Concrete Comme des Garçons, oak Jo Malone, spicy Carven and other interesting novelties of the season in the review of perfume critic Ksenia Golovanova.
RUB 9,700
Velvet Haze, Byredo
To date, Velvet Haze is perhaps the most interesting fragrance in the Swedish brand's portfolio. The founder of the brand Ben Gorham, contrary to his custom, did not fanatically purge everything that was not too elegant and not enough urban from the composition dedicated to the 1960s: in addition to the inevitable patchouli, the novelty contains the authentic, sleepy and musky warmth of people who spent more than one summer day at Woodstock. - lying on the sun-dried grass in the clothes the day before yesterday.
from 4 700 rub
English Oak & Redcurrant, Jo Malone London
A wonderful autumn launch, in the spirit of Giuseppe Arcimboldo's "Autumn": tangerine and tart red currants add life to a still life of baked apples, withered roses and nuts. The oak, which, according to the description, should be toasted, is actually rather lively and green, giving hope for an inevitable spring.
RUB 10,900
Nuit de Bakelite, Naomi Goodsir
For those who follow perfume trends, the industry's current fascination with tuberose is no secret. There are a great many tuberose aromas, both good and bad, but only a few are truly original. Nuit de Bakelite undoubtedly belongs to the latter. Perfumer Isabelle Doyenne took out the green, mint-camphor part of the tuberose and brought it together with rubber and smoky leather. Nuit de Bakelite cold tobacco smoke is a kind of brand code of the brand, it resembles the smell of cigarette ash from the Iris Cendré fragrance.
RUB 11,000
Concrete, Comme des Garçons parfums
Professionals predicted the future of the main launch of the fall for Comme des Garçons 'concrete' and were not mistaken, that is exactly what it turned out to be. A brilliant deconstruction of the sandal around which (as if in one of the fashionable bioarchitectural projects) a concrete house was built. The combination of natural and industrial notes will remind you of the brand's earlier releases and delight loyal fans.
Outrageous, Frédéric Malle
Outrageous has been around for ten years. But before it could only be bought in expensive American department stores, Barneys, and now it has been transferred to the main line, which is sold in all Frédéric Malle corners. The fragrance was collected by the famous perfumer Sophia Groisman, but you will not find her iconic flaming roses in Outrageous. Instead, the freshness of the musky scent of the powder, the satin sheen of freshly ironed linen, the perfect cut of a green apple, and the chill of mint toothpaste.
RUB 9,200
Noir Anthracite, Tom Ford
The new Tom Ford is a powerful, well-thought-out explosion. The first wave covers Sichuan pepper and ginger, followed by an emerald wave of galbanum, which displaces all other odors. Lovers of green chypre scents should definitely try Noir Anthracite.
RUB 11,200
Paris Mascate, Carven
Carven's new perfume line turned out to be uneven - they wanted to please everyone. But there are several interesting aromas in it, and a couple of them are absolutely beautiful. For example, Paris Mascate has a distinctly vintage sound - warm, balsamic, spicy, true to the East as it was imagined in the 1920s.
RUB 15 600
Dōjima, Mona di Orio
Dojima - Osaka's famous rice exchange, founded in 1697, was the real Japanese Wall Street of the Edo era. A lot of money was spinning here - a complicated market attracted various intermediaries and speculators who bought and sold not yet harvested, and often not sown rice. The perfumer laid the foundation for Dojima with this story of fabulous riches acquired in a day. In short, it smells expensive: suede iris, spices, sandalwood box in which the merchant keeps promissory notes.
RUB 17,750
Porpora, Tiziana Terenzi
“Red Moon” is a large dark rose with raspberries, patchouli and smoked wood chips, “dirty” as English-speaking perfume bloggers would call it - that is, one in which earthy scents or animal tones accompany the central floral note. The profile is already well known to lovers of niche perfumery, but no less charming - it smells like a thick organic infusion, which is used in a Danish sauna.
RUB 27,000
Obscure Oud, Phuong Dang
Phuong Dang (according to the rules of Russian phonetics reads as "Phuong Dang") is a new brand named after its founder, a Vietnamese artist who lives in Singapore. Nine of the ten fragrances in the collection, including Obscure Oud, were made by perfume rock star Bertrand Duchaufour. If you have followed his work, then at the very beginning of "The Mysterious Oud" you will recognize the signature green mango, sour, tart, absolutely delicious.
from 990 rub
Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux, 100Bon
Pay attention to the new perfume brand 100Bon, which has arrived at Cosmotheca stores. Natural - even organic alcohol, inexpensive - 990 rubles per 10 ml, economical - you can go to the store for refills. The compositions are collected by perfumers of the Robertet company, well-known in the natural aroma production industry. All ten tracks are cute and noteworthy. The most autumnal one is “Myrrh and Frankincense”, spicy and pungent, with rich balsamic and unobtrusive lemon shades.
