Sweet resins from Peru, fine French cognac and a leopard on the rug, Ormonde Jayne Tolu (2002) is a perfume that pulls you in and won’t let go.
WayneThibeaud painting© 1962 The House of Montale launched several new fragrances this year. Montale Vanilla Cake was the one that captured our attention. In cuisne, I don’t love vanilla foods nor cake, but I do wear many gourmands;most feature vanilla prominently. When I first heard about Montale Vanilla Cake, I couldn’t help but associate the name with …
Roja Parfums Diaghilev is built on a similar chypre structure as Guerlain’s 1919 Mitsouko but Master Perfumer Roja Dove puts his own signature on the perfume.
Photo by Gian Luca Perris© 3x Art and Olfaction Finalist in the Independent Category, Perris Monte Carlo is known for their transportive scents of place and olfactive journeys. Gian Luca Perris who is the creative director and sometimes perfumer for the brand takes a raw ingredient and uncovers every facet. Found within the Pacific Islands, the sandalwood …
Photo by Sebastian In our Best of Scent Awards 2016 I chose Nicolas Chabot as the best creative director of the year. (for those who don’t know, Nicolas revived Le Galion in 2014, a house that is famous for Sortilege by Paul Vacher). Two years later he debuted AETHER Parfums an all synthetic line of excellent fragrances. Such …
Eight and Bob Egypt is one of the fragrances created by perfumer Albert Fourquet. The brand began when J.F.K was traveling to the French Riviera
