DSH Perfumes Matsu, which means pine tree in Japanese, is the newest release by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz and it is that titular note which seems very present until you find out there isn’t any pine in the note list.
If you have never tried Olivia Giacobetti’s perfumes I highly suggest starting at Diptyque Philosykos as it is very much the beginning of a scented journey which hopefully has many more fragrances yet to come.
In this current evolution of the eau de cologne currently going on Hermes Eau de Mandarine Ambree and Eau de Narcisse Bleu show different ways to re-interpret a classic olfactory architecture without getting all Bauhaus with it.
Anytime I hear about a new American line of perfumes, I get excited. Great American Scents hails from the heartland of the US and has created fragrances: Tomato Leaf, Beet Root, Victory Garden, Orchard Blossom, Sweet Magnolia, Sunshine Grove, and Flowering Herbs to capture the rich and fertile scents of all things growing and green.
The term smells and bells is shorthand for liturgical ritual. Ms. Cainer’s work for Smells & Bells Organics is rooted in spirituality, and the fragrances of the Sufi Poet series; Happy Virus, This Sky, and Some Angels Grumble have a grounding, uplifting nature.
Both Flou and Sana succeed in achieving slumberhouse perfume Josh Lobb’s stated goals. That these goals are so different form almost any other perfumer working is what separates and elevates slumberhouse.
