Sniffapalooza Before and After: A Scented Slice of The Big Apple
So Mark and Ida have filled your head with some of the sugarplums – excuse me – new releases – introduced at last week’s Sniffa and I wonder why neither spoke of the before and after.
NEW FRAGRANCE: The Different Company “Oud Shamash” by Bertrand Duchaufour
In the first of a series of fragrances that will center around the main ingredient of Oud (agarwood) The Different Company's first composition by Bertrand Duchaufour is named Oud Shamash. In composing Oud Shamash, Bertrand Duchaufour also uses notes of leather, rum and other resins. Oud Shamash is an "I’ve-succeeded-in-life” scent, which goes against the …
Azagury Perfume: Rule Brittania + British Style Draw
Azagury Perfume like its namesake exudes a distinctive British style that those who enjoy Miller Harris or Penhaligon’s would easily recognize. Like Mr. Azagury’s fashion it also has a uniqueness which adds to that national foundation
Mom’s Moondance by Guest Contributor Anya McCoy of Anya’s Garden + “Van Morrison” Draw
MoonDance was created to celebrate my birthday, and was released on that day, October 5. My adult life was graced with Van Morrison’s beautiful, soaring song Moondance, which called out for me to honor it with a natural perfume
soOud Burqa: Beneath the Veil + LuckyScent Draw
Earlier this year in NYC at Elements, I barely had the opportunity to thoroughly examine the soOud collection…
I was captivated by Stéphane Humbert- Lucas- that too-handsome rascal nose for both Nez à Nez and soOud.
Last weekend – during Sniffapalooza’s Spring Fling- I was able to devote more time to the lot…and I did.
Several fragrances caught my nose- but only one did I purchase and that one was Burqa.
Souvenirs de Paris: Montaigne by Caron
A veil of beauty and sophistication surrounds Montaigne by Caron, an air of understated luxury. This is no light-hearted floral, rather as elgant and timeless as haute couture