New Perfume Review: Olivier Durbano Lapis Lazuli + The Epic of Gilgamesh Draw
In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the world’s earliest surviving literature, the half-man, half-god hero is offered lapis lazuli by the goddess Ishtar.
Vintage Perfume Review: Bal à Versailles (Jean Desprez) 1962 + When Naughty is Nice Draw
Over the years I’ve gone through several bottles of different formulations of Bal a Versailles and find them all to be exquisite.
KEVYN AUCOIN The Essential Eyeshadow Set Blood Roses Review (Photos and Swatches) Fall 2016
Long before there were the Youtube “How to videos”, with impossibly young and beautiful millennials teaching us how to perfect our make-up artistry…there was Kevyn Aucoin.
New Fragrance: Parfums MDCI Le Barbier de Tangiers (Claude Marchal/Anne-Sophie Beheghel) “Retro-Nouveau Fougere”
Parfums MDCI Le Barbier de Tangiers is inspired by a real barbershop experience, that dates back to a time when Claude Marchal spent quite a lot of time in The Middle East
New Fragrance Review: Thorn & Bloom Limestone (Jennifer Botto)+Perfume Reflections on a Winter’s Day
Natural Perfumer Jennifer Botto of Thorn & Bloom, 2016 Art and Olfaction Award finalist has just released a new fragrance and a bit of a departure with Limestone.
New Fragrance Reviews: Zoologist Macaque (Sarah McCartney) and Nightingale (Tomoo Inaba) + Victor Wong’s Japanese 動物園 Menagerie Draw
The two new fragrances reference the habitat and diet of the macaque and the significance of the nightingale in art, literature and music.