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 muscles, vanishing into his pores. This is fresh, pure water, … Continue reading EP 84: A Bigger Picture
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 without sweetness, which is a signature by perfumer Geza Schoen. … Continue reading EP 83: Green Inside Out
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 gives you a perfect picture of what Rogue Perfumery offers. … Continue reading EP 82: Assorted Elixirs
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 thing is for sure, this may not make a man … Continue reading EP 81: Put Down The Axe
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 (again). Yes. Please. More. Origin USA Rating 92% Source Luckyscent.com … Continue reading EP 80: Golden Halcyon Chimera
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 who runs a clean shop that boasts cruelty-free, vegan, sustainably … Continue reading EP 79: Las Easy Brisas
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 out (and maybe even back again)! And just wait for … Continue reading EP 78: Eau Sh*t
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 is “an homage to the gardens of Henry Shaw, a … Continue reading EP 77: Effervescent Petals
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, instead it begs intimacy, and couldn’t we all use a … Continue reading EP 76: Enchanted Brew
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 of unfamiliar notes that raise an eyebrow, or nostril, as … Continue reading EP 75: Greener Not Meaner
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 from the Italian house of Masque Milano has a rugged, … Continue reading EP 74: Off The Grid
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 decades back! If this isn’t amber, where does it come … Continue reading EP 73: Follow Me Into The Dusk
