has accumulated several awards, the latest of which is for Encore Une Fois – won Pure Beauty Global Awards 2019 in Premium fragrance category. Ruta has serious plans for the future as she prepares to launch an exciting new fragrance in...
