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

Sarah Horowtiz Thran TAPESTRY for American Perfumer review

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.

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 Masque Artistic Fragrances Advent Calendar Winner

Masque Artistic Fragrances Advent Calendar 2021 Masque Milano, Malbrum and Milano Fragranze

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. 

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Memo Paris Siwa Winner

Memo Paris Siwa

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.

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

Aedes de Venustas Orchard 16a perfume

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.

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