Every day is Earth Day. It’s no coincidence that the smell of wet earth after it rains tugs at my heart and transports me to wild flowers, rivers, and jocote trees. And why the country roads of the Appalachian Mountains have carved a place in soul.-Helida Dodd, Natural Perfumer
Sanae Intoxicants Smoking Rose is an all natural mitti attar that has the richness of Middle Eastern attars. Perfumer Sanae Barber has replaced oud with a greener, more balsamic Peru Balsam and a hefty dose of dense herbs which keep the traditional Arabic structure while providing us something new and quite meditative.
Aether Arts Perfume Hive Mind, by Artisan Amber Jobin is “a reimagining of bees in the distant future.” It’s a sci-fi gourmand, a futuristic honey constructed around honey, metallic spaceship notes and wax
DSH Perfumes Warrior Queen was created for CaFleureBon’s 12th anniversary Award winning perfumer. Dawn Spencer Hurwitz worked with Editor- in-Chief Michelyn Camen
Manuel Cross has brought an incredible amount of creative license to Rogue Perfumery Derviche II. His aim is to take us down the rabbit hole of artistic perfumery. Wear it when you into a room and you’ll hear whisper “what he is wearing”
They say that it’s a man’s world / But you can’t prove that by me / —Aretha Franklin
This might be my new favorite quote. Not just because March is Women’s History month, and March 8, 2022 is International Women’s Day, but also because I believe it accurately speaks to the power inherent in all women, whether they’re homemakers, top executives, or perfumers.-Sherri Sebastian, Provision Scents
