Onskad 30’ Review (Léa Hiram) 2021 + Once Upon A Time In America draw
Onskad 30’ composed by Léa Hiram by is a complex composition, at the same time woody, tobacco, leathery, floral, balmy and powdery.
Musc et Madame Ambrette Rose Review (Linda Sivrican) + Byzantine Rose Draw
Musc et Madame Ambrette Rose is a veritable love potion that has a lavish, lush combination of 4 rose absolutes at its center that combine to glow with rich Byzantine bronze and gold splendor (she uses Egyptian, Bulgarian, Moroccan and Turkish roses – practically the whole Empire represented in roses!). I
Milano Fragranze Basilica Review (Violaine Collas) 2021 + The Scent of Sanctity Draw
Milano Fragranze Basilica by Violaine Collas is, a perfume in which every aromatic material has its own sacred space. On so many levels, Basilica calls into play the beauty of ritual and those woods employed for devotional purpose. When one considers all these facets, Milano Fragranze Basilica surpasses its original intent of recreating a quintessentially Milanese experience and becomes a fragrance with a more universal message. Those who are fond of incense fragrances are certain to enjoy it.
Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus Review (Bertrand Duchaufour) 2021 + the wild charger draw
Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus, which took eight years to complete, Bertrand Duchaufour was inspired by Pierre Soulages “Outrenoirs.” Leather is the very heart of the fragrance and is a homage of Naomi Goodsir and the white Arabian thoroughbred that she rode for many years in competitions. The notes were explained leather, rose petals, horse dung, gin and cigarette ashes.
Ormonde Jayne Tiare Review (2009) + Crisp Chypre Draw
Ormonde Jayne Tiare has complexity, sophistication and the ability to unfold itself like so many petals – revealing an enigmatic profundity
Milano Fragranze Brera Review (Violaine Collas) 2021 + “Il Bacio” Draw
Intensely sensual, Milano Fragranze Brera is constructed around a luminous saffron rose: but underneath nocturnal shadows of patchouli lurk.