Perfumes My Mother Wore: A Tribute to Anne Abernathy Wade

Anne Abernathy Wade always had a signature scent. Once my mother stumbled onto a perfume, she was sure that the scent expressed who she was at that time
Anne Abernathy Wade always had a signature scent. Once my mother stumbled onto a perfume, she was sure that the scent expressed who she was at that time
Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces: Its opening reminds me of the scent of a cosmetics drawer, so familiar and comfortable, tender, and gentle.
Roberto Greco Oeilleres is unlike anything else in today’s perfumery. Oeilleres smells of plants that were, of flesh warmed and cold,
L’Artisan Parfumeur Un Air De Bretagne is a fresh, airy aquatic scent of diaphanous beauty that manages to avoid the clichés of its fragrant genre.
Map of the Heart V.4 Gold with its milky (lactonic) central accord immediately evokes the eternal bond between mother and child
Chatillon Lux Lamplight Penance by Shawn Maher is hypnotizing. I smell kerosene and sweet soap, berries, and the muddy traces of a first snow.