GreekGoddess
- Nov 11, 2017
Parfumeurs du Monde - 5 100% natural perfumes
Parfumeurs du Monde is a perfume brand that is found exclusively in Jovoy in the UK and was born from the collaboration of 6 passionate perfumers, lovers of natural aromatic ingredients. Creating a 100% natural perfume is complex, and Isabelle Gellé, Perrine Scandel, Thierry Bernard, Michel Roudnitska, Jean-Claude and Eric Gigodot have decided to take up this challenge and partnered to create a 100% natural perfume collection, presented in the form of 5 scented travel diaries
GreekGoddess
- Nov 7, 2017
Tubéreuse Hédonie by Roger & Gallet
Roger & Gallet recently released a line of Extrait de Colognes in collaboration with expert perfumers. Loyal to the spirit of the house that has produced perfume gems like Jean Marie Farina, Lotus Bleu, Thé Vert and a beautiful selection of the best scented body care products, the new “colognes” are unique, long lasting and formulated with 87% naturally derived ingredients for an intense olfactory experience. My favorite of the line is Tubéreuse Hédonie . Tuberose is making
GreekGoddess
- Oct 26, 2017
The House of Oud – Wonderly
Have you ever seen snow in the desert? The rare phenomenon that occurred in January 2017 at the Sahara desert inspired The House of Oud to capture this moment in a bottle. The fragrance was named Wonderly and it combines the coolness of the snow with the heat of the desert through a beautiful combination of fragrance notes. The notes are: Top: Goji berry, apricot Heart: Neroli, Jasmine Sambac, almond Blossom Base: Virginia Cedar, Italian Iris, Myrrh, Madagascar Vanilla, Sanda
GreekGoddess
- Oct 16, 2017
Jus D' Amour by Mercedes
Jus D' Amour is a perfume by Mercedes, an artist who inspired by her time as a musician, creative performer and a sports agent, wanted to capture that passion and energy in her scents. Jus D' Amour or Juice of Love is more of a love potion. With notes of Fresh Coco Palm and Aqualeaf Accord, Gentle Violet and Night Blooming Jasmine, Rich Tahitian Vanilla and Deep Sandalwood, it's a scent that captivates the people around you. It starts off green, sweet and naughty with a myste
GreekGoddess
- Oct 13, 2017
Sarah Baker perfumes
Sarah Baker is a London-based artist, who began to develop her own perfume line in 2013 in collaboration with perfumers Ashley Eden Kessler and Sarah McCartney. Sarah contacted me about a month ago to send me her perfumes to try and before they had a chance to arrive I had the opportunity to meet with her in person at the Jovoy opening in London where we had a most interesting conversation about, perfume, art and inspiration among other things. Her line has four perfumes: Le
GreekGoddess
- Oct 9, 2017
Accessorize Lovelily
Autumn has set in but still a few sunny beautiful days make me hold on to the summer feeling. Walks in the park and flowers still blooming give me the illusion that winter is still far away. When I spotted these lovely pink flowers at the park they reminded me of Lovelily by Accessorize. Lovelily is a Floral Fruity fragrance with notes of bergamot, raspberry, orange, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, vanilla and musk. The bottle has a striking cap with and encased flower and the f
GreekGoddess
- Oct 2, 2017
Mona Di Orio Suède de Suède and Dõjima
The Mona Di Orio Monogram collection continues to grow and after Myrrh Casati and Bohea Boheme two new fragrances were added in 2017. Led by Jeroen Oude Sogtoen, in collaboration with in-house perfumer Fredrik Dalman Suède de Suède and Dõjima were born, true to the same signature spirit of Maison Mona Di Orio. Suède de Suède is inspired by the childhood memories and adventures of perfumer Fredrik Dalman. A combination of long days of skiing, time spent in a lodge in the north
GreekGoddess
- Sep 11, 2017
Chanel, Gabrielle
I was surprised to discover that there were still people that didn’t know that Coco Chanel’s name was actually Gabrielle when Chanel announced the name of their new fragrance; an entirely new release in 15 years that bears the birth name of its founder. Chanel has created a pop up experience space called ESPACE GABRIELLE CHANEL located at 27 Old Bond Street dedicated to the fragrance, its ingredients and of course Coco Chanel herself. The space is simple and clean and focuses
GreekGoddess
- Sep 8, 2017
Fleur de Point concept perfume
Fleur De Point is a new concept that combines scents with words; their creator Marie doesn’t classify herself as a perfumer or a poet, she just found a way to combine two of her favourite things; writing and smelling and found a way for the stories to endure a while longer after reading. There are 9 +1 fragrances in the collection with unique names and stories. Biche Criminelle (Criminal Doe) The story about a naughty doe who loves guilty pleasures! Notes Juniper Berries, Ra
GreekGoddess
- Sep 5, 2017
Les Indémodables
Just before my summer holidays, at the end of July, I had the opportunity to go to Les Senteurs for the presentation of a new brand they carry now called Les Indémodables. Les Indémodables – ‘the timeless’ - fragrances are created from start to finish in Annecy, France by Valérie Pulvérail who has a 20 year long experience in the perfume industry and as a boutique owner. With the help of her partner Remi who is the founder of L’Atelier Français des Matières, a fragrance compa
GreekGoddess
- Jul 26, 2017
