Fils de Dieu by Etat Libre d’Orange (Ralf Schweiger, 2012.) is one of my favourite summer fragrances.Balsamic, citrusy, aromatic, warm, slightly savoury, coconuty. The bottle is almost empty, and I am still enjoying it as much as…
Tanger, Damask, Levant and Byzance When Ormonde Jayne announced the launch of La Route de la Soie collection, I silently exclamed: Finally someone did it! Having in mind all perfumes with “soie” or “silk” in…
Wondering who thought us that summer scents should be transparent and light mists of freshnness? So, I’ve stripped myself from that stereotype, and dived into Sex and the Sea Neroli by Francesca Bianchi: teasing white…
Al Sahra by The Different Company is serene and light, ambivalently cold/warm oriental, created by Emilie Coppermann. I’m wearing it on a magnificent summer day, full of contrasts: Sun is at the zenith, summer heat…
“We have some very sad news: Zoologist Bat, designed by Ellen Covey, is now discontinued. “Bat” is important to us, and we have planned to create a new Bat, but by a different perfumer”, announced Victor Wong…
In 2019. L’Orchestre Parfum enriched its perfume ensemble with Piano Santal, a multi-layered and rounded woody. In 2017, the Parisian house launched its first line-up: five perfumes in whose heart, from creation to wearing is…
Why is it important and why is it special Why „Touch“ “We wanted to reach out to niche perfume brands and lovers, and in this fun way help a brand to launch a new perfume…
Darling rose buds of May It was early and still rather cold spring when tested L’eau À la rose (2020), but even then my first association was the atmosphere from the series Lovely Buds of…
