When I received the new Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire, it met none of my expectations. I came to realize my expectations were unrealistic and the reality was something better. I should’ve realized that if Serge Lutens and Christopher Sheldrake were going to follow the crowd they were going to do it in a very Lutensian way
Neruda’s dedication of One Hundred Sonnets of love to his wife Matilde says that they are “wooden sonnets that rise only because you gave them life.”
Brent Leonesio’s new collection for Smell Bent, Sunset People, pays homage to the club lifestyle. His club life is in Los Angeles, but judging from the perfume names, Disco Nap, Lady Gogo, Tipsy Social Blah Blah, Mirror Ball, and Walk of Shame; the experiences are universal.
Musk has been an aphrodisiac dor thousands of years.It can be overwhelming and animalic. Award winning perfumer Laurent Le Guernec of IFF took on the challenge of designing a perfume with musk as the key ingredient for the 21st century
As you can tell Mr. Lang is not as prolific as many of his contemporaries but his attention to quality means each one of his releases turns out to be very good. With Lightscape Mr. Lang wanted to create a fresh sophisticated fragrance
I sent up a plea to the heavens for someone to hook me up with the upcoming Memo Paris release for 2012 Quartier Latin. John and Clara Molloy, the husband and wife creative team behind Memo Paris, heard my sad story and took pity on me.
