Jo Malone Silver Birch and Lavender Review (Yann Vasnier) 2021 “Scintilla of Silver For the Solstice”

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

Jo Malone Silver Birch & Lavender personifies Coco Chanel’s opinion that simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance – pristine in an argentine fashion, all shimmer and sleek freshness. A well-tailored item retains its value, and in the skilled hands of senior perfumer Yann Vasnier of Givaudan, this cologne not only mirrors the crispness of the season, it will work perfectly well year ‘round: tonic in spring, refreshing in summer, and elegiac in the autumn.

Aftelier Perfumes Joie de Vert (Mandy Aftel) 2021 + The Voice of Joy Draw

December 3, 2021December 19, 2021

Aftelier Perfumes Joie de Vert is akin to being lured into the forest initially by the song of the woodthrush, only to discover that it has flown and now you are being serenaded by the owl as daylight retires.

Jorum Studio Elegy and Jorum Studio Pentimento Review (Euan McCall) 2021 + Luxurious Neo-Classicism Draw

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

With Euan McCall’s newest perfumes, Jorum Studio Elegy and Pentimento, one feels a wistful nostalgia which saturates them each with a luxurious neo-classicism bordering on tender melancholy. They couldn’t be more different from one another – which constitutes part of their charm.

Maher Olfactive Sagan Dalya Review (Shawn Maher) 2021 + Warmth When It Counts Draw

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

In concert, the plethora of materials in Maher Olfactive Sagan Dalya sing seamlessly – like an ensemble in which the singers stagger their breath to create a lyrical line which appears endless. It’s a marvelous form of infinity, though: chalorous and cool, comforting and contemplative. The hearth may be warm, but you can hear the wind whistle through the forest as a few memorable draughts slither through the cracks in the windowsill.

Fiele Fragrances A Flower For You X Ron Finley “The Gangsta Gardener” Review (Linda Sivrican) 2021+ Transforming the Urban Landscape Draw

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

Perfumer Linda Sivrican provides beauty with a mission: proceeds from Fiele Fragrances A Flower For You will benefit The Ron Finley Project, an ongoing campaign which empowers inner city Los Angeles inhabitants to cultivate their own food as a means of encouraging an accessible, better-quality diet and overall health and well-being. Ron Finley is known as The Gangsta Gardener and is both local hero and muse

The Perfume Companion: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent by Sarah McCartney and Samantha Scriven (2021)+ NEW BOOK Worldwide Draw

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

In their newly-released The Perfume Companion: The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Next Scent ,co-authors Sarah McCartney and Samantha Scriven have reviewed nearly 500 fragrances from a perspective based upon perfume fact, cost, and a singular lack of bias: if there is a particular fragrance which is inexpensive and marvelous, it’s included as well.