Tom Ford Redux: Amber Absolute Mix n Match + Draw
Polymath Tom Ford is a one-man revelation.
I felt stimulated to revisit his body of work, the Private Blends-
to create sumptuous scents as unique as the man himself.
Or you.
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Gender Bender Fragrances: ‘Sex’ Behind the Counter (en Français/in English)
I discovered there are deep rooted sexual prejudices amongst many of my customers who will not wear a fragrance that isn’t marketed to their gender…
Madini Mokhalate Malaki: Before There Was Fancy….
The House of Madini , based in Tangiers, has been in existence for 14 generations
[or 400 years, according to the Talisman website]; Suleiman Madini is the current head of operations.
I’ve collected many of their fragrant concoctions over the years. A prime example of bang for buck is Mokhalate Malaki- loosely translated as ‘blend for the well-born’.
G. Nejman Emir-Sheikh It Up
I can certainly sympathize with those of you who are experiencing oud fatigue. The last twelve months has seen this most Middle Eastern of notes used ubiquitously in seemingly every other new fragrance that comes out. I do have to say that I have been impressed with the versatility of oud when used by different perfumers as it has progressed form the rose oud combination through many different iterations. With Emir we come full circle back to a rose oud centered fragrance although the source of the rose is the “green rose” of geranium and that slightly tweaks the formula.
Perfume with an IQ: Geza Schoen’s ‘The Beautiful Mind Series Intelligence & Beauty, Volume 1’
For his latest fragrant endeavor he has created the first fragrance in The Beautiful Mind Series: Intelligence & Beauty. Instead of looking to the latest “no brain all physical beauty” celebrity as inspiration, he chose Christiane Stenger who at the age of 12 became a Grandmaster of Memory
Soivohle Amberene- An Amber Perfume for a Summer’s Day
Amber is one of my favorite notes in all of perfumery. I love the way it can have an almost medicinal edgy feel to it as in Montale Blue Amber; or that it can be as soft and warm as a cashmere sweater as in Jean-Claude Ellena’s Heremessence Ambre Narguile. One thing all of the …