Tom Ford Ébène Fumé Review (Rodrigo Flores-Roux) 2021+ Reflection Meets Renewal Draw

Tom Ford Ebene Fumee Private Blend review

Forged in Palo Santo smoke and fire comes a new creation from the house of Tom Ford which creatively advances a genre while respecting its history and strength of character. Tom Ford Ébène Fumé is a triumphant return to the glory days of the brand’s pillar Private Blend launches. Ébène Fumé was composed by the great Rodrigo Flores-Roux, the master perfumer behind some of Tom Ford’s classics such as Jasmin Rouge, Sahara Noir and the mega-hit Neroli Portofino.

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Top Ten Feel Good Fragrances for 2022+ An uplifting and calming Draw

Feel Good Fragrances for 2022

Trauma. Stress. Anxiety. Fear. Isolation. Loneliness. Travel restrictions. I think many of us would say that the past 2 years have been unlike any years in our lifetimes.  So, what is the connection to feel good fragrances? Ingredients such as lavender, bergamot, chamomile, citrus, frankincense, jasmine, rose, vanilla that have been used for thousands of years to treat instability, anxiety and depression; they can be calming, grounding, meditative, uplifting and even used in some cultures as an aphrodisiac. Our sense of smell is links us to our memories.

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Commodity Velvet Bold Review (Jerome Epinette) + A Wild Ride Draw

Commodity Velvet bold review

Commodity Rose Bold has deep notes of vanilla, rose and amber which are even darker than the original,(composed in 2018 by Jerome Epinette) with an overdose of patchouli and labdanum. Dark and dense it certainly is. When I wear Commodity Velvet Bold I notice the spicy labdanum and dark and dirty patchouli almost immediately.  It is as if I just rode my motorcycle out in the woods to a clearing where my friends have a roaring bonfire going strong

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Isabelle Larignon Le Flocon de Johann K (Isabelle Larignon) 2021 + Let it snow draw

Isabelle Larignon Le Flocon de Johann K review

Bertrand Duchaufour acted as a true mentor and offers to test her formula in his lab, but also helped to balance it, so Isabelle Larignon’s Le Flocon de Johann K is reduced to the essential raw materials needed to become reality. Concept or perfume? To the question ” Does this have to smell good? ” asked Isabelle, Bertrand Duchaufour simply replied ” Yes, otherwise it’s a smell, not a perfume! “

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