French niche line Neela Vermeire Créations will launch Niral, a new fragrance…
Grandiflora Boronia ~ new perfume
Sydney-based Grandiflora is introducing new packaging for the brand, and will launch Boronia, a new fragrance…
2 for Tuesday ~ Nomenclature Shi_so & Cire Trudon Deux
Quick reviews of two niche variations on green: Nomenclature Shi_so and Cire Trudon Deux (II).
Nomenclature Shi_so
I am rather late with this one — Shi_so is exactly the sort of crisp and light fragrance that comes in handiest in high summer. Like the others in the Nomenclature line, it’s highlighting a synthetic aromachemical, in this case, glycolierral, which is meant to capture crushed ivy leaves…
Olfactive Studio Close Up & Woody Mood ~ fragrance reviews
I just spent a few enjoyable minutes doing some online window-shopping for sweaters and autumn accessories; it’s almost September, after all, and what better time to fantasize about a new pair of boots? This is the moment when I also start thinking about switching my summer perfumes (fruity roses, sheer beachy blends) for spicier, richer compositions. Fortunately, I have on hand small samples of two appropriate fragrances from French niche line Olfactive Studio: Close Up, launched in fall 2016, and the recently released Woody Mood.
Close Up was developed for Olfactive Studio by perfumer Annick Menardo and (as is customary for the brand) was inspired by a photograph: a very close view of an eyeball’s iris by Suren Malvelyan…
Olfactive Studio Woody Mood ~ new fragrance
French niche line Olfactive Studio has launched Woody Mood, a new unisex fragrance. Woody Mood was inspired by a 1973 Roger Steffens photo of giant sequoias, The Redwood Alien…