Facebook Fragrance Friends Portland Sniff 2016 Winners
We drank and sampled and swapped til it was dark, then we did a group toast and said our goodbyes.
New Perfume Review: Etat Libre D’Orange Attaquer le Soleil – Marquis de Sade (Quentin Bisch/ Etienne de Swardt) + Vive la Liberation Draw
Etat Libre D’Orange’sAttaquer le Soleil is built around a single ingredient, cistus labdanum, but strips it bare to show its every aspect from earth-pulling root to sloe-eyed resin
Perfume Review: Strange Invisible Perfumes Epic Gardenia (Alexandra Balhoutis) 2009 + On A Tropic Night Draw
Gardenia is a very iconic flower in perfumery. I wanted to formulate a natural gardenia fragrance that smelled modern and layered, referencing that era’s glamorous picture of the tropics.
New Perfume Review: House Of Cherry Bomb Immortal Mine II (Maria McElroy/ Alexis Karl ) 2016 + Delores del Rio Glamour Draw
HOuse of Cherry Bomb Immortal Mine II is a stunning amber-centric perfume, warm and enveloping, dark, sexy and profoundly mysterious wafting Old Hollywood glamour
New Perfume: Aftelier Perfumes Amber Tapestry (Mandy Aftel) 2016
Amber Tapestry is vintage inspired where the various amber facets are textured, golden and complex with an emphasis on the interplay of jasmine and amber.
CHANEL ROUGE ALLURE INK Matte Liquid Lip Colour Review: Photos and Swatches
CHANEL makes great lipsticks, so when they recently introduced Rouge Allure Ink Liquid Matte in eight shades, I was eager to try them all.