The secret to Cuir d’Iris is that it is simultaneously sooty and wet. Bone-dry cedarwood and iris kick up dust eddies as stale as the air from a newly-fired radiator. Floating in this…
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Aromatic Attars & CPOs Balsamic Cult of Raw Materials House Exploration Incense Mukhallats
Oudologie: A Sampling
Reviews about attars and mukhallats for my Attar Guide aren’t conjured out of thin air. When I write about a Sultan Pasha or an Abdul Samad Al Qurashi oil, I come armed with…
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Fiore d’Ambra by Profumum Roma is the rare amber that confronts rather than comforts. Which makes sense, because it's barely an amber at all. …
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Amber Cult of Raw Materials Musk Oriental Review Vanilla
Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Plantifolia by Guerlain
Shalimar Millésime Vanilla Plantifolia by Guerlain is a lot of words to say 80% Shalimar spliced with 20% of an expensive niche bakery vanilla like Lira or Tihota, but I am surprised at just…
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Animalic Chypre Citrus Cult of Raw Materials Floral Independent Perfumery Oakmoss Orange Blossom Review Spicy Floral Tuberose White Floral Woods Ylang ylang
Casablanca by St. Clair Scents
Casablanca by St. Clair Scents is a tour de force of the indie BWF (Big White Floral) perfumery, perfect for modern day sirens and sexpots.…
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Aromatic Chypre Citrus Green Independent Perfumery Leather Masculine Musk Neroli Oakmoss Review Woods
Libertine Neroli by Francesca Bianchi
Fresh but dark, bitter and woody-musky, Libertine Neroli by Francesca Bianchi is a fantastic neroli-oakmoss chypre that nods at 1950s classic masculine perfumery without getting pulled into it completely. …
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Amber Attars & CPOs Balsamic Incense Mukhallats Resins Review Round-Ups Smoke The Attar Guide
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews K-T
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews K-T wraps up the Resin portion of the Guide, with some very mediocre indie oils bringing up the rear. …
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Amber Attars & CPOs Balsamic Cult of Raw Materials Frankincense Incense Mukhallats Myrrh opoponax Resins Round-Ups The Attar Guide
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews B-I
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews B-I covers of the most barn-storming, sturm-und-drang incense scents in the genre. Frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, and amber arm huffers and shirt-cuff sniffers, come get your resin freak on.…
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Amber Attars & CPOs Balsamic Cult of Raw Materials Frankincense Gold Incense Mukhallats Myrrh opoponax Resins Review Single note exploration Smoke Spice The Attar Guide
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews 0-A
The Attar Guide: Resin Reviews 0-A is the 50 Shades of Amber (and Amber Absolute knock offs), which, I guess, is as good a place to start as any. If you love the…
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Amber Attars & CPOs Balsamic Cult of Raw Materials Frankincense Incense Myrrh opoponax Oriental Resins Round-Ups Single note exploration Smoke Spice The Attar Guide
The Attar Guide to Resins
The Attar Guide to Resins - a brief guide to the difference between myrrh and sweet myrrh, frankincense and benzoin, and what even is amber anyway? A sweet and smoky exploration of sticky bush…