Blue Lotus: The Flower of Buddha + “My Sweet Lord” Temple Draw

May 19, 2011May 21, 2011

Lotus was the flower of Buddah. The blue water lily, Nymphaea caerulea, which is called the Blue Lotus but is truly not related to white or pink lotuses, has been recognized from ancient times as not only a gorgeous scent, but a flower that has powers of altering the wearer in the kindest and most soporific of ways, much in the manner of Oud. I have some rare and precious Blue Lotus absolute that I snatched up at $600/ounce, since it rarely appears on the market.

Providence Perfume Company: Solids to Swoon For + Carlos Santana Draw

May 17, 2011May 23, 2011

Charna Ethier of Providence Perfume Company has been a very busy lady lately.
Besides her own booming cottage industry, composing all-natural perfumes, body oils, and now, solid perfume balms -Charna was agonizing about releasing her new solid perfume
Would they be good enough? How was their longevity? Were the fragrances true? Worry worry worry. Charna needn’t have worried.

Eau D’Italie Jardin du Poete: A Stroll Through Duchaufour’s Sicilian Garden

May 15, 2011May 16, 2011

2011, if it keeps going in this way, is going to be the Bertrand Duchaufour Scent of The Month Club. As we stand here in the middle of May I am trying the fifth fragrance by M Duchaufour. .

Montale Dark Aoud and Moon Aoud: How Would You Like Your Oud?

May 14, 2011

Pierre Montale has become a Barista of Oud when it comes to fragrance as he continues to find new variations on the core note of agarwood. With over 26, and counting, aoud fragrances to choose from there is very likely one somewhere in there for everyone who wants to wear an oud based fragrance. The two newest releases, Dark Aoud and Moon Aoud, are very different from each other

Sniffapalooza Before and After: A Scented Slice of The Big Apple

May 13, 2011May 14, 2011

So Mark and Ida have filled your head with some of the sugarplums – excuse me – new releases – introduced at last week’s Sniffa and I wonder why neither spoke of the before and after.

Azagury Perfume: Rule Brittania + British Style Draw

May 12, 2011May 15, 2011

Azagury Perfume like its namesake exudes a distinctive British style that those who enjoy Miller Harris or Penhaligon’s would easily recognize. Like Mr. Azagury’s fashion it also has a uniqueness which adds to that national foundation