Jovoy L’Arbre de la Connaissance (2011) Marc Fanton d’Andon -The Winner
L’Arbre de la Connaissance is so powerfully sharp and green in its first breath that I can practically hear the snap of twigs and feel the waxy leaves splitting between my palms
Invocation Chiiyaam and Miwah (Blue Eagle, Michel Roudnitska, Mikael Zayet) + Shamanism, Smudging & Healing Through Fragrance Draw
There is more to an alchemical ritual than turning lead to gold, herbs to perfume. Blue Eagle enlisted Michel Roudnitska to employ French perfumery methods.
New Perfume: Nest Fine Fragrances Verde (Jérôme Epinette) Exclusively at Sephora
Brooklyn Euphorium Cilice -The Winners
Cilice is meant to symbolize ascension, holy ascension at that, but the irony is that the impulses it brings on could deadbolt the doors on the convent
New Fragrance: Bond No 9 Park Avenue South (Michel Almairac)
New Perfume Review: Shay & Blue Watermelons + Verdant Fruit Draw
Watermelons It is essentially a tertiary essay in green, differing shades of tropical urgency and grassy playfulness.