EP 84: A Bigger Picture
MUSKY LEATHER: This is Etat Libre d’Orange‘s Tom of Finland. From ELd’O: “The water slips over him as if sliding down a marble rock, sinking into the grooves of his … Continue Reading EP 84: A Bigger Picture
EP 83: Green Inside Out
IT’S EASY BEING THIS GREEN: This is Escentric Molecules‘ Molecule 03. From Aedes: “The overall impression is spicy but fresh with warm balsamic undertones, like a traditional chypre. It’s sensuous … Continue Reading EP 83: Green Inside Out
EP 82: Assorted Elixirs
BOXED + READY: Perfumer Manuel Cross is a true independent house of parfumerie, and brings some classic magic to his repertoire. The Sample Set includes ten small rollerball vials and … Continue Reading EP 82: Assorted Elixirs
EP 81: Put Down The Axe
PLAID PERFUME: This truly hits me smack dab at the center of my being. It’ll potentially put hair on your chest, oh, wait, I don’t need any more. 😉 One … Continue Reading EP 81: Put Down The Axe
EP 80: Golden Halcyon Chimera
SMOKESCREEN + SENSIBILITY: Oh. I nearly imploded like one of those Cronenberg heads in Scanners (1981), it was that telepathic a message to my senses. Slumberhouse pleases the most finicky … Continue Reading EP 80: Golden Halcyon Chimera
EP 79: Las Easy Brisas
FRESH SENSATIONS: If you look up into the atmosphere you may recognize the Santal Sky, that appears upon my wrist and into your ear. Does that sound weird? Kierin NYC … Continue Reading EP 79: Las Easy Brisas
EP 78: Eau Sh*t
IN THE MOMENT: Something quite new, and the first fragrance to be released from the American house of ES-84 Parfums, made in France. This will offer a double-take, inside and … Continue Reading EP 78: Eau Sh*t
EP 77: Effervescent Petals
ALL ROSY: By American perfumer Shawn Maher comes another wildly interesting fragrance that is a curious as it is indulgent. His work often references sense of place, and this one … Continue Reading EP 77: Effervescent Petals
EP 76: Enchanted Brew
ACCENTED SO SOFTLY: Paris house Isabey‘s L’Ambre de Carthage is for those who like their personal fragrance to draw others in closely. Though its hushed tones may not break walls, … Continue Reading EP 76: Enchanted Brew
EP 75: Greener Not Meaner
UPROOTED: Fresh bouquet of ‘just kissed’ deep greenery comes from the house of January Scent Project out of New England. Eiderantler is in its very own lane, containing a harvest … Continue Reading EP 75: Greener Not Meaner
EP 74: Off The Grid
MANCAVE REINVENTED: This is not about glamping, though it’s not roughing it either. There’s something overtly masculine in this “testosteronic” gem. One of the headturners for me this year Montecristo … Continue Reading EP 74: Off The Grid
EP 73: Follow Me Into The Dusk
FROM THE DEPTHS: A fragrance that takes its sweet sweet time to open into something extremely complex. Ambra del Nepal was released by I Profumi di Firenze a full three … Continue Reading EP 73: Follow Me Into The Dusk
EP 72: Hive Minded
ALL THE BUZZ: This blends spices, and ooey gooey dripping essences au nature with a mad science lab. Penhaligon’s now decade-young Sartorial tippy toes between the past and present so … Continue Reading EP 72: Hive Minded
EP 71: Ready, Set, Groom
FRESHLY SHORN: When I went in to review these, live, there was nothing especially connecting these two except a masculine sense of good grooming. That seemed enough. Though I realized … Continue Reading EP 71: Ready, Set, Groom
EP 70: Up Up and Away
If you purchase only one fragrance this season, if you are a lover of all things smoky and infused with warmth, with incense, please go for this one. This is … Continue Reading EP 70: Up Up and Away
EP 69: Ooo Ooo Oud
OUD SCHOOL: This is a tricky oud, that lies in switching the signals on the note altogether, developed for a real ‘now’ sensibility. This may be the first time we’ve … Continue Reading EP 69: Ooo Ooo Oud
