MEMO Flam Winner
MEMO Flam brings back vivid memories of my trip to Iceland a few years ago. One of the most memorable travels began with the freshest gulp of cold air as soon as we exited the airport
Amouage Reflection 45 Man Review (Lucas Sieuzac) 2021 +An Exceptional Extrait Draw
Amouage Reflection 45 Man was composed by Lucas Sieuzac in 2021, as one of the four Exceptional Extrait perfumes. As in the Amouage Reflection, this is an elegant fragrance now with 45 percent pure perfume strength, macerated for nearly four months and has exceptional longevity. Deeper, richer especially at the ambery woody base.
Diptyque Eau Rose Eau de Parfum Winner
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
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
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
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.