Warszawa : from Puredistance // Nose : Antoine Lie // Year : 2016 // Notes : Galbanum, grapefruit, violet leaf , jasmine absolute, broom absolute, orris butter, patchouli, vetiver, styrax, vetiver The Low Down : A classy, beautifully blended floral perfume that will make you Queen of the ball. […]
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Perfume Review : Ella from Arquiste : Bad Girls and Hot Stuff With A Retro Allure
Back in September at Pitti Fragranze, when the show opened, I was first in line to talk with Carlos Huber of Arquiste. He was still getting his area ready and looked more 70’s sexy than when I’d met him, a year earlier at the same Florentine venue. […]
Perfume Review : Amatys from Nabucco : Perfume Fit For A Queen
Nabucco is a word of mouth perfume house (and an Italian opera by Verdi). There are three perfumes in the collection – Amatys, Nabucco and LOV. The first two fragrances were released way back in 2007, so you can’t accuse this brand of a tsunami of fast fashion like […]
Perfume Review : Shell Beach from July of St Barth : Summer Is Coming
Recently I met Juliette Espinasse – Dubois from July Of St Barth to learn more about her perfume range. Juliette is an avid collector of perfumes, with over 20,000 bottles (I think I heard that correctly) and spends time between the French and Italian Riviera. St Barth is her beachy lifestyle brand with […]
Happy Monday : Scent Of The Day : Mini Review : Shalimar Parfum Initial : Sweetly Satisfying
Happy Monday. Scent Of The Day is Shalimar Parfum Initial the cruelly discontinued gem from Guerlain in house perfumer Thierry Wasser. Billed as a Shalimar for the younger generation, it presumably failed to meet sales expectations and was purged from the lineup. Guerlain does have a track record of resurrecting […]
Perfume Review : Pichola : Flower Power : Plus A Few Words With Neela Vermeire
Neela Vermeire Creations (NVC) enjoys a cult following and is easily one of the most consistent collections in the niche perfume world. Each scent has a convincing character and is beautifully composed by Bertrand Duchaufour. They all smell divine. The Pierre Dinand bottles are classically elegant but […]
New Perfume Review : Volume 2 Precision & Grace : The Beautiful Mind Series : Dance Away
An edited version of this article by has previously appeared on CaFleureBon by Megan In Sainte Maxime. Rewind the clock five years and you may remember a perfume with an IQ. Entitled Intelligence & Fantasy it announced the arrival of The Beautiful Mind Series Volume 1. The brain behind […]
Perfume Review : La Religieuse : A Purple Haze
A version of this article has appeared on Ca Fleure Bon written by Megan In Sainte Maxime. Serge Lutens is undoubtedly a master of creative story telling through images, makeup and perfume. He is a man of immense talents who loves an intriguing story as […]
Perfume Reviews : Nicolas de Barry : Evoking History With Scent
A version of this article previously appeared on Ca Fleure Bon written by Megan In Sainte Maxime. Nicolas de Barry, Maison de Haute Parfumerie offers a range of perfumes inspired by historical figures of repute. Nicolas de Barry the nose and founder of the brand has […]
Perfume Review : Le Maroc Pour Elle : Andy Tauer : Under The Sheltering Sky
A version of this article appeared on Ca Fleure Bon written by Megan In Sainte Maxime. I was captivated by Andy Tauer’s bold and beautiful fragrances early on in my perfume discovery. Tauer is a Swiss alchemist with a distinctive gutsy style. His perfumes are […]
New Perfume Review: Viktoria Minya : Eau de Hongrie
Viktoria Minya is a young Hungarian perfumer based in Paris. She launched Hedonist, her first perfume under her own brand in 2013. It is a gorgeously ripe, lush peach of a scent and was much beloved by reviewers. Its appeal is enhanced by a covetable blinged up bottle […]
My 2014 Perfume Favourites : Read All About It
Here’s a round-up of my perfume favourites from this year. Admittedly I have not tried anywhere near the hundreds of perfumes that have been released in 2014, however my first New Years resolution is to try and sniff more in 2015! Mainstream Favourites Feminine Guerlain […]
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