My favorite type of art is naïve art, which is a style of painting that looks like a 5-year old child did it with his chubby, untrained fingers – great big blocks of color…
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Attars & CPOs Independent Perfumery Jasmine Leather Masculine Resins Review Sandalwood Thoughts Vetiver WoodsTauer Perfumes Attar AT: A Review
I hadn’t understood how big a role that cultural misappropriation, or rather the perception of cultural misappropriation, played in the evaluation of attars until I read a comment on a Basenotes interview I did…
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Independent Perfumery Jasmine Oriental Oud Resins Review Round-Ups Sandalwood Smoke Spice White Floral WoodsMaison Nicolas de Barry: Part II (Les Parfums Naturels, Oud Collection)
Part II of my little series on Maison Nicolas de Barry focuses on the brand’s all natural and oud lines, called respectively Les Parfums Naturels and the Oud Collection. (Part I, on Les Parfums…
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Floral Floral Oriental Fruity Scents Gourmand Green Floral Hay Herbal Independent Perfumery Oriental Review Round-Ups Sandalwood Spicy FloralParfums Dusita Erawan, Fleur de Lalita, La Douceur de Siam, Le Sillage Blanc
Recently, I was lucky enough to have been sent travel sprays of the new perfumes in Parfum Dusita‘s line-up – thanks to the generosity of Pissara Umavijani. I understand that all Dusita perfumes will…
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Attars & CPOs Chypre Floral Floral Oriental Independent Perfumery Iris Oriental Oud Patchouli Resins Review Rose Round-Ups Sandalwood ThoughtsMaison Nicolas de Barry: Part I (Les Parfums Historiques)
Maison Nicolas de Barry has been around since 2003, but has garnered relatively little praise or attention. I wonder why that is? I’ve enjoyed every single perfume I’ve tried from this brand, and find…
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Attars & CPOs Floral Floral Oriental Incense Independent Perfumery Jasmine Musk Oriental Oud Resins Review Saffron Smoke Spicy FloralAreej Le Doré Flux de Fleurs: A Review
One of four in their most recent round of perfume releases, Areej Le Doré Flux de Fleurs is an interesting experiment in what happens when you blend Indian attars with Arabian raw materials in…
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When I published an article on deer musk on Basenotes a while back, I expected a fair bit of pushback, but apart from one of my interviewees (JK DeLapp) getting kicked out of the…
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Incense Independent Perfumery Leather Oriental Patchouli Resins Review Sandalwood Scent Memory SmokeCouteau de Poche – Fumabat: A Review
Couteau de Poche means pocket knife in French, a name you’d think has little connection to an American niche perfume brand until you realize they’re based in Brooklyn and suddenly it all makes…
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Marc-Antoine Corticchiato is one of my all-time favorite perfumers, along with Gérald Ghislain of Histoires de Parfums. If push came to shove (and if you were to allow me a few Chanels, Guerlains, and…
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If you’d told me that I’d be considering investing €95+ in a coffret of perfumes from candle maker Cire Trudon, I’d have been skeptical. It’s not that I doubt a company more known for…