New Niche Fragrance Review: Diptyque Eau Moheli- Ylang-Ylang Redux
For the summer release of 2013 Diptyque chose to go with ylang-ylang as the floral in the middle and to commission perfumer Olivier Pescheux to create Eau Moheli.
The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2013 Winners (FiFi) – Balenciaga Florabotanica & Justin Bieber Girlfriend Each Win Twice
Niche Fragrance Review: Amouage Fate Man & Fate Woman- Olfactory Entropy (UPDATED 6/12)
When I received the new pair of fragrances from Amouage called Fate Man and Fate Woman, after spraying them on, I was reminded of entropy. The Creative Director at Amouage, Christopher Chong, is also thinking about the way things fall apart as he describes this pair of fragrances as “the end of the first cycle of the Amouage narrative”.
New Niche Fragrance Review: By Kilian Musk Oud-One Thousand and First Night
The Arabian Nights collection of oud fragrances for By Kilian has released its fifth and final chapter called Musk Oud. All of these previous Arabian Nights were the product of a single perfumer, Calice Becker, and I expected her to finish the run but to my surprise a new storyteller arrived, Alberto Morillas.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Strange Invisible Perfumes Likewise + Whispers of Love Draw
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
CaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: The Different Company Sel de Vetiver- Summer Still Life
Scent often has the ability to evoke a specific time or place in my life, or it can just be beautiful, or it can create a landscape of aromas. One fragrance which does manage to do all of these at an extremely high level is 2006’s The Different Company Sel de Vetiver by perfumer Celine Ellena.