TrendCentral: The sight of iridescent bubbles has the power to transport us to an evocative landscape of grassy backyards, skinned knees and frozen Capri Suns. So it should come as no surprise that someone – in this case, venerated perfumer Francis Kurkdjian – has fused the juvenile flamboyance of bubbles with the elegance of artisanal fragrance. With his 7-year-old niece as his muse, Kurkdjian scented the bubbles in his newest creation, Les Bulles d’Agathe, with three different springtime bouquets (cold mint, cut grass and pear) intended to pique children’s interest in their sense of smell. To be honest, we think the bubbles’ sophistication in this series may go over kids’ heads, but we could certainly put them to good use after our next BBQ at which the resonant smell of burnt charcoal on a damp summer’s eve is less than intoxicating.
