New Niche Fragrance Reviews: Blood Concept Black Series + The Dark Side Draw
The Black Series like all that has come before from Blood Concept contains both congenial and confrontational fragrances but all of them, O, A, B, and AB deserve notice.
The Black Series like all that has come before from Blood Concept contains both congenial and confrontational fragrances but all of them, O, A, B, and AB deserve notice.
I was immediately taken with the idea of the Fragrance Republ!c when I first heard of it last May and now that there have been four fragrances released, 01/01, 01/02, 01/03, and 01/04; I thought it might be a good time to assess the State of the Republ!c.
Many have taken up the challenge of making an oakmoss-free chypre. The success rate of has been low but there have been some bright spots. The most recent bright spot comes from Oriza L. Legrand Chypre Mousse.
By Kilian Apple Brandy seems almost like a nod to Kilian Henessy’s cognac heritage and the location of the new NYC store. It feels like a cask of brandy has been infused with fresh apples.
Josh Lobb of slumberhouse has continued to reach new heights with the most recent (limited edition) release, Zahd; his most assured perfume construction to date. Zahd is an exquisite perfume experience that is among the best perfumes I have tried in the last ten years
For Atelier Cologne Cedrat Envirant, perfumer Ralf Schwieger manages to capture the fizz around a potent lemon core that is emblematic of the French 75 cocktail that inspired it.