• About
  • Login to comment
    • Bluesky
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Archives
Browsing by tag: natural perfume

Tallulah Jane Misae, Leotie & Yiska ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 May 2010 12 Comments

Tallulah Jane Misae perfume

New York-based indie natural line Tallulah Jane has launched three new fragrances:

Misae (shown) ~ “Redolent of an April stroll in the gardens and groves of Saint-Paul de Vence, Misae is a breath of springtime…

Read the rest of this article »

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2010 41 Comments

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX

I don’t drink much (anymore) and maybe (or maybe not?) that’s why I’m such a sucker for booze notes in perfume. Stuff like this…

She commissioned a twelfth-generation master distiller, also located in Napa, to produce an exquisite batch of French oak essence for the perfume. One of the defining alchemical accomplishments of the composition, the oak essence was triple distilled in old European copper stills from a wine called ‘Esprit de cognac’ which is aged in French oak barrels.1

…gets my attention, and add in rose, white sage, black currant, wild honey and lavender (ok, in all truth I can often do without lavender) and you’ve got something I’d like to try. The ‘she’ in the quote above is Alexandra Balahoutis, of indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes, and the perfume is Essence of IX, a limited edition project in collaboration with California winery Colgin Cellars.

Essence of IX opens quite boozy (really, maybe it’s just the alcohol) and herbal, and it’s slightly medicinal to boot…

Read the rest of this article »

Honore des Pres We Love New York ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2010 34 Comments

Honoré des Prés Vamp à NY, I Love Les Carottes and Love Coco

French organic line Honoré des Prés will launch We Love New York, a collection of three new fragrances, in late April. Vamp à NY, I Love Les Carottes and Love Coco were all developed by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti…

Read the rest of this article »

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2010 20 Comments

Strange Invisible Perfumes Essence of IX

Indie botanical line Strange Invisible Perfumes has launched Essence of IX, a new limited edition fragrance created in collaboration with California winery Colgin Cellars and named for Colgin’s IX Estate vineyard:

In its latest pure perfume, Strange Invisible Perfumes taps this Colgin mystique through a blend of rare…

Read the rest of this article »

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Bancha ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 25 March 2010 43 Comments

DSH Bancha perfumeDSH Bancha perfumeDSH Bancha perfume

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has launched Bancha, a new unisex natural perfume:

In alignment with nature, the refreshing fragrance of Bancha eases the wearer through transitional months…

Read the rest of this article »

« Newer articles
Older articles »

Advertisement

Search

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

List of upcoming Friday projects

6 January ~ damage poll

31 January ~ winter reading poll

Back to Top

Home
Archives
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Books

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2026 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.