With the set of 2013 releases; Black, Blue Cedrat, Blue Encens, and Blue Santal it feels like Comme des Garcons has started to return to the head of the niche pack by returning to the ideals that set them apart from the beginning.
When Bertrand Duchaufour turns his mind to composing perfume which captures a specific place that is where his greatest body of work resides. The latest example of this style comes with the release of Penhaligon’s Vaara.
I haven’t changed my initial opinion on it being very different from the first three Neela Vermeire Creations: Trayee, Mohur, or Bombay Bling; what the extra wearings have confirmed is that Ashoka is better than those three earlier fragrances.
Master Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour is back with his first perfume for Penhaligon’s since Sartorial (2010) with a new fragrance for the venerable British House named Vaara
I really loved the almost silky feel Sonoma Scent Studio Spiced Citrus Vetiver had from beginning to end and I believe it has everything to do with the ingredients. These are high quality natural raw ingredients and it shows.
Imagine what Harrod’s smells like at 2AM. From that simple idea from Joe Garces, perfumer Aurelien Guichard has created Knightsbridge the best of the new Robert Piguet Parfums fragrances that have been released to date and my favorite fragrance of the first half of 2013.
