Serge Lutens³
“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 … Continue Reading Serge Lutens³
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
EP 68: Magnifique Mysterio
A fragrance that took me by surprise. It’s nice to go in with no expectations whatsoever, and to come out the other end knowing that you may have just found … Continue Reading EP 68: Magnifique Mysterio
EP 67: Isn’t It Romantic?
A soft woodland scene comes into and wavers from and back to consciousness. This has a unique spirit, that of a changeling. I’d watch the house of Bortnikoff if I … Continue Reading EP 67: Isn’t It Romantic?
EP 66: Bloody Bright Botanical
Ripe and bloody, the Sicilian orange is anything but common – thanks to Perris Monte Carlo. Arancia de Sicilia is a bit of a revelation when it comes to the … Continue Reading EP 66: Bloody Bright Botanical
EP 64: Aquatic Tic-Tac-Toe
This vegan-friendly potion is one that just may stop you in your wake (pun intended). Questionable Motives from the house of Mirus is a double-take, for sure. Imagine communing with … Continue Reading EP 64: Aquatic Tic-Tac-Toe
EP 63: Seashells and Sunsets
From the house of Parfum d’Empire comes an aquatic floral of note, Acqua di Scandola. Its most definitely a fragrance of curiousity (and uncertain pleasure). Press play to go all … Continue Reading EP 63: Seashells and Sunsets
EP 62: A Soft Bite
I have to say I’m pleased to present my first-ever review of a fragrance from the house of Serge Lutens. This is Five O’Clock Au Gingembre and it may be … Continue Reading EP 62: A Soft Bite
EP 61: So Frisch
After receiving a wonderful introductory package of various works by SP Parfums I am starting my observation with this Essential Collection – Discovery Kit / Fresh. In each of these … Continue Reading EP 61: So Frisch
EP 59: Where The Desert Meets The Sea
This is a head turner from Tauer Perfumes. It may have taken me a decade and a half to catch up with L’Air du Desert Marocain No. 02, but I’m … Continue Reading EP 59: Where The Desert Meets The Sea
EP 58: Soft Sophistication
If you didn’t realize how much could fit into one bottle, turn your nose here. Initio Parfums (Prives line) delivered this astonishing olfactory revelation a few years back, called Oud … Continue Reading EP 58: Soft Sophistication
