The Winners of the Blue Jasmine Draw
The heart of Blue Jasmine from Belly flowers is a subtle swirling of two kinds of lotus and three kinds of jasmine with a warm ylang ylang that adds just a touch of sensuality to the mix.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb “Blow Me Away, Olivier”
You see, I just love it when I can smell homage between releases in a house. To me, it’s like a story that just gets better and better. The fact that the two Viktor & Rolf fragrances Spicebomb and Flowerbomb are like brother and sister – not just in name, but in reality, too – well, I find that very charming.
New Fragrance: CB I Hate Perfume launches #205 7 BILLION HEARTS
There are now or will shortly be seven billion people on this planet. Seven billion souls hoping and dreaming. Seven billion hearts beating. One of them inevitably beats for you
The Winner of Providence Perfume Co. Hindu Honeysuckle Draw
Hindu Honeysuckle is a beautiful example of the complexity natural perfumers can achieve by using the best natural components. As far as Ms. Ethier is concerned Hindu Honeysuckle continues her ascension begun last year. One can only wonder how high she can reach before the end of this year.
Esscentual Alchemy’s TAROT Series “The Turn Of A Friendly Card” + Sample Set Draw
The Tarot is an ancient form of divination (a system of trying to understand one’s place and relation to cosmic forces beyond one’s control). There are many types of tarot decks and this line is based on the Gaian Tarot. It is the Major Arcana that Amanda Feeley of Escentual Alchemy has focused on, for her perfumes. If you tried the mass market line of Tarot perfumes (Anthology) and found them wanting and rather generic, I urge you to give these perfumes a try!
A Man On Fire: Kerosene and The Launch Of A Rising Star + Sample Set Draw
One of these young reviewers on YouTube, who has been posting under the name kerosenetrewthe since 2010, decided it was time to see if he could create scents of his own. Kerosene, also known as John Pegg, has no formal training in perfumery, so he just dove in, using mood, weather, instinct and passion as his inspirations.I sent for a sample of Kerosene’s first fragrance via his Facebook page and was intrigued. Hearing that he was releasing two more scents, I knew I wanted to review the line.