Returning are our friends from smallflower.com/Merz Apothecary (Dana and Grace Ann) to help us with this second in a three-month long miniseries focused on one house monthly. This time around our exploration into the Paris-based house Diptyque for the very … Continue reading In Full Bloom with Smallflower feat. Diptyque
“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
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
“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
A CARNIVAL OF SWEETNESS: “A cotton candy Orris fragrance, unisex, a left over from a study around an old classics. Maybe the biggest amount of Orris ever seen in a fragrance in the past 50 years.” Click Play, to hear … Continue reading Peachy
“Intent on getting lost in heady afflictions. Richly rubbery, stubbornly unattainable, inviting to touch. Hot like a sun-licked car bonnet yet smooth like the inside of an oyster shell. A familiar scene that’s hard to catch and harder to forget. … Continue reading Anticipation
We are so proud to bring back our friends from smallflower.com/Merz Apothecary to help us with this three-month long miniseries focused on one house monthly (through June). So, a gracious welcome back to Dana and Grace Ann as we explore … Continue reading In Full Bloom with Smallflower featuring JHAG
THIS AIN’T ‘CHEAP’: “Dark and primal, Chypre Shot boasts a powerful and original chypre accord with a revisited accord of oakmoss amidst a playful association of notes of patchouli, peony, black pepper, and coffee.” Click Play, to hear my thoughts … Continue reading Melt With You
“Panah is a London based brand focused on Artisanal Luxury. Panah prides itself on being one of the very few British brands working alongside skilled craftsmen across the world. Panah London started its line of niche perfumes in 2016. Panah … Continue reading Blushing Rose
ROSE ROYALTY: “This charismatic floral wood perfume was born between the friendship of perfumer Ricardo Ramos and perfume expert Ivana Rudicová, who loves roses. In this opulent composition, the sensuality of the queen of flowers is underlined by a warm … Continue reading A Feast For Your Nose
DOUBLE FUN: Two Dimensions, Two Very Different Stories To Tell… Misfit — “Billy was just fourteen from Greenville Georgia, a small bible belt town of 20.000 people, very conservative, churches on every other dirt road, he was fresh out of … Continue reading Night & Day
“FZOTIC is a San Francisco based project by artist-perfumer Bruno Fazzolari dedicated to bringing independent vision and artistry to everyday life…Dark, rich, mysterious, intoxicating amber with chocolate, tobacco and woody notes. Loaded with real tonka bean absolute!…” Click Play, to … Continue reading Willy Wonka x Pink Floyd
