Diptyque Eau Rose Eau de Parfum Winner

January 27, 2022January 31, 2022

The 10-year anniversary of the original Eau de Toilette (2012) made it an opportune time to re-conceptualize Diptyque Eau Rose Eau de Parfum. Crafted by Master Perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin the 2021 Winner of the Prix Francois Coty, who specializes in rose scents, and is the creator of a number of iconic Diptyque scents (such as Do Son and Eau Duelle), all constructed around notes of the rose, it is a mixture comprised of the original Damascena and Centifolia roses, as a tribute to its sister scent, but M. Pellegrin gives us a richer and more intense aroma as an update to its predecessor, the Eau Rose EDT.

Élisire Extrait Noir Review (Pierre Negrin) 2021 + That Old Black Magic Draw

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Élisire Extrait Noir composed by Pierre Negrin in Collaboration with Franck Salzwedelwith its perennial herbs, beaming spices, and inviting woods, conjures up for me images of sunsets above the vast fields of Southern France; they are wintery sunsets, cool in temperature but warm in color, viewed from a large window of a room where a roaring fire is burning.

Intitio Parfums Side Effect Winner

January 26, 2022January 31, 2022

Hedione was originally used by fragrance company Firminich© in the early 1960s as an alternative to jasmine absolute and was first used in perfumery by the great Edmond Roudnitska in 1966 when he created Dior’s Eau Sauvage. Hedione was found to stimulate the limbic areas of the brain in women which are responsible for the release of pheromones. In other words, the scent of Hedione might drive women crazy (perhaps that is the “side effect” and why Intitio Parfums Side Effect is part of the Carnal collection

Amouage Dia Woman Review (Jean-Claude Ellena)+ Rappelle-Toi Barbara Draw

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Created by the peerless Jean-Claude Ellena, Amouage Dia Woman, little sister to Amouage Gold Woman, is a spirited, soapy-powdery floral with touches of fruit and herbs that has both a timeless quality and an old soul.

Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme Winner

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme brings a crash of surf and the glitter of sunlight on the wave’s crest via bubbles of aldehydes and the salty tang of the ambergris, accompanied by a sharp crackle of peppercorn

Prosody London Oud Octavo Review (Kershen Teo) + Kaleidoscopic Oud Draw

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Prosody London Oud Octavo is a beautiful balance of finely chosen natural ingredients treated with a technical brilliance of a perfumer with an eye for the abstract and a touch of the elegant.