CoSTUME NATIONAL Scent Intense Review (Laurent Bruyere) 2002 + Timeless Tea Draw

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

CoSTUME NATIONAL is an Italian fashion house founded in 1986 by designers Ennio and Carlo Capasa. The House is known for its urban” rocker” chic with slim and sexy silhouettes. Well-known to fashionistas, but not so much to perfumistas are CosTUME National’s perfumes. The fragrances and the flacons are a study of minimalism (the first was Scent which debuted in 2002) then reimagined the same year as CoSTUME NATIONAL Scent Intense, which is darker and more ambery with a pronounced tea and spicy aroma. It is both classic and contemporary almost 20 years later

Top 10 Holiday fragrances winners

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

For the top 10 Holiday fragrances, all are boozy with notes of cognac and brandy, spicy with cardamom and cloves and/ or resinous with pine sap which immediately evoke the holiday season.

True Gifts From Independent Perfumers + Holiday Gift Guide 2021 (Part 2) Draw

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

True Creativity: inspired holiday gifts from independent perfumers with small businesses who offer authentic and unique offerings. For this gift guide, some ideas of what to buy – but also let you know what you might want to avoid.

Holiday Perfumes 2021 Winners (part 1)

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

I don’t believe in blind buying holiday perfumes as a gift unless it is a much-wanted bottle and that I have reservations even then. 2021 feels different because with worldwide lockdowns, brick and mortar doors were shuttered because of COVID-19 for much of the year. Samples are a great way to test fragrances you have read about before you buy-blind.

Atelier Materi Santal Blond Review (Lucas Sieuzac) + “Waking up in Rivendell ” Draw

December 14, 2021December 16, 2021

Each of the fragrances from Atelier Materi’s portfolio is focused on a single natural raw material, selected from the best terroir and with respect for fair trade. Atelier Materi Santal Blond by Lucas Sieuzac is ideal for everyday wear, comfortable worn under your corporate suit and is gender fluid.

Parfumeurs Du Monde Makeda Review (Alexandre Isaie Helwani) 2021 + Queen’s Nectar Draw

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

In Parfumeurs Du Monde Makeda, Alexandre Isaie Helwani wanted to express not so much the dynamic aspect of the powerful Queen, as the tender side of the woman (strongly inspired by the “Song of Songs”). His initial idea was to construct the fragrance upon a combination of orris butter, sandalwood and vanilla, thus reflecting the idea of “gold and ivory” that Queen Makeda brought as gifts to Jerusalem.