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: The Scent of Departure Collection “Around The World In 20 Fragrances (Part 2) + Reader’s Choice Draw
In Part 2 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 Monday starts in Tokyo then a quick hop to Hong Kong before heading to Istanbul and finally finishing in Dubai.
NEW FRAGRANCES REVIEW Keiko Mecheri Bespoke Collection Part 2: Cuir Fauve, Soussanne, Tangeri, Vetiver Velours
In Part 1 I mentioned that Keiko Mecheri’s new Bespoke collection is perhaps the most individually unique set of perfumes she has created. In Part 2 I’ll review the remaining four fragrances Cuir Fauve, Soussanne, Tangeri, and Vetiver Velours.
The Winner of The Sweet Emotion Draw: By Kilian Amber Oud
Amber Oud is a worthy companion to the previous three fragrances and it more than holds its own as part of this Arabian Nights collection from By Kilian.
The Winner of the Twenty Questions Draw
Gerald Ghislain has released a new three fragrance series under his Histoires de Parfums label called Edition Rare…Ambrarem, Rosem and Petroleum
NEW FRAGRANCE REVIEW By Kilian Amber Oud + Sweet Emotion Draw
Calice Becker has been exploring oud through the Arabian Nights Collection for Kilian Henessy’s By Kilian perfume line. She has taken us from Pure Oud which is exactly as advertised, to Rose Oud which sets off the oud with a dewy rose, to last year’s oud accord or “oud without any oud” in Incense Oud. For the fourth exploration of oud Mme Becker has chosen amber as the dancing partner in Amber Oud.