New Niche Fragrance Review: nu_be Mercury and Sulphur – Antoine Lie’s Alchemy
There are two new elements to add to the Perfume Periodic Table produced by nu_be Perfumes, Mercury and Sulphur. Perfumer Antoine Lie shows he is also an alchemist.
There are two new elements to add to the Perfume Periodic Table produced by nu_be Perfumes, Mercury and Sulphur. Perfumer Antoine Lie shows he is also an alchemist.
None of the early autumn perfumes from Bond No. 9 are named for NYC neighborhoods, but all three; Scent of Peace for Him, New York Patchouli, and I Love NY for the Holidays exude quality and a New York state of mind.
The new collection from Rouge Bunny Rouge is called Provenance Tales and the three new entries, Cynefin, Embers, and Silvan are very good; better than one might expect from is primarily a cosmetics brand.
When someone makes a fragrance which tickles my geek senses it causes me to throw good judgment away. The latest occurrence of this came with the new release from Erik Kormann called Steampunk.
Over the course of these two years I created roughly 80 prototypes of Zahd in my attempts to fine tune the fragrance to the smoothest, most rounded and perfected version of itself. Only 125 bottles will be made and once they are sold out that is it.
For 2013 Roger & Gallet add to their roster of all-star perfumers with Francis Kurkdjian who is the creative force behind the latest release, Fleure de Figuier.