Rose Ardoise by Atelier Materi Winner
Rose Ardoise by Atelier Materi is lovely, singular and wearable: neither masculine nor feminine in character, an alluring fragrance which possesses its own mystery and adventurousness.
Goldfield & Banks Sunset Hour Review (Honorine Blanc) 2022 + Quandong Desert Peach Giveaway
With every Goldfield & Banks fragrance, creative director Dimitri Weber managed to take us on a sensory journey through different parts of Australia, exploring and uncovering the abundance of native Australian ingredients. Goldfield & Bank Sunset Hour explores the novelty of the Quandong, a wild Desert Peach from Australia, as it takes center stage in the composition, pouring its delicious juice over the rest of the ingredients.
Amouage Jubilation XXV Man Review (Bertrand Duchaufour) 2008 + “Ultimate Incense” giveaway
All Amouage perfumes in the main collection contain boswellia frankincense, but Jubilation XXV Man, created by the inimitable Bertrand Duchaufour in 2008, was the first to make it the star. With what seems as many ingredients as Scheherazade had tales, Amouage Jubilation XXV Man is luxurious, complex, yet still quintessentially incense.
Mancera Paris Red Tobacco Winner
According to the brand site, Mancera Paris Red Tobacco is classified as an Oud fragrance. However, Oud takes a supporting role to the very rich, heady tobacco note that is enveloped in cloud of spicy amber. Mancera Paris Red Tobacco defies a typical classification and is warm, resinous and mysterious. A real compliment getter.
Ormonde Jayne Montabaco Verano Review (Linda Pilkington and Geza Schoen) + A Bigger Splash Giveaway
The key to Ormonde Jayne Montabaco Verano is the opening. The grapefruit note is done incredibly, which brings such a freshness and uplifting quality that one instantly feels positively awakened. The blending of complex ingredients that gives the impression of simplicity is a triumph. Montabaco Verano is a slow fragrance that unfurls its secrets steadily, but, with intent. The notes breathe life into one’s day and this is a moment in time to savour.
AZMAN Perfumes I Am Darkness Review (Nutt Wesshasartat) 2022 + Mysterious Incense Draw
Thai perfumer Nutt Wesshasartat, who had been on Husen Baba’s radar for some time, was chosen for I Am Darkness because of his facility with white florals, including a key element of AZAMAN Perfumes I Am Darkness, frangipani flower, which is native to Thailand. I Am Darkness is a beautiful incense fragrance built, unconventionally, on a chypre structure.