Amouage is perhaps the most successful of the ultra-luxe perfume Houses because of the oversight provided by Creative Director Christopher Chong. Opus IV is among the best in their entire line. Jacques Flori’s composition easily equals Mr. Chong’s philanthropy.
The new Eau de Parfums, OUD IMMORTEL and ACCORD OUD are both created around Oud, (aka agarwood) that has become so popular with perfumistas over the past several years.. we have two winners ….
Dominique Ropion’s Portrait of a Lady is Frederic Malle’s first new edition in a year, long awaited by many.
Irie Star based in St Louis, MO. has added three new fragrances (Happiness, Delight and Lift) to their aromatherapy soy candle line. The renewable GMO-free soy wax burns cleaner than pure beeswax candles and for a much longer time than paraffin candles with none of the toxicity which is said to be as harmful to the lungs
Perfumus is the Latin word for ‘through smoke’ and for millenniums throughout the world on every continent, doctors, scientists, priests and shamans have used natural blends as medicine or offerings to the gods. the winner is
At the 2010 Sniffapalooza Fall Ball we were introduced to Oud For Highness 75 which was made for King Hussein of Jordan. 2009 seemed to have a weekly release of an oud centric fragrance. 2010 has seen that release pattern return to more normal levels. Which is good because if Oud For Highness 75 came out a year earlier I think I might have missed some of its quite beautiful subtleties.
