Silver Oud by Amouage Winner
Just as Julien is the protagonist in The Red and The Black, Oud ASSAM is the central character of Silver Oud by Amouage is one of the best niche perfumes of 2021.
1986 Éclectique by Les Bains Guerbois Winner
1986 Éclectique by Les Bains Guerbois is par excellence a festive fragrance with a composition of great richness: luminous, joyful and bewitching, it is worn boldly on the skin, without shyness. Ultra-sensual, it is a formidable weapon of seduction with an incredible hold that leaves no one indifferent, and especially not those who wear it. It is delightful to trace Bertrand Duchafour’s creative hand, whose scents can be true love potions and a beautiful tribute from Les Bains Guerbois to the mythical Marilyn, now sanctified in the bottle.
Floro by Jeroboam Winner
Floro by Jeroboam feels classical and elegant, there are no cut-scenes, no rapid transitions, no overly sweet or screechy edges, just long focused “camera” movements, seamlessly sliding from the juicy floral setting to a creamy and milky sandalwood realm
Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Pangolin Violette Rose Review (Laurie Stern) 2021 + Volupté With a Purpose Draw
Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery Pangolin Violette Rose is quite simply Sumptuous. It is a brilliant example of what is possible when impossibly beautiful materials are utilized in perfumery: Nature’s glory.
Milano Fragranze Basilica Review (Violaine Collas) 2021 + The Scent of Sanctity Draw
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.
Quartz Quantic Stones Poemes 17.8 By Olivier Durbano Winner
Olivier Durbano is a deeply spiritual person and evocations of the holy are always present in his fragrances, often conveyed through different forms of incense as well as through plants that have Biblical significance. Dominating the heart of Quartz Quantic Stones Poemes 17.8 by Olivier Durbano is a gentle rose – a centuries-old metaphor for the Virgin Mary – which makes a tender centerpiece around which the herbal, citric and tree notes dance.