“The constant search for qualitative raw materials is crucial for the achievement of a great result. The same formula performed with materials coming from different suppliers will sort out a different olfactory profile. My perfumes are conceived in my laboratory … Continue reading Bianchi Four
“THOO was born from the collaboration between an Italian master perfumer and manufacturer of Oud in Jakarta. This is a story of friendship between two virtuosos who gave birth to valuable perfume creations…Created for lovers of perfume, the fragrances blend … Continue reading Four Square THOO
“Call it the primal scream of perfumery. Coumarin was the very first molecule that allowed perfumers to cut loose from the past and venture into modern abstraction. First used in the groundbreaking 1882 Fougère Royale, this synthetic marvel ignited a … Continue reading Spiced Right
“Since ancient days, disparate societies separated by thousands of miles and thousands of years have all nevertheless used incense as a centerpiece of their spiritual practices, and it’s certainly no mystery why- with its delicate, ethereal nature, incense seems like … Continue reading Mirrors Without Smoke
NOW, DON’T MOVE A MUSCLE!: “A celebration of the sensuality of physical endeavour. This scent transforms the smells of the mechanic’s pit – oil and rubber, fuel, hot skin – into something magnetic and muscular. With a smoky, brooding aspect, … Continue reading Sylvan Grace
“Born from the definition of artistic perfume as olfactory memory, Meo Fusciuni blend fragrances that recall moments of life lived, in a unique and exciting collection, the olfactory vision of a modern and nomad artist. Today Meo Fusciuni is an … Continue reading Meo Fusciuni Four Ways
“As a painter, architect and designer, Dannielle Sergent is an artistic creator by trade. Her passion for fragrance, and the desire to blend old-world craftsmanship with a modern day sensibility, provided the inspiration for her creative foray into the world … Continue reading Cognoscenti x Trois
HOUSE: IlkORIGIN: UKFRAGRANCES: Devious, Fantasist, Libertine, VirtuousYEAR: 2020NOSE: Annabella Fasano-Leslie + Holly HutchinsonCONCENTRATION: Extrait de ParfumSIZE/COST: 50ml / $164SOURCE: https://www.ilkperfume.com/entershop Devious: While all these fragrances are layer-able and unisex, I’m going to explore them one at a time, starting here with Devious. This opens up like oozing liquid gold, and then the dancefloor ditty ‘I Love The Nightlife (Disco ‘Round)’ starts to re-play in my head. This reminds me of some of the best club nights ever. The spice is tight and right. It’s like wood and tobacco and sin. You can call it the devious seducer. That bitter almond … Continue reading Ilk in Quartet
“He speaks to us, reveals to us, completes us. The role of perfume is to transcend what comes to us from the animal, to know how to find one’s way through the smell, to leave a trace of us. Unconsciously, … Continue reading Mixing Colors
“Pineward perfumes capture abandoned alpine farmsteads, boreal bracken and briars, frost-laden and fog-blanketed firs, loam-covered logs, prickles of pine, thickly thicketed thistles, rotting rooted carpets, morel mushroom mycelium, sap encrusted spruces, misty, murky, mossy, forests up in a stoppered bottle. … Continue reading Pineward Foursome
“In the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world, Amytis of Media, wife of the great king, rediscovers her native land: the woody mountains of cypress, cedar, and almond trees, fig orchards, quince, pomegranate, and … Continue reading Mesopotamian Serenity
“A highly revered, resinous extract from the forests of Vietnam and Laos, Agarwood has been used for devotion and meditation in Buddhist temples for centuries. ‘Agarwoud’ combines notes of Bulgarian rose, amber and benzoin to create a surprisingly contemporary, clean … Continue reading Under Its Spell
