ODIN 04 PETRANA and ODIN POP-UP: Pop In – Pop Up Plus The Architect Speaks

It was just last week that I woke up thinking, oh no, I missed the Odin pop-up shop. I hate thinking that I’ve missed something that’s about to vanish forever. . At first, the space came off as kind of cold and a little confusing, but as I lingered it transformed into an intimate white wave of warmth and calm, a kind of perfume Mecca. The mirrored back wall and the way it mixed with the structure created a playful maze-like feeling.

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NEW FRAGRANCES REVIEW The Different Company L’Esprit Cologne Collection: Mme Emilie Coppermann’s Colognes

I was particularly intrigued by the four colognes which make up the new The Different Company L’Esprit Cologne Collection. The perfumer who created all four of these new colognes is Emilie Coppermann. Clearly, Luc Gabriel, the owner of The Different Company turned Mme Coppermann loose to create freely and the result is a collection which once again helps to redefine what a cologne is.

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NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: BOND No.9 I Love NY for Fathers & I Love NY for Marriage Equality

Bond No.9 has added two more scents to their “I Love NY” line. These are the sixth, For Fathers, and seventh, For Marriage Equality, fragrances in a line that will eventually number fifteen. Many of our perfumista brothers and sisters roll their eyes, sigh and say “Really? Two more are out…already?” I am here to tell you that both of these fragrances are worth trying.

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