Perfumer’s Spotlight: Maria McElroy of aroma M +Happy 22nd Birthday “Love is In the Air” Draw
aroma M now has a collection of twenty one perfumes, we have never taken one off the line. O-cha was the first, and Geisha Vanilla Hinoki is the latest.
New Perfume Review: Francesca Bianchi Perfumes Angel’s Dust (Francesca Bianchi) 2016 +Scented Seduction Draw
Upon first application of Francesca Bianchi Angel’s Dust I was glad that there was a chair nearby. It is one of only five perfumes I own that have my head spinning at first whiff
New Perfume Review: Histoires de Parfums This is Not A Blue Bottle ~1/1, 1/2 & 1/3 (Julien Rasquinet and Luca Maffei) + Gérald Ghislain’s Abstract Art Gallery
There is coherence between all three of Histoires de Parfums This is Not a Blue Bottle Series that makes them feel like companion pieces in the same art gallery.
Fragrance Review: Collection Grands Crus Berdoues Vânira Moorea (Alexandra Monet) 2016 + A Tale From The South Pacific Draw
“Writers turn dreams into print.”-James Michener. To my mind, Alexandra Monet worked the same kind of magic in Berdoues Grand Crus Vânira Moorea
New Perfume Review: Nomenclature Lumen_esce (Frank Voelkl) 2017+ Futuristic Violet Draw
Nomenclature Lumen_esce breaks barriers, glass ceilings, and any other preconceived notions of what a violet based perfume are and sets the bar for what they can be
ÇaFleureBon Fragrant Awakenings: Maison Mona di Orio Cuir (Mona Di Orio) 2010 + Finding Light in Darkness Draw
Early 2012 and the old town of Nice became my home, Mona Di Orio Cuir from Nombres d Or collection, gave me relief and peace from what was a difficult personal situation