Tom Ford – A Duo In The Woods

“Costa Azzurra Acqua is a fresher expression of Costa Azzurra. It merges cool air and refreshing waters as one.”… “Impulsive, debonair, extravagant. Fougere Platine inhabits the exhibitionist and his most brilliant, mischievous, indulgent, and infinitely exhilarating. Opulent doses of refreshing woods magnetize you like the shining gleam of platinum, or a devilish grin replaying the...

Seeing Double Twice: Maison D’Etto

“Maison d’Etto is a luxury brand of artisanal fragrances, created to inspire moments of connection, refection, well being — nurturing the human spirit one moment at a time (01). Gender-neutral creations developed with the intention of being noticed and designed for an undeniable connection, offer a new modern take on luxury fragrance.What does Etto mean? Etto...

In Full Bloom with Smallflower feat. Diptyque

Returning are our friends from smallflower.com/Merz Apothecary (Dana and Grace Ann) to help us with this second in a three-month long miniseries focused on one house monthly. This time around our exploration into the Paris-based house Diptyque for the very first time. Founded in 1961 Diptyque has been described as “a pioneering parfumerie Maison, a...

Suave Yet Soft Spoken

OH MAN! “A fougère accord, the trademark of major men's classics, set off by the depth of lavender absolute from Provence and a soft leathery accord built on an architecture of Eastern red cedar, Indonesian patchouli and vetiver from Haiti.” Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. HouseMaison Francis KurkdjianOriginFranceFragranceMasculin PlurielYear2014NoseFrancis KurkdjianConcentrationEDTGenderM/USeasonFall/WinterSize/Cost70ml /...

In Full Bloom with Smallflower featuring JHAG

We are so proud to bring back our friends from smallflower.com/Merz Apothecary to help us with this three-month long miniseries focused on one house monthly (through June). So, a gracious welcome back to Dana and Grace Ann as we explore the US-based house Juliette Has A Gun for the very first time. JHAG was originally...

The Singing Conifers

“This scent is a confluence the coniferous forests and the incense burning in the newly settled hamlet. It's a confluence of cultures and of scents….Here in Saint Louis, the word “confluence” is used for many reasons. Of course, the easiest connection is the meeting of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. But also, due to its origins...

Open Sesame

“Created for her father about twenty years ago, this perfume is revisited with new raw materials. Like a tribute to the paternal scent, tender, warm and enveloping. The soft roundness of the facets of the tonka bean, very coumarinized here, makes you salivate at the idea of savouring a moment of complicity. The leather note...

Pure Exotica

"A sustainable Thaï basil and black pepper from Timut opens this fragrances followed by a sustainably produced Haitian Vetiver, and freesia notes by Petalia. The heart is built around the Akigalawood. This exclusive natural ingredient is upcycled from unused Patchouli parts, sustainably produced from Indonesia. It is upcycling. This sustainably produced Pathchouli from Indonesia brings...

Root to Fruit

“Shamal is dedicated to perseverance. The inspiration came from the character of the pearls fisherman. There is a moment in the desert that leaves observer totally owe: when the night becomes day and the sky take on shades from black to blue….The pearls fisherman is lying on his back and enjoying his view of the starry sky....

Just Add Rum

"Wind caresses on the face, marine notes in the air, sensations of freedom and exaltation. Curacao Bay is a voyage to the blue horizon. The natural Grey Amber infusion, rare, with the iodine facets, confers to this perfume a truly warm oceanic cocktail of scents." Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. HouseJacques...

Herbal Be-Bop

LA LA L'INSOUMIS: “L’Insoumis reinvents the most masculine of fragrance: a timeless and refined fougere, which blend aromatic freshness with the subtle potency of ambery woods. For a charismatic, elegant, authentic and modern-day adventurer, who doesn’t follow trends: he creates them.” Click Play, to hear my thoughts on this one. HouseLaliqueOriginFranceFragranceL'InsoumisYear2016NoseFabrice PellegrinConcentrationEDTGenderM/USeasonSpring/Summer/Early AutumnSize/Cost100ml/$129Source/LinkSo Avant GardeSoundtrackMasculine...

Holiday Cordials

Holy Holidays, Kris Kringle: “Inspired by Carlo Maratta’s painting‚ The Holy Night’. It’s time for the 3 Holy SP Scents – Cassis, Nardus, and Palo Santo are back for a limited time, also the 3 x 7.5 ml box. They will be discontinued after Christmas 2020!”…” THIS JUST IN: SP Parfums will unfortunately be concluding...