Parfumeurs du Monde Les Larmes d’Aden and Petite Fumée Winner

December 24, 2021

Parfumeurs du Monde co-founder Thierry Bernard (and a perfumer) has already created three fragrances for his brand. With Parfumeurs du Monde Les Larmes d’Aden (Aden Tears), we are going on a trip to the port of Aden, in the South of Yemen, a place of important trade exchanges since Antiquity, strategically placed between Africa, India and Europe. For Parfumeurs du Monde Petite Fumée (Little Smoke), Bertrand Duchafour’s inspiration came from a novel written by Carlos Castaneda

Sarah Horowitz-Thran Tapestry for American Perfumer Review (Sarah Horowitz-Thran) 2021 + Homage to Those Who Paved Our Path Draw

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

A limited edition, Sarah Horowitz-Thran Tapestry for American Perfumer smells like a concatenation of the lovingly familiar and the unexpected; it manages to evoke the sort of fragrance Sarah would compose, while incorporating an element of risk. It is this contrast which creates a finely nuanced and intriguing perfume which feels perfect for the current season. I feel that her description of a tapestry woven in rich, deep shades of amber and green is spot-on in its accuracy.

Masque Artistic Fragrances Advent Calendar Winner

December 23, 2021

Santa Claus is working overtime and has cooler gifts than ever, all packed up and ready to be uncovered every day in the Masque Artistic Fragrances Advent Calendar, which is the best way to discover the fragrant portfolio of Masque Milano, Milano Fragranze, and Malbrum. They have united, under the mission to become the Ambassadors of Italian artistic perfumery in the world, and have launched the portal www.artisticfragrances.com.

Memo Paris Siwa Winner

December 22, 2021

As I go back outside into the cold, I notice a little bit more pep in my step. The air doesn’t seem so menacing now. Just like the Siwa Oasis that provides sanctuary and restoration to continue on through that stark desert, I will make it through winter (and maybe even like it!) with the warm embrace of Memo Paris Siwa.

Phoenicia Perfumes RealOud 2021 (David Falsberg) Review + The Real Deal Draw

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Phoenicia Perfumes Realoud 2021 is the real deal, no shortcuts to save time, money or to reduce the potency of the scent profile. This is the oud of your dreams

Aedes de Venustas Gift Certificate Winner (16a Orchard Street review)

December 22, 2021

Firmenich senior perfumer Frank Voekl was called on to create 16a Orchard. Rather than center the fragrance around a central note or evocation of place, Voekl took a more oblique approach and composed a mood piece: “I aimed to create a sense of emotional wellbeing through a simplistic fragrance structure. The use of ingredients extracted from natural roots like ginger and iris tie us back to our earth, making us feel grounded and centered,” he relates. Think of how you feel when you suddenly laugh after crying. That is 16a Orchard by Aedes de Venustas.