Best of Show Esxence 2018: Timeless Elegance: Fragrances that will stand the test of time and based on neo-classical construction. In this category of course is Fath L’Iris de Fath. Masque Milano’s (homage to Hemingway) by Fanny Bal of IFF with its beautiful use of three vetiver extractions and a sparkling ginger bubbling at the top is a fragrance that could have been worn years ago and one you will reach for in twenty years. From Virginie Roux of Au Pays de Fleurs d’Oranger (an Art and  Olfaction Finalist 2018 for Eau de Virginie) and one of my favorite perfumers, Natalie Feisthauer,  is  the new L’eau de Gina. Just when you thought there could be nothing new in citrus, four perfumes (three by Perris Monte Carlo) brought an entire new dimension to an often pedestrian classification (three are in my top five!) My favorite from the Perris Monte Carlo collection (all are stellar, which is again why they always seem to be finalists in the Art and Olfaction Awards) is Bergamoto di Calabria, created by Luca Maffei and Gian Luca Perris. Anatole Lebreton Cornaline (the name was inspired by this decoration of the illustrator Alphonse Mucha zodiac woman who has cornaline gems in her hair).  One of my top five Best of Show  Esxence 2018 is Aedes de Venustas Musc Enscense, (composed by Ralph Schwieger) which was inspired by Tonkin Musk, the Musk deer.

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