Providence Perfumes Cocoa Tuberose: Carnal Cocoa +”Carnal Knowledge” Fragance Draw
Cocoa Tuberose.
The name alone conjures images of conjugal relations between the dark and the divine, no?
Earthy, heady, dangerous.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue pour Le Matin & Absolue pour Le Soir: Day and Night
2010 has been a year of cologne releases that have helped redefine and revolutionize the idea of eau de cologne. One of those revolutionary ideas was that of a “cologne absolue”. It is a version of perfumery that I was hopeful to see more of. It only took six months for me to see my aspiration come true. Francis Kurkdjian followed up with absolue formulations of the two colognes from his Maison Francis Kurkdjian line. These are not flankers they are truly as M. Kurkdjian calls them “alter egos” to the corresponding Cologne.
Eau de Cologne- Johan Maria Farina 1709 and Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne-Back To The Future
Just like Marty McFly in his souped-up DeLorean time machine from the movie “Back To The Future” there seems to be times in perfumery where it's earlier history makes a revival. During the past few months, we have seen Eau de Cologne make a comebac; some ground -breaking work such as in the Atelier Cologne series of five fragrances (my review …
Flanker Roundup:The Best of Men’s Summer Spin-offs
Ever since Christian Dior spun-off Miss Dior into Miss Dior Cherie and Chanel transformed Coco into the top selling Coco Mademoiselle, the fragrance industry has seen a plethora of flankers. Flankers are new formulations of a familiar fragrance with enough of the original DNA present to be identifiable and enough new ingredients to make you think you …