Twenty-five years ago, Michael Edwards developed a perfumer’s classification system and published reference books that have become a bible of scent formulators.  This year, Mr. Edwards will be honored at Sniffapalooza’s Holiday Fête on Saturday, December 6 at the Turtle Bay Spafumerie at 900 Second Avenue in New York City.  I’m so jealous of everyone who gets to go!

Festivities begin with lunch at 11:00 a.m. at The Press Box restaurant at 49th and Second Avenue, where Mr. Edwards will give an exclusive fragrance workshop. Following the luncheon, everyone will go one block south to the Turtle Bay Spafumerie to raise glasses of champagne to honor Mr. Edwards and chat with this master of fragrance.

To top it off, chanteuse Andrea Marcovicci will join the group with the international launch of her fragrance, Song. There will be loads of treats for this Sniffapalooza event, including massages and a 60th anniversary Fracas jewel box with perfume and other products at the Spafumerie.

The party then continues at the New London Pharmacy at 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue where Sniffapalooza will unveil hard-to-find, rare and unusual fragrances.

Register for this event at www.sniffapalooza.com. Tickets are $40.00 per person.