It took four years but the NEST Fine Fragrance Collection has arrived with three fragrances; Passiflora, Amazon Lily, and Midnight Fleur. Passiflora and Amazon Lily were signed by Christophe Laudamiel and Midnight Fleur by Jerome Epinette.
When I found out samples of the newest Jo Malone release, Blackberry & Bay, were headed my way I was ecstatic. I grew up in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, where every year, towards summer’s end, my mother and I would go hither and yon to gather wild blackberries.
Ben Gorham of Byredo, working with perfumer Jerome Epinette, has introduced a perfume, Black Saffron; that honors this spice that is holy to Hindus and symbolizes India, the country he was raised in.
Memo Paris, as part of their Les Echappees series of fragrances, have sent their perfumer Alienor Massenet back in time, to Ancient Egypt, to create Luxor Oud so we can all waft like an Egyptian.In Luxor Oud she uses it as the support for everything she wants to accomplish. For me, this is the best oud of 2012.
When I received the new Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire, it met none of my expectations. I came to realize my expectations were unrealistic and the reality was something better. I should’ve realized that if Serge Lutens and Christopher Sheldrake were going to follow the crowd they were going to do it in a very Lutensian way
Brent Leonesio’s new collection for Smell Bent, Sunset People, pays homage to the club lifestyle. His club life is in Los Angeles, but judging from the perfume names, Disco Nap, Lady Gogo, Tipsy Social Blah Blah, Mirror Ball, and Walk of Shame; the experiences are universal.
