NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extreme + Luckyscent Draw

November 16, 2011November 17, 2011

The new release from Juliette Has A Gun, Vengeance Extreme, falls right about in the middle. Based on the Francis Kurkdjian created Lady Vengeance; Vengeance Extreme uses the same three notes: rose, patchouli, and vanilla. Romano Ricci who is the owner of Juliette Has A Gun is the perfumer this time around. Lady Vengeance is really about the rose. Vengeance Extreme is about the patchouli as M Ricci turns up the volume on that note.

New Fragrance Review: Parfum d’Empire’s Azemour- Mémoire Olfactive de L’Enfance Marocaine and “Gift of Light” Draw

November 15, 2011November 15, 2011

Azemmour is a site of holy pilgrimage for Moslems and Jews alike. This ancient Moroccan city, once under the rule of the King of Fez, is steeped in vivid personal memories for the creator of Parfum d’Empire. Marc-Antoine Corticchiato revisits his Moroccan childhood with tender vivacity. The Azemour he portrays brims with sunlight: joyously zesty, painted in riotous hues of orange and green, by turns.

FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Tommi Sooni + “Fragrant Thunder From A Land Down Under” Luckyscent Draw

November 14, 2011November 14, 2011

Tommi Sooni is a perfume company based in Australia, headed up by Creative Director Steven Broadhurst and launched in 2005. Their first fragrance was Tarantella, followed by Eau de Tommi Sooni I, Eau de Tommi Sooni II and their latest release, Jinx.

NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Phaedon Collection + Six Pack of Simplicity Sample Set Draw

November 12, 2011November 13, 2011

The most recent fragrance collection to cross my path is Phaedon by Pierre Guillaume. The line was inspired by the story of Phaedon the house slave who so impressed Socrates when he was a house guest of his master that Socrates bought him and made him his disciple.

NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Diane “Diane von Furstenberg Wraps Up Femininity”

November 11, 2011November 12, 2011

Diane von Furstenberg is an iconic name within fashion. She is so iconic she is colloquially known by her three initials, DVF. In 2011 DVF sought to branch out into fragrance again with the new release Diane. This time around according to the press materials DVF was seeking to make a fragrance for a woman.

NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Huitieme Art Parfums “Myrrhiad” + Fragrance & Art.Com Draw

November 9, 2011November 10, 2011

Myrrhiad is about myrrh; there are three other notes to go along with the myrrh and they are vanilla, licorice and black tea absolute. It is the black tea absolute that was the real revelation in Myrrhiad for me. These four notes rise together to create the best of Huitieme Art Parfums, so far.