Floral Street is the new UK-based niche line of Michelle Feeney. They debut with eight youth-oriented fragrances developed by perfumer Jérôme Epinette…
Byredo Gypsy Water ~ fragrance review
Byredo Gypsy Water has been around since 2008, but it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I finally tried it. A friend gave me a Gypsy Water travel spray, and it’s been living on my dresser.
Gypsy Water is clearly popular. Byredo offers a whole bathroom counter’s worth of body products to go with it. I understand why, and I often find myself reaching for a quick spritz. But the reasons I reach for it are exactly why I won’t be buying a bottle, especially at its price…
Room 1015 Hollyrose ~ new fragrance
French niche line Room 1015 has launched Hollyrose, a new unisex fragrance. Hollyrose is a tribute to the “teenage groupies who ruled over Sunset Boulevard in the 70’s”…
Byredo Encens Chembur ~ fragrance review
One of my favorite times of year to wear incense perfumes is during Indian Summer — when days are hot and nights are chilly. Light and soft incense perfumes fit perfectly with the scents of dry leaves and the lingering aromas of smoke from neighborhood fireplaces.
Many of my once-favorite incense perfumes no longer appeal; their artificial ingredients have become obnoxious to me, maybe due to reformulations or my nose getting accustomed (and sensitive) to Iso E Super, Cashmeran, Ambrox and the like. (And must vanilla be in everything?)
Though I appreciate many Byredo fragrances (I love Pulp), I missed Encens Chembur’s debut nine years ago…
Vilhelm Parfumerie Harlem Bloom ~ fragrance review
I’ve tried a few fragrances from niche house Vilhelm Parfumerie, and although I often enjoy their names and descriptions, the scents themselves have never quite hit the emotional sweet spot that makes me want to own them. However, Kevin and Robin have both praised recent releases from Vilhelm, so I’m back to try Harlem Bloom.
This fragrance is inspired by Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood and “depicts blossoms in an urban jungle, intertwined among the brownstone buildings that line upper New York City.” (Um, or upper Manhattan, at least.) It includes notes of saffron, angelica leaf, violet, damask rose, ebony and “wild leather.” I haven’t been able to find out which perfumer developed it for Vilhelm, but I’m guessing it may have Jérôme Epinette…