TOP TEN Fragrances of 2021 (Michelyn and Ermano) + Of Weeds, Leather and Lilies Draw

December 27, 2021May 14, 2024

The top ten fragrances of 2021 include perfumes that we felt were a cut above the ordinary. All are from niche, natural or artisan brands and include Frederic Malle Synthetic Jungle, Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus, Amouage Material, Puredistance No. 12, Grandiflora Saskia, Parfum d’Empire Mal Aime, Amouage Epic Woman 56, Indult My Ju Ju, Parfums Dusita Cavatina, Voskanian Pêche Chyprée, Masque Milano Lost Alice

Laboratorio Olfattivo ExplOud Review (Pierre Guéros) 2021 + Cool Oud draw

November 21, 2021November 22, 2021

A thread of weightlessness carries through the top and the heart of Laboratorio Olfattivo ExplOud, and it can be perceived even in the base of the fragrance, despite the gradual introduction of the more tenebrous notes of the drydown. If the opening represents the “explosive” part of ExplOud, then it is here, in the base, that we get to experience the oud in all its somber glory.

Never Have I Ever Winners

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Never Have I Ever is also a frequent “prompt” question for online dating and is also the title of a Popular Netflix tv show

Never Have I Ever (July-August 2021) Spilled Perfume +9 But Maybe You Did Prizes

September 5, 2021September 6, 2021

Have you ever played Never have I Ever? It’s a drinking game, a “prompt” question for online dating and the title of a Netflix series

Laboratorio Olfattivo Cozumel Review (Marie Duchene) 2010+ “On an island in the sun” Draw

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021

From top to bottom, Laboratorio Olfattivo Cozumel is a perfume that feels like an incantation, with a rhythmic metronome-like tempo, changing sceneries from cold to hot, from green aromatics, through multifaceted tobacco and hemp-infused creamy sandalwood to meditative and ritualic incense.

Nobile 1942 Nobile 26 Review (2021) + In the name of Don Carlos Draw

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

Nobile 1942 Nobile 26 is an olfactive ode to the 26 virtues of Don Carlos, the first King of Naples with a stunning woody amber fragrance