CaFleureBon Profiles in American Perfumery: Kedra Hart of Opus Oils + Les Bohemes Draw
The concept of “America” to me is wrapped up in the idea of Freedom and the Spirit of Independence.-Kedra Hart of Opus Oils
Pacific Perfumes Part 2-Six From The Original Range: Tales from the South Pacific
Francesca Brice and Kate Jason Smith supplied us with six crème perfumes fromPacific Perfumes “The Original Range”. Out of these six fragrances there were two that really stood out for me but I found all of them had something worth experiencing.
Caron Delire de Roses: A Fountain Of Roses + Urn sample Draw
Then there are the very infrequent times when I get something which treads the rose garden path but finds a way to display the rose slightly differently and like the best artists within a genre add their own nuance to the oeuvre. Richard Fraysse, the in-house nose for Caron, has done that with the new Caron fountain fragrance Delire de Roses.
The Winner of Three Outsider Art by Slumberhouse Samples Indiescents Draw
We are a group of young gents who march to our own beat, embracing an absolute disregard for other brands, trends and marketing clichés. Slumberhouse represents an unequivocal love for the art of fragrance making
The Winner of Fleur No 1 by Jessica Buchanan 1000 Flowers 10ml Sample
Like the best artists Ms. Buchanan has been taking her time and making sure the compositions she releases are what she wants them to be. I admire an artist that takes their time in the pursuit of their vision and Ms. Buchanan certainly seems to fall into that category.-Mark Behnke
Slumberhouse Kote, Mur and Verg: Olfactory Outsider Art + IndieScents Draw
When I recently received three samples from the Portland, Oregon based Slumberhouse the concept of creating perfume outside the mainstream took hold a little more firmly because when I tried Kote, Mur, and Verg I thought that this might actually be the first real example of olfactory outsider art.