New Perfume Review: Charlotte Tilbury Scent of A Dream (Francois Robert) 2016
What is the scent of sexy? hedione was found to stimulate the limbic areas of the brain in women which are responsible for the release of sex hormones
New Perfume Review: Therapeutate Parfums Cardamon Rose (Rodney Hughes) + Neo-Orientalist Draw
Cardamom Rose leaves me a deep Arabic sense of wonderment- the dizzying awe when lost in the repetition of mosaic tile or the hypnotic calligraphy of the written script.
Grandiflora Queen of The Night Perfume Winner
Queen of the Night is a beautifully contrasted fragrance. Bertrand Duchaufour used a range of raw materials in his mineral accord, which represent the flower’s dry desert habitat
New Fragrance Review: Parfums Quartana Bloodflower, Digitalis and Hemlock + Poisons that Blind, Poisons that Open your Eyes Draw
Les Potions Fatales is a coherent project that dazzles from the outset. I loved Bloodflower by Alexandra Carlin, Digitalis by David Apel and Hemlock by Christelle Laparde
Shay & Blue Blueberry Musk 100 ml Natural Spray Winner
Blueberry Musk a slightly offbeat but still refined, unisex, ethereal fragrance, happily not smelling of muffins or pies.
New Perfume Review: D.S. & Durga White Peacock Lily (David Seth Moltz) 2016 + Chords and Accords Draw
D S & Durga White Peacock convey the same breathy, lush and weightless atmosphere that manifests in the legato chords and humid arpeggios of Charles Griffes’s Opus 7.