The dry down on this scent is phenomenal with patchouli, just the right amount of oud and Madagascar vanilla smell as if they that have been braided and left to dry by the side of the sea and are now laced with sea salt and wet marine breezes
I’ve always found the best of the Huitieme Art Parfums as studies in the possibilities of the central ingredient and the newest and tenth member of the Huitieme Art Parfums family, Poudre de Riz is an excellent example of what I am talking about.
Thierry Mugler has to be the most successful perfume brand at creating flankers of their iconic fragrances. I have rarely found them to be boring and very often the care shown these flankers provide a guide to other perfume lines on how to do it right
Fields of Rubus is definitely more “yin” (darker, cooler, elegant and more feminine), yet has that small amount of more intense yang in its core. Wood Haven captures more of the “yang” (brighter, spicier, more Spartan and masculine).
The concept of dharma is prominent in both Buddhism and Hinduism. Coming from the Sanskrit dhri, which means to “uphold” or “sustain”, dharma is about upholding and sustaining the natural, positive order of things in life and the universe
Brigitte Bardot was discovered in the late 50’s in St. Tropez and ever since imparted a sexy cool to this Cote D’Azur destination. St. Tropez became a playground for the rich and famous . I have never traveled to the Cote D’Azur and so Ms. Mecheri has to become my olfactory tour guide
