Sarah Baker Flame and Fortune Extrait (Sarah Baker) 2023 + She’s Back and Badder Than Ever Draw
Flame and Fortune Extrait, from perfumer and artist Sarah Baker, is a bombshell take on Baker’s original white flowers, spice and booze
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur Iris Médicis Intense and Parfums Quartana Forest of The Golden Dream Winners
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur Iris Médicis Intense and Parfums Quartana Forest of the Golden Dream were two of the best perfumes of 2023
Xerjoff Tempest Review (2023) + Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On Giveaway
Inspired by the Shakespearean epic, Xerjoff Tempest is an olfactive spectacle, a tight-rope walk on the lines between chemistry, alchemy and magic
Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe and Kajal Perfumes IV winners
Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe bewitches our vocabulary of green scents. Kajal Perfumes IV is heated and seductive with dates and palm flowers
Wit and West La Valse Review (Whitney Swales) 2021 + the waltz of the roses giveaway
Wit and West La Valse by artisan natural perfumer Whitney Swales is an elegant scented tribute to the waltz and to the beauty of the rose
Electimuss London Vanilla Edesia and Gallagher Fragrances Purple Powder Winners
2023 brought swathes of vanilla fragrances with varying approaches. It was also a great year for high quality and complex artisan perfumes.