Earlier this year, niche line Régime des Fleurs launched Tears, a new unisex fragrance…
By Kilian Apple Brandy on the Rocks & L’Heure Verte ~ new fragrances
French niche line By Kilian will launch Apple Brandy on the Rocks and L’Heure Verte in September. The two fragrances join Roses on Ice and Angels’ Share in the Liquors collection…
A fragrance is a duel
Perfumers Serge Majoullier and Mathieu Nardin talk about L'Occitane Bois Flotté, Karité Corsé and Olivier Ondé.
Goutal Le Temps des Reves ~ new fragrance
Annick Goutal will launch Le Temps des Rêves, a new fragrance inspired by the city of Grasse, where Annick Goutal studied perfumery…
House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud, Alchemologie Nethermead, Regime des Fleurs Willows ~ short fragrance reviews
Although I tend to wear rose fragrances of all kinds when I’m “off-duty” and not testing something to review here, I also keep an eye and a nose out for interesting violet perfumes. Some of my violet-y favorites over the years have been soliflores (e.g., Annick Goutal Violette) but others are more complex or quirky. I also enjoy encountering violet when I don’t necessarily expect it, or when it’s included way down in a list of notes but turns out to be one of the stars of the composition.
House of Cherry Bomb Iris Oud is a recent example of the “stealth violet” experience for me…