Les Bains Guerbois Oud Laqué Winner
Les Bains Guerbois Oud Laqué, by Mathieu Nardin creates a sophisticated yet easy-to-wear fragrance is his first collaboration with the brand
Teo Cabanel Oh La La Review (Patrice Revillard) 2020 + A Creamy Hazelnut Draw
Teo Cabanel Oh La La composed by Patrice Revillard evokes sipping on a warm hazelnut milk latte, wrapped in a dusty lilac color cashmere sweater. The roasted nuttiness of tonka beans enhances the hazelnut facets, while creamy sandalwood plays off the feather-light softness of white musk and a suede accord, not mentioned in the notes; it must be the orris rubbed sandalwood
ÇaFleureBon Modern Masterpieces: Aftelier Perfumes Cepes and Tuberose (Mandy Aftel) 2003 + Olfactory Surrealism Draw
Aftelier Perfumes Cepes and Tuberose is the olfactory equivalent of Surrealism in Art, revolutionizing the fragrance industry by using natural raw materials and isolates only.
Amouage Orris Wakan and Incense Rori Attars winner
Amouage Orris Wakan and Incense Rori attars was composed by perfumer Julien Rasquinet where he created masterpieces for both Western and Arabic brands.
The Zoo Everlasting Review (Christophe Laudamiel & Christoph Hornetz) + Sway Me Smooth, Sway Me Now Draw
The Zoo Everlasting isn’t shy in making its intentions clear. It is anexperience a cornucopia of notes, effects and nuances: from aromatic earthiness to sober woodiness, from caramelized amber to warm-skin muskiness, and from smoky, leathery resinousness to warm, cinnamon-like spiciness. The overall combination is arresting and sensual; it evokes to me a sensation of idealized masculinity balancing between virility, playfulness and sensitivity, while echoing classic, suavely seductive “men’s” fragrances of the 1980s.
Sunset Hour by Goldfield & Banks Winner
The first few minutes of Goldfield & Banks Sunset Hour is equivalent to a gulp of tropical vacation cocktail you would quench your thirst with on the sandy beach.