New Perfume Review: M. Micallef Mon Parfum Gold + Cleopatra in Cannes Draw
Mon Parfum Gold is an essay on how to lay down classic CHANEL style floral games and veil them in discerning exotica
Perfume Review: Shay and Blue Atropa Belladonna + Halloween in Salem Massachusetts Draw
Atropa Belladonna is a mesmerizing, gorgeous and intimate scent for after-hours, and tailor-made for when things go bump in the night.
New Fragrance Review: D.S & Durga HYLNDS Foxglove + The Wandering of Oisin Draw
HYLNDS Foxglove is remarkable, potent perfumery, radiant with originality, yet somehow manages to evoke a sense of vintage beauty and reverential echo
New Fragrance: Coquillete Paris TUDOR + The Roses Fall, The Thorns Remain Perfume Draw
As in every Coquilette Paris perfume there is a back story. Tudor takes its name from the “Tudor rose” the white and red rose that became the symbol of British union
Fragrance Review: Olivier Durbano Black Tourmaline (2007) + Mining Darkness Draw
There is something of Rothko’s Chapel Panels near black intensity in Olivier Durbano’s Black Tourmaline, in the force of sombre strata and layering.
Interview with Senior Perfumer Frank Voelkl of Firmenich + Le Labo Santal 33, Ylang 49, Iris 39, Musc 25, Baie Rose 26, Limette 37 & Benjoin 19 Draw
The recent growth in the Niche and Indie market allows fragrance lovers to explore new territories, searching for an olfactive statement that offers a true point of difference