French niche line Lubin has launched Magda, the third fragrance in the Portraits de Femmes collection…
Lubin Anna & Eva ~ new fragrances
French niche line Lubin has launched Anna and Eva, the first two fragrances in the Portraits de Femmes collection. Anna and Eva were developed by perfumer Delphine Thierry…
The daily lemming
Floratropia is a new(ish) natural perfumery line, emphasizing sustainability and the reduction of waste, and thus dispensing with traditional fragrance bottles (although they do sell refillable spray flacons, with optional vegan leather cases). There are four unisex fragrances, all developed by perfumer Delphine Thierry. La Terre (sap and roots, leaves, moss and undergrowth flowers) would be my unsniffed pick; it's €70 for 40 ml at Galeries Lafayette. A discovery box with four 3 ml samples is €25 directly from Floratropia.
Masque Milano Petra & Dolceacqua ~ new fragrances
Italian niche brand Masque Milano has launched a new collection, Le Donne di Masque, with two fragrances, Petra and Dolceacqua…
Lubin Upper Ten & Upper Ten for Her ~ fragrance review
Reading Perfumes: The Guide 20181 has got me revisiting old samples, among them Lubin Upper Ten and Upper Ten for Her, both of which received four stars. Turin writes that Upper Ten has “the cleverest accord I have smelled in a very long time,” and Upper Ten for Her is a “perfume doing the splits.” How could I resist…