is the first, limited edition fragrance from Thomas De Monaco, as he says: "The scent has a distinctive character, unfolding voluptuosly and demandingly, it's heart calling for unbridled freedom. Raw Gold is an unpolished, modern unisex fragrance which calls the spirit of the late 60's and early 70's to mind."Thomas De Monaco put the passion, experience, knowledge and memories...

Many perfumers would be overwhelmed by such opportunities but Antoine Lie did his job great. The source of exceptional ingredients – L’Atelier Français des Matières – is located in the French Archamps.The inspiration for the creation of Gold was “Golden Modriaan,” as Jan Eoud Vos calls this cubist graphic. It mainly presents various shades of gold. It reflects the timeless...

Everything about Shalimar is the epitome, to me, of excellence and all that is beautiful and enjoyable about perfume, period. Here is an amateur's modest look at her: The first fragrance that I can remember truly falling for, however, back in 1983 when they had testers out in every mall in Dallas, Texas, was the eponymous, complex and beautiful Niki de Saint Phalle, here shown in EDT on the left...

how good it is for skin. Once upon a time, "toilet "soaps were graded as follows:Grade 1 - min 75%Grade 2 - min 65%Grade 3 - min 60%Grade 1 is a very high quality soap and Grade 2 is very good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fatty_matter Bath soaps have TFM between 40-60%. So when a brand calls itself a bath soap, that is not a good thing.This is a big subject in India where the meaning of TFM is understood...

I really didn’t know how well-known my brand was until I attended the Esxence in Italy recently. I wasn’t exhibiting with a booth, I was just wandering around and some people actually recognized me and told me they were eager to smell my perfumes. Sometimes on the show floor I received phone calls from unknown distributors who happened to be there too, telling me they wanted...

any one category.Edmond Roudnitska flipped perfumery upside-down and made the first true perfume manifesto with Diorissimo. Rose Flash might not be such a statement of revolutionary intent, but by sidestepping the preliminary mention of notes as a the lead-in to understanding the perfume, Tauer calls us out. He throws the gauntlet and probably...

of how ylang ylang, lavender, bergamot, etc were chosen and what the greater goals of the perfumes themselves are. In addition, a European perfume producer gathering select materials from around the world, commissioning European perfumers and then selling the product exclusively in Europe calls for discussion. These same botanicals (broadly, not from these designated growers) have...

of my visit was a personal invitation to the „Opera lounge“. Apart from the hustle and bustle of the fair Histoires de Parfum had booked their own room, in order to present the Opera series in an appropriate way to a chosen few. Half-lighted by candles, black and red velvet. Listening to Maria Callas in the background, sipping on my prosecco I was looking at the edition:...