Christmas is the time for giving and a carefully chosen bottle of unique perfume is a true luxury. It can be challenging to buy fragrance for someone else because scent is so personal. Fortunately, the experts at niche perfumery Art de Parfum are on hand to help you negotiate the olfactory minefield this Christmas and make sure your gift is one to remember.
Last year, we were honoured to be reviewed by both Carlos from Brooklyn Fragrance Lover and Steven from Redolessence. Who gave us a full review of our latest fragrance Le Joker by Art de Parfum!
Could this be your perfect Autumn/Winter scent?
We are posting this video in loving memory Carlos. x
There are fragrances that live in a world that cross from simple scents to experiences in bottles, pulling on our desire to remember rather than banking on a wish to smell great, Encore Une Fois translates to "yet again", does it manage to pull on your memories? Let's Deep Dive. Encore opens up with a beautiful salty citrus, very oceany but less "beachy", aquatic without being blue, a tad pull of green comes from the violet and the leafy orange but make no mistake, this is about the salty tones and in that process opens up for a tad smoky, for a stronger orange vibe with a bit of sour bergamot, the petitgrain gives character with it's unique bitterness. The...
Le Joker, by French outfit Art De Parfum, won the gold medal at the London Beauty Awards, 2020. I can see why. A saline, fresh nutmeg aromatic, with facets of star anise, Timur pepper, ambergris and elemi, this is one of those perfumes I would put in in the same category as Eau D’Italie: scents that are magnetizing in their chalky sea air simplicity, yet that wisely eschew the dirty über-niche plugholes of algae and seaweed. Described by the company as a ‘fascinating woody fragrance (cypriol, patchouli, Atlas cedarwood), intertwining fruity spicy notes with powdery notes of makeup and smoky cigarette facets……Le Joker aims to awaken different emotions in different people’. I personally certainly don’t smell the (clown) makeup, but...