SLOW SCENT: These perfumes speak (volumes) for themselves. “Everything I make is free from synthetics, parabens, glycols, and petrochemicals. I hand-blend and bottle all my products in small batches in my Berkeley, California studio, and personally attend to every detail … Continue reading A Quintet from Aftelier Perfumes
“…based on the fragrant plant life that sustains butterflies and their habitat. Although perhaps a peculiar starting point to develop a fragrance palette, butterflies have done a remarkable job of curating a wide range of fragrant floral, mint, grass, & … Continue reading Pure Meadowlands
BLUE ON BLUE: “The scent is aquatic-fresh…Perfume.Sucks is a niche brand from Switzerland founded in 2017. “We don’t make perfumes, perfumes suck! We create scents: sprayable alcoholic solutions made from raw materials that smell great when combined. We don’t believe … Continue reading Blue Velvet, Deux
“In 1975, Yuri Gutsatz, a renowned Master Perfumer, rejecting the constraints of traditional perfumery dominated by marketing, became the first perfumer to found his own House. In 2016, Clara and Michel Gutsatz boldly reinvented Le Jardin Retrouvé, while keeping the delicate … Continue reading Four Times Le Jardin Retrouvé
“This is 70’s rock and roll. The sound of beads dancing to the beat. Unapologetically sexual and indulgent. A wisp of floral and musk hanging in the hot summer air. Give in” House Othús Perfumery Origin USA Fragrance Turquoise Year … Continue reading Catch The Eclipse
“A perfume like a heady sobriety. Ten years after commencing Haute Couture, French couturier, Marc-Antoine Barrois is launching his first perfume: B683. Building on the timeless and charismatic elegance of his mentors, with this perfume he reveals his most beautiful … Continue reading Mild Masculine Muskiness
“Ancient rituals of oils and bath, blurring the realities of past and future, humility and godliness. Perfumer Nicole Miller’s first perfume (never intended for sale), relaunched in limited edition for the 15th anniversary of Blackbird. This is an updated version of Blackbird’s … Continue reading Rose or Rosé?
“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
“A contemporary eau in an ”aquatic” theme, Eau Mer is playful and young. An interplay of vetiver and anise suggest the sea and the rest conjure the breeze carrying the scent and sound of everything it touches.” House Pekji Origin … Continue reading Herbalicious
GOLDS + GREENS: “The gold standard Citrus Vetiver based fragrance with patented slow-release technology. The slow-release technology makes the citrus-based perfume last longer.” Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. House Mirus Fine Fragrance Origin USA Fragrance Driftwood … Continue reading Watery Woods
“A woody, floral orris perfume, composed with star perfumer Ralf Schwieger. A fairytale Uzbek city on the Silk Road. Fruits and spices – sophistication and adventure. A journey into Central Asia. Bukhara is an earthy perfume, composed around the enigmatic … Continue reading Pale Shelter
“Avant minuit (Before midnight) eau de parfum part of the classic collection. Warm spicy notes of black pepper from Madagascar combine with a mysterious black liquorice to give the fragrance an enigmatic flight, then envelops itself in an intoxicating accord of jasmine and white … Continue reading It Breathes
