Masque Milano Sleight of Fern (Stephanie Bakouche) and Masque Milano White Whale (Christian Alori) conclude the brand’s Opera perfumes. From a classical Fougere to the olfactive story of Moby Dick, they are the 15th and 16th
Aedes De Venustas Kumquat Corfu composed by Firminich Perfumer Ilias Ermenidis, is sophisticated and realistic: heady, acerbic, smelling of citrus rind and faraway.
Ramon Monegal Next To Me is a personification of two souls who are meant for each other meeting, clasping and comforting each other in an embrace.
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.
There is a light mousse texture to Maison Tahité – Officine Creative Profumi VaneXstasy, and even though the ingredients are all quite heavy and rich, Lucien Ferrero manages to blend this so that your palette does not get overwhelmed.
We have experienced considerable fragmentation in our lives over the past three years, and so the Fragments By NVC collection is aptly named. There are three perfumes in the collection, Nemus, Purpureum and Thyina. A fresh, new bottle graces these three – accompanied by exquisite portrayals by much-loved illustrator Massimo Alfaioli.
