Astier de Villatte

Eau Chic is a fragrance that manages to be refined without ever feeling pretentious. It’s not the stiff elegance of ostentatious luxury, but rather a natural, effortless grace—like a white linen shirt worn with ease. The name...

With one of my favorite fragrance openings of all time, Mantes-la-Jolie begins with a viscerally photo-real crushed mint and basil, as if smelling your hands after trimming your herb garden. The dry down progresses to a nice fig within a half-hour...