Nutmeg in Perfumery: Spice of Desire + Sex, Drugs and Empires Draw

To some, the scent of nutmeg conjures baked holiday treats, but this muskiest of spices has a torrid past of sex, drugs and bickering empires.

Shawn Maher for American Perfumer Benton Park Winner

Shawn Maher for American Perfumer Benton Park was a limited edition named after the iconoclastic native son, painter Thomas Hart Benton

Lubin Paris Anna and Eva from the new collection Portraits des Femmes are like twin sisters, Anna lives in Amsterdam while Eva is in Sicily

Nez Magazine issue No. 11 is accompanied by the limited edition perfume Kraft Gommé under the brand 1+1.

If Ramon Monegal Oud on Fire was a piece of music, it would be Sting’s Desert Rose. If it were a place, it would be The Gobi Desert.

Panouge Matières Libres is an excellent introduction to niche perfumery and great for those already initiated in this exciting world.