Vilhelm Parfumerie Opus Kore Review (Jerome Epinette) + Technicolor Spring Draw

Vilhelm Parfumerie Opus Kore is a story of the anticipation and arrival of spring, composed by Master Perfumer Jerome Epinette.  And “compose” is an apt word here. It is as if Mr. Epinette is a master conductor of a grand orchestra with his baton poised still in the air.  This orchestral burst of life is in the first spray of Opus Kore, an Ode to Spring. There is the joyous rush of vivid color – pinks, yellow, greens, all backed by a clear, cloudless (and finally warm!) blue sky.

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Senyoko Une Île Pluvieuse Review (Euan McCall) 2021+ The Sound of Waves Draw.

Senyoko Senyoko Une Île Pluvieuse review

Senyoko Une Île Pluvieuse composed by Euan McCall is inspired by Yukio Mishima’s 1950s novella The Sound of Waves (Shiosai). It is the sea that immediately comes to mind when wearing Une Île Pluvieuse. You are transported to a scene where can practically feel the salty sea spray whipping across your face as you navigate the steep path down a rocky cliff heading towards the ocean’s edge

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Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme Review (Antoine Lie) 2021+ The Real Deal Draw

Depending on what it is mixed with, ambergris can smell saline, animalic, ambery, mineral, fresh/ozonic, sweet, musky, earthy, … well, you get the picture. For this reason, and due to its prohibitive cost, ambergris is usually used as a background material to amplify its partners or replaced with a synthetic version. But not in Les Indemodables Ambre Supreme. Created by master perfumer Antoine Lie, Ambre Supreme contains a walloping 10% dosage of the real deal, specially sourced and tinctured for the brand. The resulting fragrance glows like a topaz in candlelight; incandescent, warm, refractory and very elegant.

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