Sarah Baker Perfumes Loudo Review (Chris Maurice) 2021+ Childhood Games Draw

Sarah Baker Perfumes Loudo Review

In Sarah Baker Perfumes Loudo, her newest creation, Baker tapped master perfumer Chris Maurice (a nom de nez of perfumer Christian Carbonnel) to fashion an oud-centric fragrance inspired by childhood play and, as Baker describes, “how it deeply shapes our ability to understand and use conceptual and abstract thinking.” With its unique marriage of elegant oud and quirky, gourmand undercurrent, Loudo is unexpectedly delicious.

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Amouage Silver Oud Review (Cecile Zarokian) 2021 + The Red and The Black Draw

Stendhal’s 1830 novel The Red and the Black which depicts the era’s dichotomy between French politics and seduction seems the perfect inspiration for Amouage Silver Oud. Composed by Cecile Zarokian, Silver Oud is a perfect addition to the Omani brand’s “Epic” storytelling. Cecile Zarokian created Amouage Epic Woman in 2011. In 2021, creative director Renaud Salmon tapped Mme. Zarokian for Amouage Material, .Just as Julien is the protagonist in The Red and The Black, Oud ASSAM is the central character of this fragrance. Silver Oud is certainly a standout addition Amouage’s library of perfumes. 

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