When Christi Meshell, the perfumer for House of Matriarch read about Malek Mohammed’s seemingly endless search for a hookah inspired perfume, she offered to create one for him.. Universally adored for its comforting nostalgia, tobacco has a special ability to connect us to our Ancestors and the Great Spirit
Putting on Benjoin 19 made me very nearly angry, because it is exclusive to Moscow and not easily accessible to me. I would wear this perfume to within an inch of its life.
Sometimes I prefer a scented haiku compared to a fragrant complex novel, here less is more. At first I pushed the three Leilani Bishop Oils; Pikake, Lilac, and Orange Blossom aside for not having enough gravitas.
Fleure de Figuier is one of the best new fragrances of 2013 and at the price it is crazy not to own this. If you have never explored Roger & Gallet you owe yourself the pleasure of discovering some of the best perfume by some of the best perfumers at one of the best prices
This past summer, Maria Candida Gentile took her scent work outside of the perfume bottle and into the spaces of contemporary art when she collaborated with artist Luca Vitone at the Venice Biennale.
One thing I really love about Erotique is that it straddles that very fine line between sexy and sweaty; I get just enough sweat to make it really alluring, while the leather just makes it all smell like someone earthy and amazing wearing great perfume and a good leather jacket (or corset, as the case may be)
