It is testament to Vanina Muracciole’s talent that she has created a perfume that can both surprise and enrapture in equal measure. It is a scent that takes you by surprise and by the end one is transfixed in its luxurious and tempting nature. Jeroboam Ambra truly is a ‘Smooth Operator’ – an original and stirring take on the fantasy musk accord we think we know so well.
Senyoko Une Île Pluvieuse (meaning “a rainy island”) is inspired by Yukio Mishima’s 1950s novella The Sound of Waves (Shiosai).
Ramon Monegl Bravo (2015): Deep, dark Spanish leather with a fruity and musky fragrance, that is smoky with a fantastic cassis note.
Ramon Monegal Next to Me (2014): Inspired by Ramon Monegal’s trip to Dubai where it debuted before a wider distribution. Next to Me is spiced with Spanish saffron enhanced by notes of Indian Oud, Somalian frankincense in a shimmering rose/oud perfume that is romantic and resinous.
Ramon Monegal #Cafédelmar (2018): Seaweed and coffee pair beautifully in this singularly distinctive eau de parfum. Imagine sipping a hot cup of coffee by the ocean. Sea spray, apple and lavender is rarely seen in niche fragrances.
Saint-Eustache Le Dieu Cerf is a perfume of humanity, since it will be a source of income for the church’s restoration work, its good deeds and its cultural activities: thanks to the “offerings” of those who will buy the fragrance, but also thanks to Mane (supplier of the raw materials), who offered the church the first 1,000 bottles, and Etienne de Swardt of Etat Libre D’Orange, who financed the entire development of this project, “monotheism well macerated in a bottle”, as he underlined during the official launch.
Amouage Honour 43 Woman is a bouquet of big white floral notes (jasmine, tuberose and gardenia) bigger and bolder than the original Amouage Honour Woman of 2011
Opus Kore by Vilhelm Parfumerie is the joyous rush of vivid color – pinks, yellow, greens, all backed by a clear, cloudless (and finally warm!) blue sky.
