Ramon Monegal Ole
There’s this “Almodovar-ian” sense of hyperbole, unapologetic hedonism and unrestricted freedom to the spirit in which Ramon Monegal composed this fragrance: big, bold, in your face, and with a zesty lust for life.
Nishane Nanshe
Nishane Nanshe fragrance review, first published in Cafleurebon. I must confess that my love of mythology is bookish only by association, the deeply-rooted seed being planted in my childhood, in the countless hours spent in front of the computer screen, playing videogames. The immersive, visceral and vivid way of experiencing stories – first hand – …
Der Duft Monopteros
Monopteros is a conceptual perfume done without the over-conceptualization stiff-upper-lip aura about it. Notes are scary, I must admit, but FUN
Zoologist Civet
Civet is a self-assured, poised chypre with a very retro backbone, a perfectly structured, geometrically tailored, and ravishingly sensuous smellscape of my favorite imaginary future, seen from back in the past.
Masque Milano Lost Alice
A frabjous olfactory journey into too much black pepper, white roses (painted red), mad tea, and carrot cakes.
Caron pour une femme
Caron pour une femme- an homage to a timeless rose-incense combination; a bit dark, but with ambery sparkles of light and hope;
Jean Paul Gaultier Classique
Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Fragrance Review (Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud), first published in Cafleurebon “It is beautiful to be what you are.” Jean-Paul Gaultier For me, one of the most iconic images that comes to mind, when I think of Jean Paul Gaultier, is the motorcycle leather jacket paired with a floating tulle dress. (He was the …
Der Duft Cinematic
Der Duft Cinematic (Miguel Matos) Fragrance Review, first published in Cafleurebon “Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.” René Daumal (1908-1944), French surrealist writer and poet The simplest definition for ekphrasis is …
Maison Tahite: Sel_Vanille
Maison Tahite Sel_Vanille (David Maruitte) Fragrance Review, first published in Cafleurebon. “There was once a king who had several daughters. To the first, he said, “How do you love me?” “I love you as sugar,” said she. To the next, he said, “And how do you love me?” “I love you as honey,” said she. …
Ormonde Jayne Tanger
Ormonde Jayne Tanger has this uncanny ability to be a “blank slate” of positive energy you can draw from, the pure kind