DSH Perfumes Warrior Queen X ÇaFleureBon shares the tendrils of wispy incense which runs through other Queen iterations like a leitmotif. Beyond that similarity, we find ourselves in a pre-apocalyptic perfume captured in crystal: cold, clear and fiercely floral
Aether Arts Perfume Hive Mind, by Artisan Amber Jobin is “a reimagining of bees in the distant future.” It’s a sci-fi gourmand, a futuristic honey constructed around honey, metallic spaceship notes and wax
Maison Crivelli Patchouli Magnetik captures Creative Director Thibaut Crivelli’s vivid memories of a ride into a field of patchouli, a jungle and a thunder storm. It is an electric patchouli on a bed of creamy white gardenia, vanilla and sandalwood. Key point: an ozonic electric accord creates with patchouli the ultimate tension in the perfume-Quentin Bisch of Givaudan
We have experienced considerable fragmentation in our lives over the past three years, and so the Fragments By NVC collection is aptly named. There are three perfumes in the collection, Nemus, Purpureum and Thyina. A fresh, new bottle graces these three – accompanied by exquisite portrayals by much-loved illustrator Massimo Alfaioli.
L’Artisan Parfumeur’s new Le Potager collection include five fragrances that use vegetables as the focus, cauliflower, tomato, green pea, beetroot and fennel. Symrise perfumer Alexandra Carlin composed her very first for the brand, Tonka Blanc. Givaudan’s Quentin Bisch created four of the five, L’Artisan Parfumeur Cédrat Céruse, Iris de Gris, Vétiver Écarlate and Musc Amarante.
Aedes de Venustas Corfu Kumquat is sophisticated, layered and brimming with citrus and sea spray. It’s like a boat trip to Paleokastritsa with every spritz.
