Euphorium Brooklyn SUEDOIS, PÉTALES and CHOCOLATL Voluptuary Set Winner
On March 5th, Team Karen Dubin and Karen Adams of Sniffapalooza presented Voluptuary: An Afternoon of Sensual Pairings
Best of Show Esxence 2017: MAJDA BEKKALI Mudejar and Ziryab, NAOMI GOODSIR Nuit de Bakelite, VERO.PROFUMO Naja, JACQUES FATH Lilas Exquise, ANATOLE LEBRETON Grimoire, DFG 1924 Asolo Collection, PARFUMEURS DE MONDE, NOBILE 1942, OLFACTIVE STUDIO WOODY Mood, INSTITUT TRÈS BIEN Très Russe and MOLINARD PARFUMS Les Amoureux de Peynet + Top Ten Fragrances Draw
This is my personal selection of the ten must smell from Esxence, plus a few honorable mentions.
New Fragrance: Parfumerie Générale Collection Rework Neroli ad Astra 19.1 (Pierre Guillaume) 2017
9 years after Louanges Profanes 19, Pierre Guillaume reworks the theme of orange blossom, in a new fresh and musky interpretation: Neroli ad astra 19.1.
Perfume Review: Thorn & Bloom Wild Rose (Jennifer Botto) 2015+Every Rose Has Its Thorn Draw
Thorn & Bloom Wild Rose truly has its own unique flow and rhythm and is perfectly imperfect, its own poetry
AMOUAGE Blossom Love Winner
Amouage Blossom Love opens with a hint of powdery heliotrope, a bit of citrus and tangy cherry/almond
Esxence 2017 Part 3: Impressions and Trends- Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakelite, Parfums Dusita, Perfume Sucks, Angela Ciampagna, Nobile 1942, Luca Maffei, Cristiano Canali, Saskia Wilson-Brown, Victor Wong, Sarah Colton, and Ermano Picco
