Spanish niche brand Carner Barcelona has launched Palo Santo, a new unisex fragrance…
Aesop Tacit ~ new fragrance
Australian botanical brand Aesop will launch Tacit, a new fragrance inspired by traditional Eau de Cologne and the aromas of the Mediterranean…
Orto Parisi Viride & Boccanera ~ fragrance reviews
The Amsterdam-based fragrance house Orto Parisi was started by Nasomatto founder Alessandro Gualtieri; Orto Parisi currently offers five perfumes and today I’m reviewing two. If you want the Orto Parisi backstory/bio and MANIFESTO, etc., visit the company website. (I was a bit bored by the Orto Parisi narrative, so didn’t want to rehash it here, but the site’s opening film of a monkey riding a goat — accompanied by a Wagner soundtrack — amused me).
Viride is a sweet, herbal (fougèresque) fragrance that smells like a well-dressed, conservative grandfather (maybe a retired judge?) My imagined Viride-wearing grandfather goes to the barber every week for a trim and scalp massage, a straight-razor shave and some gossip, and he has no qualms about being lathered, powdered and slathered with scented creams, talcs, aftershaves and hair tonics…
Flower Travel Book
Flower by Kenzo’s red poppy visits Paris and (below the jump) Buenos Aires.
Roja Parfums Beguiled ~ new fragrance
British niche line Roja Parfums has launched Beguiled, a new fragrance for women…