Best Fragrances of 2021 (Ermano and Michelyn) + A Very Good Year Draw
2021 was a great year for fragrance, with many new niche, natural and independent perfumes as well as virtual events and home fragrances. The Best of 2021
Aedes de Venustas Encens Japonais Review (Bertrand Duchaufour) 2021+ Burning Candles at Both Ends Draw
Aedes de Venustas Encens Japonais is as cozy and lovely as the golden sparkle of Christmas lights. As the fire logs glow into embers, night wanes into morning, the aromas of fruit and flowers, wood and incense, leather and coffee, dance in the air. My heart feels home.
Parfumeurs Du Monde Makeda Winner
In Parfumeurs Du Monde Makeda, Alexandre Helwani wanted to express both the dynamic and tender aspects of the powerful Queen.
Maison Crivelli Bois Datchai Winner
Maison Crivelli Bois Datchai greets you with a piercing aroma of freshly muddled blackcurrant buds and a comforting whiff of steaming black tea and is one of my personal favorites from the collection.
Christmas Eve in Moscow: A Cup of Masque Milano Russian Tea (Julien Rasquinet) + Festive Draw
The time of Christmas feels like magic and brings some of the fondest memories of all. A sip of aromatic smoky Russian Tea with raspberry preserve as I am watching the snowflakes dance widely outside of your window, and a whiff of mandarins in the air mixed with a scent of fresh balsam fir, shining softly in the back.
Parfumeurs du Monde Les Larmes d’Aden and Petite Fumée Winner
Parfumeurs du Monde co-founder Thierry Bernard (and a perfumer) has already created three fragrances for his brand. With Parfumeurs du Monde Les Larmes d’Aden (Aden Tears), we are going on a trip to the port of Aden, in the South of Yemen, a place of important trade exchanges since Antiquity, strategically placed between Africa, India and Europe. For Parfumeurs du Monde Petite Fumée (Little Smoke), Bertrand Duchafour’s inspiration came from a novel written by Carlos Castaneda