Olivier Durbano Lapis Lazuli Perfume Winner
t is fitting, then, that the 12th perfume in Olivier Durbano’s Pierres de Poemes series is named for the stone that for many hundreds of years painted heaven.
New Fragrance Review: Beaufort London Fathom V (Leo Crabtree) 2016 + Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies Draw
British perfumer and musician Leo Crabtree’s fifth fragrance Fathom V was inspired by a line from Shakespeare’s The Tempest… Full fathom five thy father lies
Vintage Bal à Versailles Parfum by Jean Desprez Perfume Winner
My mind instantly brought up pictures of powdered faces and elaborate costumes doing exactly what the name says…engaging in strange behavior at the ballroom in Versailles.
Fragrant Awakenings: Divine Parfums”Divine” (Yvon Mouchel/Richard Ibenaz) 1986 + In Search of the Ideal Gardenia Perfume Draw
After a 30 year search for a mysterious, divine white floral, a quest that would cost me much time and money I found my ideal gardenia… Parfums Divine Divine
Thorn & Bloom Limestone and Sample Set Perfume Winners
Limestone is a powerful perfume which conveys a sense of strength; it is one I will return to both on days when I need bolstering and in the winter days when sun cannot be found.
ÇaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Crystal McGuire of Aurora Arctica + OCCUPY Indie Fragrance Draw
The past decade has been really interesting in American perfumery. the American people seemed to finally be getting fed up with Wall Street, Big Business and Big Macs.