Laboratorio Olfattivo Vanhera, composed by 2x Award winning Italian Perfumer Luca Maffei in 2017, vanilla plays a dual role: hero and villain at the same time. Vanhera is a choreographed conflict, one in which the notes are meant to be at odds with each other but never dissonant.
Oriana by Parfums de Marly is the newest in the collection, launched in 2021 and is a sweet and sensuous treat for the nose composed by perfumers Nathalie Lorson and Hamid Merati-Kashani.
Goutal Paris Un Matin d’Orage was inspired by a Japanese garden after a thunderstorm. Annick Goutal held a particular fascination for white flowers… Goutal Paris Un Matin d’Orage represents not one but a whole bouquet of white florals in one glorious fragrance, described by Camille Goutal as a celebration of the things Annick adored.
Matière Première Oud Seven by Aurelien Guichard is an addictive multi faceted skin fragrance, never falling into an excess of animalics making it arguably the most urbane of ouds.
Parfums Dusita Anamcara composed by Pissara Umavijani opens with the sunny disposition of bergamot and blood orange, announcing a generous, soulful bouquet: tender freesia, joyous May rose, cuddly orange blossom, intoxicating jasmine, mesmerising tuberose. Tuberose is the undisputed floral star, sans the “diva” attitude.
A month ago, my colleague, close friend and personal hero, George Moreno, lost his two-year battle with multiple forms of 9/11 cancers. George, an NYPD detective, spent nine months after 9/11 working amid the toxic air. As much as I can, I try to stay in the present moment, as that’s all we ever have. Next time you’re smelling a perfume, a fine wine, rain on pavement, unripe fruit or nasty garbage, remember: to smell is to breathe.-Michael Devine
