Aftelier Perfumes Tango (2006)- Fragrance Review + Lust, Sadness and Longing Draw
Tango by Mandy Aftel unites unlikely olfactive partners, and joins them in a dance that is primal and moving, stripping away all labels and laying bare the soul
Fragrance Reviews: African Aromatics African Dawn & Yirgacheffe + Perfumed Letters from Nettie to Celie Draw
Perfumer Sophia Suzette Shuttleworth creates natural perfumes from ingredients indigenous to Africa. Her fragrances are like Nettie’s beautiful letters from Africa to Celie in The Color Purple.
Finalists for the 1st Art + Olfaction Awards: Independent and Artisan Categories 2014
In its inaugural year, the Art and Olfaction Awards received submissions from 14 countries on five continents. The Awards’ preliminary judges spent three weeks smelling and scoring the submissions in blind vials. The scores were tallied and averaged, and the ten top scorers in each category were selected as finalists, moving on to the second …
New Perfume Reviews: Nest Fine Fragrance Paradise and Indigo (Exclusively at Sephora) + A Perfect Pairing Draw
Nest introduces two new fragrances exclusive to Sephora this spring. Paradise is composed by Christophe Laudamiel and Indigo by Jerome Epinette, both under the creative direction of Laura Slatkin. Beautiful scents, flacons for $65. Sign us up
New Fragrance: Parfums DelRae Wit -Sublime Daphne
Parfums DelRae launches a new perfume WIT, DelRae Roth’s first fragrance since Panache in 2010
New Fragrance Review: Hermés Jour d’Hermés Absolu (2014) “Floral Luminism”
Imagine the most beautiful woman in the room, her gaze averted and speaking in whispers…. She is the personification of Hermés Jour d’Hermés Absolu composed by in house perfumer Jean -Claude Ellena.