INITIO Parfums Oud for Happiness Winner

INITIO Parfums Oud for Happiness

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.

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Milano Fragranze Basilica Review (Violaine Collas) 2021 + The Scent of Sanctity Draw

Milano Fragranze Basilica Review

Milano Fragranze Basilica by Violaine Collas is, a perfume in which every aromatic material has its own sacred space. On so many levels, Basilica calls into play the beauty of ritual and those woods employed for devotional purpose. When one considers all these facets, Milano Fragranze Basilica surpasses its original intent of recreating a quintessentially Milanese experience and becomes a fragrance with a more universal message. Those who are fond of incense fragrances are certain to enjoy it.

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