New Perfume Review: Etat Libre d’Orange Rien Intense Incense + The Darker the Better Draw
Etat Libre d’Orange has released Rien Intense Incense, a heftier, bolder offspring of 2006’s Rien. Both are composed by Antoine Lie.
Olivier Durbano Prométhée – The winner
Prometheus used a stalk of fennel to steal away some of the Olympic flame to give to humanity; Olivier uses fennel to enrobe the pulsing fire of Prométhée.
Perfumer Jean Claude Delville Restores 150 Year Old Piesse & Lubin Perfume “Mary Celestina” for The Bermuda Perfumery
Perfumer jean Claude Delville restores a 150 year old perfume found in a shipwreck for the Bermuda Perfumery in a limited edition scent called Mary Celestina
Vintage Perfume Review: Caron Tabac Blond (1919) by Ernest Daltroff “A Testament to Androgyny” + Claude Cahun Draw
Artist Claude Cahun (Lucy Renée Mathilde Schwob) questioned pre-existing notions of self and sexuality. Like Cahun’s work Caron Tabac Blond defies being labeled by gender
Frapin Nevermore -The Winner
There is a ritual of three red roses and a flask of cognac being placed reverentially on Poe’s grave on the anniversary of his death
New Fragrance Review: Penhaligon’s London Bayolea + Modern Dandy Draw
Penhaligon’s has created a new line of grooming products featuring the flagship cologne Bayolea.