Josh Lobb of slumberhouse has continued to reach new heights with the most recent (limited edition) release, Zahd; his most assured perfume construction to date. Zahd is an exquisite perfume experience that is among the best perfumes I have tried in the last ten years
As a perfume writer drive-by fragrance encounters on the streets of NYC delight me. luxurious sidewalk whiffs, Le Labo Santal 33, Hermes Jour d’Hermes, Angel, Olfactive Studio Flashback. A young French woman with a sparkle in her eye entered the elevator. I leaned in ; she told me she was wearing a perfume I had not heard of…Noa by Cacharel
For Atelier Cologne Cedrat Envirant, perfumer Ralf Schwieger manages to capture the fizz around a potent lemon core that is emblematic of the French 75 cocktail that inspired it.
For House of Matriarch, , Christi Meshell, handcrafted limoncello spirits, brewed her own Strega liqueur and combined three different choyas as she channeled Stevi Nicks and Fleetwood Mac’s Gypsy into Bohemian Black
Escentric Molecules releases a pair of fragrances for each edition. Molecule focuses on a specific synthetic ingredient. Escentric is a complete fragrance with that ingredient added in overdose with other notes around it. Molecule 01 was a particular milestone because the first ingredient to get this treatment was Iso E Super.
If as the saying goes all good things must come to an end Erik Kormann Eau de Froeliche No. 3 has brought this experiment begun with No. 1 in 2011 to a very good end indeed.
