Nuit de Bakélite // Nose : Isabelle Doyen // Year : 2017 // Notes : Tuberose, angelica, artemisia, ylang-ylang, caro karounde, carrot seeds, cardamom, leather, styrax and green notes // The Low Down : A green, vegetal smoky floral with a twisted vintage vibe. The long-awaited […]
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Perfume Review : Adjatay From The Different Company : Leather Nirvana
Adjatay was a last minute discovery before I left Esxence in Milan to go back home. I’m happy I made that final stop as it was one of the perfumes I loved most from the show. The Different Company, created by Jean-Claude Ellena and Thierry de Baschmakoff fifteen […]
New Perfume Review : Sotta La Luna Tuberose from Andy Tauer : A New Interpretation
Andy Tauer is one of my favourite perfumers and I finally had the pleasure of meeting him in Florence at Pitti Fragrance where I embarrassingly told him I was a huge fan. Oh well it was true. His modern classic L’Air Du Desert Marocain (LADDM) is a an […]
Perfumed People : Marianne Faithfull and Fracas
“Marianne often would ease in to the dressing room so close to curtain that I was already wearing her costume. I’d whip it off and start to lace her up in it as she’d pin the waist-length blond wig to her hair and then wander […]
New Perfume Review : Frida from En Voyage Perfumes : Freaky and Fabulous
Frida Kahlo, the iconic Mexican artist and feminist painted brightly coloured works and many self portraits that make for challenging yet rewarding viewing. Kahlo’s paintings were symbolic renditions of her life, which was filled with pain both physical and metaphysical. As a child she suffered from polio and […]
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 […]
Perfume Review : Tubereuse Criminelle: Unmasking the Beauty
I like tuberose perfumes. I’ve found I’ve warmed to most that I’ve tried apart from Nuit de Tubereuse from L’Artisan Parfumeur. It is ruined for me by the presence of a persistent spiky, sharp woody aromochemical that I can’t abide. There is also something similar in […]
Megan In Sainte Maxime 