DSH Perfumes Le Sazerac is Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s holiday offering for 2021: if we ever needed jollity, the time is now. Le Sazerac is a blowsy, boozy all-natural fragrance inspired by (and named after) the famous Old New Orleans cocktail.
Quintis Sandalwood, in partnership with the American Society of Perfumers, is launching a global competition for perfumers of all experience, inviting them to reimage the ancient botanical of Indian sandalwood within a fragrance, using it as their muse.
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.
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.
BLUEHILL Fragrances Ivy League is a purist, naturalist’s fragrance – invigorating, tonic and a breath of fresh air in a year positively crammed full of gourmand comfort perfumes.
Best Autumn Fragrances 2021 from niche and artisan perfumers are richer and deeper with oud, amber, cocoa, vanilla, and earthy notes
