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.
Floro by Jeroboam feels classical and elegant, there are no cut-scenes, no rapid transitions, no overly sweet or screechy edges, just long focused “camera” movements, seamlessly sliding from the juicy floral setting to a creamy and milky sandalwood realm
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.
INITIO Parfums Oud for Happiness has a dry-down that makes me think of Pfeffernusset, a traditional Christmas cookie in Germany, and a popular delicacy in Denmark and The Netherlands. The recipe calls for molasses, pepper, anise, and other seasonal spices. These cookies are chewy and coated in confectioners’ sugar. Biting into the soft, warm dough feels like the fragrance’s base, the delicate whiff of vanilla wrapping the whole structure with its sensual aroma. Perhaps another bite, another puff, and one more spritz. Inhale…exhale and I’m ready to call it a night and drift away into the land of pleasure.
Rubini Nuvolari -Extrait de Course perfectly captures the Flying Mantuan’s James Bondi-like aura and the tension and excitement of the race. It also represents one of Cristiano Canali’s most refined work to date.
Shawn Maher celebrates the great Fair – the largest and most expensive ever dreamt up – with Chatillon Lux 1904, that parades vibrant, contrasting notes like an array of fairground attractions, setting burnished, pungent coffee and creamy woods against zingy fruit notes, all wrapped up in a flowery jasmine bow.
