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- Purity of Purpose: an interview with Christian Bohdan of Helio
  by Carla Seipp
  The West Coast is most stereotypically known for a preconceived lifestyle of daily hikes, green juice galore and alternative spiritual practices. But how would one define the olfactory aesthetic of said region? One fragrance brand embraced this challenge, creating completely cliche-free scents in the process. Helio is the brainchild of Christian Bohdan. In collaboration with… [Read More]
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  by Carla Seipp
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  by Carla Seipp
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  by Carla Seipp
- The Enduring Influence of Oud
  by Elizabeth Harris
- Geza Schön: Rebel With An Olfactory Cause
  by Carla Seipp

Fleurs de Citronnier by Serge Lutens
by rbaker
A gorgeous fresh neroli is greeting me with a smile, which has some lemon blossom as well as hints of lemon fruits interwoven with it. After the citrus blast has weakened, a light and light filled tuberose develops, which expressed only a touch o...More
Hibiscus Palm by Aerin
by Wingie
Hibiscus Palm is a big, gorgeous, creamy, tropical floral. I don't get frangipani, but I do get ylang ylang and what smells like tuberose, and just a hint of coconut in the base. The coconut isn't enough to make this a suntan lotion-type scent, if yo...More
In Between by Urban Scents
by Darvant
A super sharp metallic smoky piquancy. Another "chiaroscuro" musky Urban Scent-creation with a "fluidy" metropolitan damp aura, urban algebraic solitude, Spartan geometric elegance, echoes of silence and minimalism in a wide shady...More