Matthew Zhuk is the owner and perfumer behind Ex Idolo which is based in London. Mr. Zhuk spent years studying oud. He also had access to a vintage oud distilled in 1980 and that was what he wanted to use as the centerpiece of his first Ex Idolo fragrance
Maestro Fabio Luisi is a world renowned conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and Vienna Symphony. Perfumery started as a hobby and now is an essential part of his life, like music he strives to achieve the perfect harmony.
Post holiday food coma… you need some caffeine to keep awake. Get it from your perfume. Montale Intense Café and Chocolate Greedy are perfect scented desserts.
Barbara Herman’s “Scent & Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume” will delight collectors of vintage perfume and general perfumistas with its descriptions of perfumes through the decades and essays on perfumery.
I applied Acqua e Zucchero on my neck, and placed its body oil companion on my wrist. The perfume enveloped me, its opening full of red berry notes, an almond accord that immediately rose to the top on my skin, orange blossom, and vanilla are working their depth and magic, in both the EdP and the body oil.
With Bertrand Duchaufour at the top of his incense game and Christopher Chong imposing a creative control Amouage Jubilation XXV represented a rare artistic convergence.
