Sarah Baker Perfumes Loudo Review (Chris Maurice) 2021+ Childhood Games Draw

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

In Sarah Baker Perfumes Loudo, her newest creation, Baker tapped master perfumer Chris Maurice (a nom de nez of perfumer Christian Carbonnel) to fashion an oud-centric fragrance inspired by childhood play and, as Baker describes, “how it deeply shapes our ability to understand and use conceptual and abstract thinking.” With its unique marriage of elegant oud and quirky, gourmand undercurrent, Loudo is unexpectedly delicious.

Ten Best Chocolate Perfumes + Cacao Addiction Draw

November 3, 2021February 15, 2022

Historically, chocolate has been touted as a stimulant, an aid to prepare for battle and an aphrodisiac. The Best 10 chocolate perfumes you will crave in 2021

DSH Perfumes Le Sazerac Review (Dawn Spencer Hurwitz) 2021 Holiday Edition + Down in New Orleans Draw

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

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.

Amouage Silver Oud Review (Cecile Zarokian) 2021 + The Red and The Black Draw

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

Stendhal’s 1830 novel The Red and the Black which depicts the era’s dichotomy between French politics and seduction seems the perfect inspiration for Amouage Silver Oud. Composed by Cecile Zarokian, Silver Oud is a perfect addition to the Omani brand’s “Epic” storytelling. Cecile Zarokian created Amouage Epic Woman in 2011. In 2021, creative director Renaud Salmon tapped Mme. Zarokian for Amouage Material, .Just as Julien is the protagonist in The Red and The Black, Oud ASSAM is the central character of this fragrance. Silver Oud is certainly a standout addition Amouage’s library of perfumes.

Ex Nihilo Explicite Review (Jordi Fernandez) 2020 + Flowers with Fangs Draw

October 25, 2021November 5, 2021

Ex Nihilo Explicite is a fascinating play of contrasts; a calibrated structure of gourmand creaminess balanced with the narcotic flowers. Don’t be deceived by the soft opening of this fragrance. It promises to be sweet and comforting, but there are teeth hidden underneath that pretty pink smile, and she will sink those sharp fangs into your flesh without the slightest remorse.

Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Pangolin Violette Rose Review (Laurie Stern) 2021 + Volupté With a Purpose Draw

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

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.