1986 Éclectique by Les Bains Guerbois Winner

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

1986 Éclectique by Les Bains Guerbois is par excellence a festive fragrance with a composition of great richness: luminous, joyful and bewitching, it is worn boldly on the skin, without shyness. Ultra-sensual, it is a formidable weapon of seduction with an incredible hold that leaves no one indifferent, and especially not those who wear it. It is delightful to trace Bertrand Duchafour’s creative hand, whose scents can be true love potions and a beautiful tribute from Les Bains Guerbois to the mythical Marilyn, now sanctified in the bottle.

Montale Dark Vanilla Review + A Wild Ride Draw

October 24, 2021October 25, 2021

Montale Dark Vanilla has proven to be unlike any other in the line. This one is a dark horse galloping through the clouds of Cambodian oud. A deep sensual aroma is so seductive, you feel intoxicated by its intensity and depth.

Diptyque Le Grand Tour 2021 Venise and Kyoto Winner

October 24, 2021

Diptyque Le Grand Tour Venise 2021 Venise and Kyoto are limited edition perfumes composed by b Alexandra Carlin and Cecile Matton for the house’s 60th anniversary. They are both wonderfully idiosyncratic.

Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur Review (Manuel Cross) + A Fragrance for James Bond’s Day off Draw

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021

Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur is sophisticated, yet spirited. It’s adventurous and elegant, yet surprisingly relaxed—like James Bond on his day off. I’ll be the first to say that perfume is genderless, but Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur is unabashedly a gentleman’s fragrance. Moreover, it’s a fragrance that a gentleman would want others, perhaps his children, to associate with him.

Floro by Jeroboam Winner

October 23, 2021

Floro by Jeroboam feels classical and elegant, there are no cut-scenes, no rapid transitions, no overly sweet or screechy edges, just long focused “camera” movements, seamlessly sliding from the juicy floral setting to a creamy and milky sandalwood realm

Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Pangolin Violette Rose Review (Laurie Stern) 2021 + Volupté With a Purpose Draw

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Pangolin Violette Rose is quite simply Sumptuous. It is a brilliant example of what is possible when impossibly beautiful materials are utilized in perfumery: Nature’s glory.