Amouage Silver Oud Review (Cecile Zarokian) 2021 + The Red and The Black Draw

Stendhal’s 1830 novel The Red and the Black which depicts the era’s dichotomy between French politics and seduction seems the perfect inspiration for Amouage Silver Oud. Composed by Cecile Zarokian, Silver Oud is a perfect addition to the Omani brand’s “Epic” storytelling. Cecile Zarokian created Amouage Epic Woman in 2011. In 2021, creative director Renaud Salmon tapped Mme. Zarokian for Amouage Material, .Just as Julien is the protagonist in The Red and The Black, Oud ASSAM is the central character of this fragrance. Silver Oud is certainly a standout addition Amouage’s library of perfumes. 

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Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur Review (Manuel Cross) + A Fragrance for James Bond’s Day off  Draw

Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur Review

Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur is sophisticated, yet spirited. It’s adventurous and elegant, yet surprisingly relaxed—like James Bond on his day off. I’ll be the first to say that perfume is genderless, but Rogue Perfumery Bon Monsieur is unabashedly a gentleman’s fragrance. Moreover, it’s a fragrance that a gentleman would want others, perhaps his children, to associate with him.

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