Elements Showcase August 2013 Wrap-Up: Beauty in Unusual Places
For this recent edition of Elements Showcase which took place August 2013 it was finding the things I was most excited about were not coming from the usual locales and inspirations
New Natural Fragrance Review: Hiram Green Moon Bloom – White, Done Right
Hiram Green has walked a unique path that has resulted in a devastatingly gorgeous natural white floral perfume, Hiram Green Moon Bloom.
New Niche Fragrance Review: House of Matriarch for Achtung ! – Midnight, SexMagic, and Devotion + Geometric Mysticism Draw
Achtung by Matriarch is a line of perfumes made in collaboration with visual artist Richard Barchenger. It is an intriguing line, and I have selected three to go into depth about, Midnight, SexMagic, and Devotion. We have an international draw
CaFleureBon Anise, Star Anise and Licorice in Perfumery “Sweet Surrender” + Nine Anise Perfumes
Anise, Star Anise and Licorice in perfumers. Rituals—of fragrance, of cooking, of drinking and of love—are associated all over the world with these different plants. Serge Lutens, Annick Goutal, Undergreen,Atelier Cologne, L’Artisan Parfumeur and more
New Niche Fragrance Review: Histoires de Parfums 1899 Ernest Hemingway + Papa Draw
My most recent interaction with Hemingway comes courtesy of Gerald Ghislain and his newest release for Histoires de Parfums, 1899 Ernest Hemingway.
New Niche Fragrance Review: Jardins D’Ecrivains Orlando + Both Sides Now Draw
Despite having discovered Jardins D’Ecrivains only recently I always “want another” and so Mme Biguine has delivered Orlando based on the 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf.