Santa Claus is working overtime and has cooler gifts than ever, all packed up and ready to be uncovered every day in the Masque Artistic Fragrances Advent Calendar, which is the best way to discover the fragrant portfolio of Masque Milano, Milano Fragranze, and Malbrum. They have united, under the mission to become the Ambassadors of Italian artistic perfumery in the world, and have launched the portal www.artisticfragrances.com.
As I go back outside into the cold, I notice a little bit more pep in my step. The air doesn’t seem so menacing now. Just like the Siwa Oasis that provides sanctuary and restoration to continue on through that stark desert, I will make it through winter (and maybe even like it!) with the warm embrace of Memo Paris Siwa.
Phoenicia Perfumes Realoud 2021 is the real deal, no shortcuts to save time, money or to reduce the potency of the scent profile. This is the oud of your dreams
Firmenich senior perfumer Frank Voekl was called on to create 16a Orchard. Rather than center the fragrance around a central note or evocation of place, Voekl took a more oblique approach and composed a mood piece: “I aimed to create a sense of emotional wellbeing through a simplistic fragrance structure. The use of ingredients extracted from natural roots like ginger and iris tie us back to our earth, making us feel grounded and centered,” he relates. Think of how you feel when you suddenly laugh after crying. That is 16a Orchard by Aedes de Venustas.
Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a wonderfully warming scent. Here are ten all from independent perfumers that are curated for the season
Phoenix Botanicals Water Nymph by Irina Adam is hypnotically, strangely beautiful and completely its own fanciful creature brought to life in a photorealistic sense.
