When I unwrapped a mysterious package from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, I (along with TMS staffers Keisha, Charline, and Daniella) wasn’t expecting to find 10 small bottles with intricately illustrated labels and evocative titles like “Fuck You, Said The Raven.” The Alchemists are collaborating with Neil Gaiman (and Hugo Award-winning artist Julie Dillon for the labels) on … Read More →
Like its clothing, a Comme des Garçons perfume bears a distinctive signature – quirky, irreverent and always retaining an element of surprise. Since launching its first fragrance in 1993, the avant-garde label has truly stretched its boundaries. To date, it has created 75 different scents that articulate a variety of themes, concepts, collaborations with artists, … Read More →
Italian luxury fragrance house, Acqua di Parma have added two new fragrances to its Colonia range: Ebano, inspired by Ebony, and Mirra, which is based on a myrrh note. Ebano features notes of bergamot and petitgrain in the head, pink pepper and ebony in the heart; and a base of honey, vetiver and patchouli. The … Read More →
On a breezy February night in Delhi, fashion designer Ashish Soni lets the spotlight lay, not on his sleek apparel, but on a newly concocted perfume line for Chivas. Loosely inspired by whiskey, he created three perfumes with numbers instead of names. Soni doesn’t want anyone to put a gender tag onto them. “Let the … Read More →
The fascinating Gucci Bamboo fragrance range reveals an elegant collector’s edition with Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition 2017. Gucci’s newest perfume comes after the classic Gucci Bamboo aroma and last year Gucci Bamboo in eau de toilette concentration. Gucci Bamboo Limited Edition 2017 is the classic woody floral eau de parfum fragrance in a lovely appearance … Read More →
Luna Rossa Carbon is the latest men’s fragrance by Prada, which follows up Luna Rossa (2012), Extreme (2013) and Sport (2015). Daniela Andrier is the nose behind the fragrance. Luna Rossa Carbon contains top notes of bergamot, citrus and pepper; lavender make up the heart of the fragrance; and the dry down features patchouli and … Read More →
Do you ever walk past a field of freshly cut grass, breathe in, and remember playing outside when you were a kid, on a lazy summer’s day? Take in the scent of a roast and get taken back to weekends at home, when the smell of your mother’s home-cooked Sunday dinner filled the air? No … Read More →