The Ghost in a Shell by Etat Libre D’Orange Winner
The Ghost in A Shell by Etat Libre D’Orange’s spot-on visual ad, a very tactile bottle, will surely be “the talk of the (cyber) town” this autumn.
Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus Review (Bertrand Duchaufour) 2021 + the wild charger draw
Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus, which took eight years to complete, Bertrand Duchaufour was inspired by Pierre Soulages “Outrenoirs.” Leather is the very heart of the fragrance and is a homage of Naomi Goodsir and the white Arabian thoroughbred that she rode for many years in competitions. The notes were explained leather, rose petals, horse dung, gin and cigarette ashes.
Puredistance No.12 Review (Nathalie Feisthauer) 2021 – Beauty In Blue
Puredistance No.12 reflects the blue of serene self-confidence and cool, classical beauty, its timeless charm illuminated by golden gleams of understated – but no less impressive – opulence.
Chatillon Lux 1904 Review (Shawn Maher) 2021 + World’s Fair Draw
Missouri native Shawn Maher celebrates the 1904 World’s Fair that his grandparents attended – the largest and most expensive ever dreamt up – with a new fragrance, Chatillon Lux 1904, that marries coffee and cardamom with woods, jasmine and some surprisingly bright fruit notes
Pitti Fragranze 2021 First Impressions: Ralf Schwieger Retrospective and RAW Conference Curated by Mane
September 17-21, 2021 at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, many perfume lovers attended the first major fragrance trade show since 2019, Pitti Fragranze. The first item on the agenda was RAW / E-Pure Jungle Essence™: The Re-birth Of Enfleurage, the conference curated by Mane showcasing raw materials. But the highlight was Ralf Schwieger – A Retrospective 1999-2021 the exhibition perfume critic and novelist Chandler Burr dedicated to this year’s guests of Pitti Fragranze
Corfu by MEMO Paris Review (Phillipe Paparella ) 2021+ Island on the Ionian Sea Draw
The plains of Java, the Quartier Latin in Paris the lush Ilha Do Mel, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro are some of the scents of place that MEMO Paris co-founder and creative director Clara Malloy have transported us to through the Graines de Vagabondes collection. Now in 2021, Madame Molloy along with perfumer Phillipe Paparella take us to Corfu, Greece. In these uncertain times, for many of us our only travel is through a bottle, Corfu by Memo Paris takes us to paradise on the Ionian Sea