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 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.
Olivier Durbano’s Rock Crystal has churchlike notes of frankincense and myrrh with the distinct mineral smell of stone and herbal forest floor and is a wonderfully evocative creation. Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s Onycha has notes that resonate with ancient texts and time.
Although I understand the appeal of rituals as a means to creating a sense of calmness and order, I now believe that once you identify and accept what’s truly meaningful to you, it’s easier to let go of anything that no longer supports it. And this, I believe, can bring an even greater sense of lasting peace and tranquility than any pleasurable fleeting moments.
Amelia Earhart provided perfumer Isabelle Gelle with ample inspiration for her all natural leather chypre Les Parfumeurs du Monde Androgyne 16020
January Scent Project Attaupe by John Biebel is an arresting, indefatigable perfume which straddles the soothing and the seething – a lavender luxury which bridges time-honored technique and contemporary specifications. It’s old-school well crafted and fascinating, difficult to pigeonhole or define. Perhaps it’s a moody gourmand steeped in tea and tobacco, wise beyond its years
