The ad for Jay Z Gold. Some nudity, possibly NSFW.
Below the jump, perfumer Ilias Ermenidis talks about composing the fragrance.
The smell of pigs, outside
I think it is the smell of pigs, outside. I was born and raised in the countryside of Switzerland, in a very small village of less than 400 inhabitants. In medieval times it had the rights of a city, due to an important bridge over the river Rhine. In the neighborhood there was a farmer and as kids we used to go there and feed the pigs with freshly picked dandelion leaves.
— Perfumer Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes on a smell that takes him back to his childhood. Read more at Entrevista a Andy Tauer at Les Topettes (interview is in English and includes drawings by Andy Tauer).
Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa, Bloody Wood & Bello Rabelo ~ new fragrances
French niche line Liquides Imaginaires has launched Eaux Sanguines, a trio of wine-inspired fragrances: Dom Rosa, Bloody Wood and Bello Rabelo (above right). The new fragrances join the existing Eaux Delà trio: Sancti, Fortis and Tumultu (above left)…
Cloon Keen Sybarite ~ new fragrance
Galway-based Cloon Keen Atelier has launched Sybarite, the brand’s fifth fragrance. Lune de Givre launched earlier this year…
Online fragrance shopping
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