Parfumeurs du Monde Petite Fumée (Bertrand Duchaufour) and Les Larmes d’Aden (Thierry Bernard) 2021 + the New Natural draw

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Parfumeurs du Monde Petite Fumée by Bertrand Duchaufour was inspired by the Book the Teachings of Don Juan and is new to the brand. Les Larmes d’Aden by brand founder and perfumer, Thierry Bernard, puts Incense is at the center chose to reproduce as faithfully as possible the Temple of Jerusalem Ketoret incense, rich in 11 ingredients, for some almost impossible to find.

Aftelier Perfumes Joie de Vert (Mandy Aftel) 2021 + The Voice of Joy Draw

December 3, 2021December 19, 2021

Aftelier Perfumes Joie de Vert is akin to being lured into the forest initially by the song of the woodthrush, only to discover that it has flown and now you are being serenaded by the owl as daylight retires.

Wild Summer Crush by April Aromatics Winner

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Tanja Bochnig, award winning founder and natural perfumer, explains that while she typically wants to project a deeper story and message with her creations, with this one, she wanted to keep things a little lighter for a change. Wild Summer Crush by April Aromatics is just that, an ode to the memory of an encounter she had on a hot, sultry summer night in the fruit orchards of southern Italy.

April Aromatics Wild Summer Crush Review (Tanja Bochnig) 2021 + Eternal Summer Draw

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

The notes of grapefruit, mandarin, yuzu and fruit peels in April Aromatics Wild Summer Crush by Tanja Bochnig are as realistic as taking a bite out of the freshly plucked fruit itself. This is not a passing light citrus that leaves you longing for more, this is a dense, lush mix of citrus fruits including the juice, flesh and skins. If, like me, you love citrus in perfume but not how fleeting the notes typically are, this is a scent you must try. This masterful blend defies the common misconception that natural perfumes are fleeting and unnuanced.

DSH Perfumes Le Sazerac Review (Dawn Spencer Hurwitz) 2021 Holiday Edition + Down in New Orleans Draw

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

DSH Perfumes Le Sazerac is Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’s holiday offering for 2021: if we ever needed jollity, the time is now. Le Sazerac is a blowsy, boozy all-natural fragrance inspired by (and named after) the famous Old New Orleans cocktail.

Christèle Jacquemin Meandering Soul Review (Christèle Jacquemin) + “Breaking the fourth wall” Draw

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

Christèle Jacquemin Meandering Soul doesn’t follow a linear path, small alleyways divide in front of us – one tempts you with milky woody lights that make you feel like you are slowly dissolving into a cup of hot, steaming tea, other leads to a shadowy caramel back alley filled with the smell of brazed tobacco, and there, just in front, there is the promise of flowers.