I wasn’t motivated by a love of naturals or a commitment to them, but by my love of fragrance Why are “experts” so interested in discrediting botanical perfumery? Maybe the real sleight-of-hand has been convincing people that there is a question at all
The sweet aroma I do like in perfume is represented very well by Jo Malone Rose Water & Vanilla cologne. This perfume is reminiscent of the exotic sweet known as loukhoum, or Turkish Delight.
The Arabian Nights collection of oud fragrances for By Kilian has released its fifth and final chapter called Musk Oud. All of these previous Arabian Nights were the product of a single perfumer, Calice Becker, and I expected her to finish the run but to my surprise a new storyteller arrived, Alberto Morillas.
As I wore the latest creation by Alexandra Balahoutis for her Strange Invisible Perfumes line called Likewise I was reminded that perfume can also whisper and in that olfactory susurrus be completely unforgettable.
Mancera is one of those houses I always read and heard about but never thought I would get to try. All this house’s scents are created by the founder of the company, Pierre Mancera, from the highest quality raw ingredients; Cedrat Boise, Aoud Black Candy, and Roses & Chocolate gave me an introduction.
Imagine what Harrod’s smells like at 2AM. From that simple idea from Joe Garces, perfumer Aurelien Guichard has created Knightsbridge the best of the new Robert Piguet Parfums fragrances that have been released to date and my favorite fragrance of the first half of 2013.
