in Paris. It was later and during the first carantine of covid-19 that I decided to know more about perfumes not due to idleness but because i had some adequate knowledge on aromatherapy and essential oils from flowers ,woods and herbs. It was then that I decided to have a better appreciation and awe to Arabic perfumery which is so trendy now. See for example how popular Kayali...

Nicolas Bonneville Dries Van Noten Born in the Belgian port city of Antwerp in 1958, Dries Van Noten grew up in a family with close ties to the fashion world. His grandfather was a tailor and his father owned a menswear store, which shaped his love of fabrics and design from an early age. in 1976, Van Noten enrolled at the famous Royal Academy of Fine...

British, or are interested in British culture, I can highly recommend this book. As an outsider, the later chapters (on 1990s and beyond) were also highly entertaining because I could relate to them quite easily, as similar (or the same) scents were popular in my country at the time. The Lynx/Axe chapter is particularly hilarious. The book is written in lively, engaging...

The model Juliet Searle, known for her big blue eyes, embodies a powerful yet romantic princess of modernity with her graceful features, searching for authentic feelings and reconnecting with herself.Elie Saab Elie Saab Elie Saab developed a passion for the world of fashion and design at the age of nine. After successfully completing his fashion studies...

most cases uneducated consumers that works. Here, all the bottles range from the 50s-80s. As aforementioned, my luck entailed(thanks to the og owners). 40 to 70year old perfumes, with...

ingredients such as frankincense, myrrh, honey, wine, resins, herbs and spices. The Egyptians used kyphi as incense in temples, during religious ceremonies and as evening incense. Gaby Aghion - Founder of Chloé Gaby Aghion was born Gabriella Hanoka in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1921. At the age of 24, she moved to Paris with her husband, where she founded...

21: The Vanillas" series. The name "Orchidivy" is made up of "Orchid Vanilla" and "Ivy", which reflects the green, vanilla composition of the fragrance. Pierre Guillaume Pierre Guillaume, born in 1977 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, was shaped by his father's expertise from an early age. He ran his own company that produced chemicals...

composition for generations. Following the family tradition, he was first educated in England and then studied history, English, German, Greek and Latin at the École Monge in Paris. But this training was only the beginning of his lifelong passion for compositions and essential oils. At the age of sixteen, his childless uncle Aimé Guerlain introduced him deeper...

in this and in Royal Tobacco usually has me comparing them to Initio's "Oud for Happiness | Initio". But for what its worth, the wearable oud sensation that "Opus XV - King Blue | Amouage" opens with slowly fades and the scent becomes more and more challenging, transitioning to a familiar foe from Amouage's own catalogue, that being "Opus XIII - Silver Oud | Amouage"....

to it. The touted benefits of the green powder range from invigorating yet calming effects to stimulating the metabolism and preventing various diseases. Marie Jeanne Georges Taubert, the founder of the Marie Jeanne brand, was passionate about creating and composing fragrances from an early age. This love is rooted in his home town of Grasse, the capital...

With her extraordinary voice and magnetic stage presence, she captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. Her career took her to the most important opera houses, where she thrilled audiences as Violetta in "La Traviata" or as Norma in "Norma". She died in Paris on September 16, 1977 at the age of 53, but her influence and legacy continue...

Knight of the Realm - Inspired by the bravery of knights Drawing inspiration from the enduring virtues of valor, courage and honor, KNIGHT OF THE REALM is a neoclassical perfume by GRAHAM & POTT that combines the art of fragrance creation with elegant serenity to evoke the golden age of chivalry.Graham & Pott Knight...