Yfirlit: In Part 1, Marlen reflects on the process of his first-ever bespoke fragrance, created by Washington perfumer Christi Meshell for the House of Matriarch; in Part 2, Marlen reviews the resulting aroma, a scent inspired by Seville’s Semana Santa. THE PROLOGUE A few times now I’ve tried my hand and nose at making my …
Yfirlit: From perfumer Lynne Harris comes this Nouvelle Edition selection that is anything but your standard leather scent. A typical chypre (dry, mossy) aroma with only faint hints of orange blossom and leather. Pros: A completely different take on a leather aroma – neither sweet nor buttery but rather a floral-tinged, dry, leather note that …
ThePerfumeCritic.com is celebrating its first year and over 100,000 views of last October’s Elie Saab review. Click the image below to read the review. Leave a comment at the end of the original review for your chance to win a new 1oz bottle of ELIE SAAB LE PARFUM, shipped anywhere in the world, free! Skoðað: …
Yfirlit: Eitt af 6 perfumes created by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz in honor of the Denver Art Museum’s Yves Saint Laurent retrospective, Le Smoking is a stunning, unisex chypre built on leather, tobacco/marijuana and Moroccan incense. Leave a comment after the article for your chance to receive samples from the collection. You’ll like this if you …
Yfirlit: Marlen dives into his bottomless bag of samples and explores three samples from Australia’s Fleurage Perfume Atelier – Mabon, Imp and Dandy Boheme. Leave a comment for your chance to receive free fragrance samples. About the Perfumer: I’ve been following the development of perfumer Emma Leah’s work for the past few years now and …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 project, I have been asked to review five groupings of elements-inspired fragrances by perfumers from across the globe. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: This year, the most amazing project is pulling together. The building blocks are, in part, those that form the universe. The …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 project, I have been asked to review five groupings of elements-inspired fragrances by perfumers from across the globe. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: This year, the most amazing project is pulling together. The building blocks are, in part, those that form the universe. The …
As a blogging participant of Monica Miller’s Primordial Scents 2012 project, I have been asked to review five groupings of elements-inspired fragrances by perfumers from across the globe. Blogger & perfume-enthusiast Jen Meade explains: This year, the most amazing project is pulling together. The building blocks are, in part, those that form the universe. The …
Yfirlit: A flókið og fullkomlega eðlilegt að taka á amber, Amber Líf (eða Living Amber) er nýjasta sköpunin frá Washington perfumer Christi Meshell. (NÝTT!) Þú munt eins og þetta ef þú vilt: Vanilla, leður, pipar, tóbak, reykelsi, Amber, Woods. Pros: Ótrúlega flókið; a refreshingly einstakt taka á dæmigerðum gulbrúnu ilm; ekki eiga að “eðlilegt ilmvörur” vibe …
Yfirlit: Marlen fjallað 25+ uppáhalds uppgötvanir ilm frá 2011. Skilja eftir athugasemd fyrir tækifæri til að vinna lúxus sýnishorn af Rain Forest Kiehl er. Eftirminnilegt ilmur sem hleypt af stokkunum í 2011: (Smelltu á tenglana fyrir fullt dóma á ThePerfumeCritic) Smyrsl í Travel, Go spyrja Alice Mad et Len, Patchouli Sisley, Eau d'IKAR Elie Saab, Perfume …