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Beautiful amber with nuanced touches and great performance
First formal try of Akro’s latest release, Glow, a bright, ambery blend that’s instantly enveloping and engaging with a touches of sweetness, smokiness, and an overall creamy balsamic quality to it that’s flavored by a bit of spice. The note breakdown includes pink pepper, rose, incense, benzoin, and vanilla, and I think that description seems accurate enough. The use of rose is quite subtle, the pink pepper a bit more pronounced in coloring the mix.
It was just launched at Perfumology as part of an event with perfumer/creative director Olivier Cresp, which I could not attend, and I think it’s going to be very popular and I think it’s one of the house’s very best releases, with high-quality and performance a good mix of familiarity of innovation, hitting a great spot for a new release.
Unlike the vast majority of fragrances in the Akro catalogue that are EDP concentration and priced at $180 for 100ml, Glow (as well as East, released last year) are extrait concentration and priced at $250/130 for 100/30ml, still not unreasonable in the current market for niche perfumery in my opinion, especially considering the outstanding performance off of the sample alone, and I like the 30ml option.
Perfumology carries the line but Glow specifically does not yet appear to be on the website, but I assume that it’s just a matter of time. It’s also sold in other boutiques and on the house’s US website.
8 out of 10
It was just launched at Perfumology as part of an event with perfumer/creative director Olivier Cresp, which I could not attend, and I think it’s going to be very popular and I think it’s one of the house’s very best releases, with high-quality and performance a good mix of familiarity of innovation, hitting a great spot for a new release.
Unlike the vast majority of fragrances in the Akro catalogue that are EDP concentration and priced at $180 for 100ml, Glow (as well as East, released last year) are extrait concentration and priced at $250/130 for 100/30ml, still not unreasonable in the current market for niche perfumery in my opinion, especially considering the outstanding performance off of the sample alone, and I like the 30ml option.
Perfumology carries the line but Glow specifically does not yet appear to be on the website, but I assume that it’s just a matter of time. It’s also sold in other boutiques and on the house’s US website.
8 out of 10