“Andrea Casotti’s concept is an exciting freestyle, the personal accumulations of a nuclear engineer who is also a visionary, a street artist and a perfumer: a chameleon-like explorer who employs dynamics, colours and the ingredients of his fragrance house with talent to reproduce a vibrant synthesis of widely different universes in every one of his... Continue Reading →
Nobile 1942 Four Square
“Everything started with Umberto Nobile, Massimo’s grandfather, a name that has always been synonymous with luxury fragrances. Since the early 30s he represented Nina Ricci perfumes and in 1942, at the heigh of Second World War, he decided to open a perfumery for his wife in Rome. It became a family tradition: Massimo’s father did... Continue Reading →
I Profumi di Firenze Quartetto
“Florentine perfumer and founder of i Profumi di Firenze, Dr. Giovanni di Massimo discovered Catherine de Medici's secret perfume recipes and other Medici fragrance formulas in 1966 in the aftermath of a devastating flood. That year torrential rains caused the Arno River to overflow into the city’s historical center engulfing it in muddy water. While sorting... Continue Reading →
Stora Skuggan: Thirds
“It happened many seasons ago. Of course to explain it you would have to be here. We had all been used to only the same smells, the same architecture. Until the monsoon came. At first we were weary. What did she want with us? But then we became dizzy. The allure became a way of living. Without it we were dust.”... Continue Reading →
A Trio from Guy Fox
"…not your normal fragrance company. We're just two best friends from California who got tired of paying huge mark-ups for colognes & candles simply because they had some Italian dude's name on it. We've spent the last 2 years researching, testing, and developing our first 6 cologne scents as well as our first 3 candles…Hand Bottled... Continue Reading →
Bianchi Four
“The constant search for qualitative raw materials is crucial for the achievement of a great result. The same formula performed with materials coming from different suppliers will sort out a different olfactory profile. My perfumes are conceived in my laboratory in Amsterdam. When the formula is ready, I can finally order the raw materials in... Continue Reading →
Reserved
"Autumn storm is the name given by Jacques Fath to the very short haircut he created for his fetish model Bettina, so that she looks “divine”. Her style was naturalness, freshness and allure. These elements are represented through a strong, dominant note of Sandalwood, which has great intensity and soft creamy facets. It opens with... Continue Reading →
The King Redux
"Spritz of Atlas cedar, iso e super, and Cypriol musk on white collared suits, surely Moira will come to you. Your scent, a pheromone of spells, becomes inevitable for her to ignore, surely Moira will come to you. She is grappled by notes of vanilla pod and woods on cleanly shaved face, an enchanted sense... Continue Reading →
Casual Cool
"A classic from Nicolai now available in INTENSE version! Like the city that never sleeps, the fragrance stimulates and spices up the life of those who wear it. Red and black pepper, patchouli and citrus notes compose this spicy amber fragrance acclaimed by the critics. Mellow, polished, deep, spicy, complex and seductive. We could see... Continue Reading →
Ooooooud
"Chords of rose and golden saffron give a mystical persona to the oud wood. Discover the woody-musky character once the nutmeg and cardamom reveal its spicy touches. Cinnamon and patchouli scents reinforces the magical force, charisma and power of this black diamond-inspired drop of sunshine." Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. HouseOrlovOriginFranceFragranceSun... Continue Reading →
Rattling Rousing Rose
“Lazarus Douvos is an internationally renowned hair stylist who has been perfecting the technique of hair design and styling for over three decades. The incomparable and critical combination of innate talent, dedication, and relentless hard work has enabled Lazarus to perfect his vocation to the highest artistic level…. Rose 1845 is a daring rose fragrance hints of a forbidden love;... Continue Reading →
Peachy
A CARNIVAL OF SWEETNESS: "A cotton candy Orris fragrance, unisex, a left over from a study around an old classics. Maybe the biggest amount of Orris ever seen in a fragrance in the past 50 years." Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. HousePerfume.SucksOriginSwitzerlandFragranceLiving CoralYear2019NoseAndreas WilhelmConcentrationEDPGenderU/FSeason/MoodSummer, and alternatively SpringSize/Cost52ml/$79Source/LinkPerfume.SucksSoundtrackCanto coral a Túpac Amaru... Continue Reading →