Agonist Solaris & White Lies review
Continuing my review on the Agonist perfumes, I take a look today on Solaris & White Lies as I found them both to be great for summer and plan to take the samples I own with me on my holidays. Solaris was launched in 2014 and is inspired by the never ending sunsets of the Nordic summers. Like the sun that remains bright, warm and magically hazy throughout the day and night, Solaris envelops you with a citrusy cloud, and immediately transfers you to a sunny beach! Top notes: P
GreekGoddess
- Jul 24, 2017
Christian Louboutin, Bikini Questa Sera
The master of red soles, Christian Louboutin, following the huge success of his beauty line launched in 2006 a trio of perfumes called Tornade Blonde, Trouble in Heaven and Bikini Questa Sera. Bikini Questa Sera is an Oriental Floral fragrance and the notes are: green notes, jasmine, tuberose, australian sandalwood, haitian vetiver and ambergris. This one is my favorite of all three and I rediscovered it last week when I was going through my samples and minis to decide what I
GreekGoddess
- Jul 17, 2017
Evody parfums... Collection Galerie
Evody Parfums is a French fragrance house created by mother and daughter team Regine Droin and Cerine Vasseur. Capitalizing on Regine’s background in the cosmetics industry and Cerine’s passion for fragrance and haute couture fashion, in 2006 the pair opened a boutique that specialized in artistic perfumes. Since then they have collaborated with many perfumers to materialize their ideas and their latest collaboration with Cecile Zarokian produced a trio of perfumes called Col
GreekGoddess
- Jul 10, 2017
& Other Stories Body Mists
Scandinavian fashion house & Other Stories was launched in 2013 and their cosmetics line was an immediate success. One of the first products launched was an Eau De Toilette called Rose Revival, created by Ben Gorham of Byredo, a sweet ethereal rose that received great reviews. Since then they have launched a lot more scents that also come in other forms; creams, shower gels, scrubs and my favourite body mists that are perfect for summer. All & Other Stories fragrances were ma
GreekGoddess
- Jul 3, 2017
Le Jardin Retrouvé Citron Boboli & Rose Trocadéro
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend another event organised by The Perfume Society and Shephen Matthews that allowed us to discover the revived Le Jardin Retrouvé perfume house. Le Jardin Retrouvé was founded in 1975 by Yuri Gutsatz, and was the very first of what would later become known as “niche” perfume brands. When he died in 2005, Le Jardin Retrouvé slowly declined but in 2016, Yuri’s son, Michel, decided to revive Le Jardin Retrouvé with his wife Clar
GreekGoddess
- Jun 27, 2017
The Perfume Garden by Marina Barcenilla
Continuing with my reviews of Marina Barcenilla's perfumes, this week we take a look - or sniff to be more precise - of The Perfume Garden, Marina'a first perfume that launched her brand. From Marina's website: The Story: Fragranced with a thousand blooms, the Perfume Garden smiles and welcomes you with its roses, such beautiful roses. Feel the magic that emanates from the tree that provides lily pond shade; I nurtured it and I loved it. The Perfume Garden has been my friend
GreekGoddess
- Jun 20, 2017
Under the Orange Tree by Marina Barcenilla Perfumes
A couple of weeks ago Marina kindly sent me samples of her perfumes to try. Marina Barcenilla launched The Perfume Garden about 6 years ago and her vision was "to create the finest fragrances using what nature has to offer". Her perfumes are all natural and during this short period of her journey she has won numerous awards including two FiFi Awards, one last year with India and one this year with Black Osmanthus. I will be reviewing all of her perfumes as I literally can't
GreekGoddess
- Jun 17, 2017
Agonist Vanilla Marble
Summer has finally arrived and my cravings for ice cream have increased dramatically. My favorite flavor is seemingly simple, plain vanilla, however I have tried a lot of vanilla ice creams and can only name a few that bring to life this exceptional ingredient. Vanilla ice cream must be soft, creamy, addictive and very aromatic very much like Agonist's Vanilla Marble perfume that envelops you with it's sweet, yet light and cool scent once you spray it on your skin. Top Notes:
GreekGoddess
- Jun 14, 2017
Technique Indiscrete perfume reviews
Plaisir D’ Amour, Sainte Extase, Paname Paname & Veloutine are the last 4 Technique Indiscrete perfumes I sampled from the line. Overall I must say I’m quite impressed; all of them are wonderfully blended with a common touch and feeling much like a signature that makes them part of an extraordinary extended family. Plasir d'Amour Notes: Bergamot, Kumquat, Jasmin, Fleur d'Oranger, Rose, Lilly of the Valley, Vetiver, Patchouli, Musc, Chypre Accent. A soft opening with sparklin
GreekGoddess
- Jun 12, 2017
Aqua Allegoria Bergamote Calabria by Guerlain
Bergamote Calabria is this year's addition to the Aqua Allegoria line, one of Guerlain's most emblematic fragrance collections. Their launch in 1999 created a unique olfactory genre: the first collection of eau fraîche in perfumery. Every year Thierry Wasser takes inspiration from nature and a beloved ingredient and his year, in collaboration with Delphine Jelk, they chose the glorious Calabrian bergamot and bottled it's vibrant and sunny essence. Top notes are calabrian berg
