Victrix by Profumum Roma
"A Woody Aromatic fragrance for women and men. The fragrance features vetiver, musk, coriander, pink pepper, bay leaf and oakmoss. That damp, dewy feel to it - wet grass, rain-drenched trees. Forests, fields and garden herbs."
Bay leaves and vetiver balsamic and earthy tones with peppery highlights. Soft spice notes with dampened wood - green herbal and very pleasant .
Thunderstorm by Demeter
"What you really smell comes not from the air, but the ground! Plants release oils that enter the soil and blend with the other earthy odors."
The Demeter Fragrance Thunderstorm captures this complex sensory moment perfectly. Like poetry. Although it is based on the storms formed from summer humidity 'Thunderstorm' is still apt for Autumn - especially in our current conditions. It is subtle and difficult to define, but real, with the fragrance reflecting the deep and violent nature of a storm. Does what it says on the box - very subtle on the skin. fun and individual.
Cape Heartache by Imaginary Authors
"If you are looking for the pieces of a broken heart, you might try rifling through the twigs and needles on the forest floor."
"Cape Heartache is the lone American contribution to Philip Sava’s wildly popular series of exploration novels. It is based loosely on an expedition he made to the Pacific Northwest as a teenager in 1881 and is generally regarded as the most candid of his works. Revolving around a homestead he built in a coastal grove of old growth trees, the novel documents his romance with a young woman who was a descendent of the Nehalem Indian Tribe. It’s themes of leaving the familiar and finding comfort and solace in a new place still resonate today."
Notes: Douglas Fir, Pine Resin, Western Hemlock, Vanilla Leaf, Strawberry, Old Growth, Mountain Fog
Josh Meyer is the nose behind this fragrance.
Intriguing freshness from fruity pine hits first synthesizing with sweet ened spice, waxy resin and wood tones. Celebrating the longevity of an alpine forest and the olfacory sense of the continual changes caused by climate.and time. Nice for Christmas as well.
www.imaginaryauthors.com www.roullierwhite.com
Christopher Street by Charenton Macerations
"Home to merchants and misfits, Beatniks and Bohemians, dissidents and protesters, the West Village’s infamous Christopher Street has established a reputation for celebrating rugged and rebellious individualism"
" Christopher Street introduces a distinctive fragrance structure that challenges traditional olfactive notions of gender. Unlike unisex fragrances that target a lowest common denominator, Christopher Street revels in the unexpected harmonies of its strong masculine and feminine notes."
Top: Alcoholic Lime, Bergamot, Bitter Orange, Leather, Tobacco. Mid: Cinnamon, Clove Bud, Orange Blossom, Poet Carnation. Dry: Incense, Moss, Musk, Myrrh, Patchouli
Intricate and compelling. Strong earthy notes mix with fresh citrus, re-mixed with leathery smoke tones and then a lingering change to aromatic spicy wood and tobacco. A fragrance that takes you froma masculine to feminine and back again. Great.
Crows gather on a telephone wire
at Broadway and Main
Commuters in woolen coats and scarves
braving the rain
I guess it must be autumn in the city again
And at night, the sound of rain
Clattering against my windowpane
I guess it must be autumn in the city again
Taken from the original song by Lucia Lorenzi.
Coal by Andrea Maack Parfums
"Andrea Maack Parfums' Coal is based on one of Maacks original drawings made with black coal. It captures the feeling of creating this piece; the smudge on the fingertips and the broken pieces of coal at the bottom of the page."
"This fragrance was created with perfumer Richard Ibanez at Robertet. Composed of dark and warm materials like everlasting leather and patchouli balanced with fresh ones like pink pepper and shispo, this fragrance encapsulates the warm and cold contrast that coal can have."
The Nose behind this perfume is - Richard Ibanez.
Sichuan pepper, pink pepper, juniper berry, cedar wood, papyrus, coal accord, sandalwood, patchouli and leather.
If you kept spices in a leather container for a few months this will give you a sense of 'Coal'. This is a clever interfusion of soft peppery spice, bruised dark piquant juniper notes and warm but burnt-off incense. Amazing.
www.andreamaack.com www.roullierwhite.com
Smell of Weather Turning - Gorilla perfume, Lush
"A walk in the fields after a storm, raindrops drying on grass. Fresh English mint develops into sweet smoky hay on the skin. A fragrance from times past: warm, natural and unique. Notes: oakwood, hay, beeswax, nettle, English peppermint, mint, Roman chamomile."
Being one of the most sought after fragrances from the Gorilla collection I was intrigued. Described in one review as 'elemental', it is an experiment in combining herbal green notes earthy mosses together with smokey spice. A fresh pleasing and modern scent that tries to take you through the process of an oncoming rain storm picking out sensory notes of green earthiness, then freshens with mint and dries into sweetened spicy wood tones.
