NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud
By now, you probaly have made up your mind about oud. When M. Kurkdjian is at his best is when his fragrances challenge you and MFK Oud pushes the envelope
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW A Lab On Fire Sweet Dreams 2003 Thierry Wasser’s “Lost” Fragrance
If you’re a music fan you are well aware of the phenomenon of “finding” lost recordings of musicians. While this is common in the music business we now have an example in the perfume business as A Lab On Fire releases Sweet Dreams 2003. The artist having his “lost” fragrance unearthed is Thierry Wasser.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Dita Von Teese: The Quiet Smolder of Seduction + Celebuscent Draw
When I first read that Dita Von Teese was launching a perfume, I was thrilled. This was a celebrity scent I could get behind. The material I read enforced my desire to try the scent, because she refused to produce a standard vanillic fruity-floral.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW: Olfactive Studio Lumiere Blanche “The Intensity Of White” + Be the Perfumer Draw
Like the first three Olfactive Studio fragrances before it, Lumiere Blanche, begins with a photograph. Celine Verleure in collaboration with photographer Massimo Vitali and Perfumer Sidonie Lancesseur mesmerizes me.
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW Eau D’Italie Un Bateau Pour Capri
Marina Sersale and Sebastian Alvarez-Murena the founders of Eau D’Italie must also share my love of boating culture because it shows in their latest release Un Bateau Pour Capri (A Boat to Capri). They tapped Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich to bring this brief to life.
NEW FRAGRANCES REVIEW The Scent of Departure Collection: Around The World In 20 Fragrances (Part 5) + Reader’s Choice Draw
In the conclusion of my perfume powered world tour courtesy of Gerald Ghislain, I take on four more of the 20 fragrance The Scent of Departure collection. The itinerary for Thursdayday starts in Bali then north to Keflavik, LA next, and finishing in Miami.