Italian niche line Laboratorio Olfattivo has launched Miss_U and Til.., two new unisex fragrances developed by perfumer Luca Maffei. Update: Til… is now called Tiglio Mirabilis…
A handful of roses ~ fragrance reviews
It might just be my imagination, and a feeling of tentative hope that my city has come through the worst of the pandemic, but the roses in my neighbors’ front yards and the local parks seem lusher than ever this year. I’ve also been wearing some new-ish and new-to-me rose fragrances to mark the May/June transition, so here are my thoughts on five of them.
Back in the early spring, I finally got myself over to the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship to sniff my way though Dries van Noten’s year-old fragrance collection. I admired a few of them, but my personal favorite of the group was Raving Rose…
Aedes de Venustas Amnesia Rose ~ new fragrance
Niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas has launched Amnesia Rose,* a new fragrance…
Zoologist Harvest Mouse ~ new fragrance
Indie Canadian line Zoologist will launch Harvest Mouse, a new unisex fragrance, in February…
BDK Parfums Sel d’Argent & Carthusia A’mmare ~ fragrance reviews
My neighborhood feels a little quieter on summer weekends, due to many residents’ migrations to and from the seashore. That’s not something I personally do, because there are certain things about summer beaches that really make me miserable: the crowds, the noise, the excessive sunlight. I love the beach, on my own terms: off-season, in fall or spring, under slightly cloudy skies.
Since I can’t always have the beach the way I like it, or I can’t actually get there when the conditions are most favorable, I’m partial to beach-themed perfumes that let me imagine an ideal seashore visit. Two new additions to my rotation of beachy perfumes are BDK Parfums Sel d’Argent and Carthusia A’mmare, marine fantasies with different olfactory moods…