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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
- Scent takes the stage: An interview with Sarah Baker
  by Carla Seipp
- Olfactory Adventures with 4160 Tuesdays' Sarah McCartney
  by Carla Seipp
- The Enduring Influence of Oud
  by Elizabeth Harris
- Geza Schön: Rebel With An Olfactory Cause
  by Carla Seipp

Pulp by Byredo
by The_Cologneist
To my nose, this smells like a more fruity, and more tropical version of Byerley by PdM. As Pulp dries down into the mid I am met with a fantastic black currant note that one would never expect in the mid of any fragrance. It comes across like a top ...More
Fou d'Absinthe by L'Artisan Parfumeur
by duncanw
A terrific fragrance. I recommend reading JTD’s review below. It helped me appreciate this more than I already did. Previously I glossed this as an old school fougere with anise notes. Now I attend more to the specifics of what happens as it warms an...More
Lui by Mazzolari
by gimmegreen
Sometimes a perfume called Lui just has to whump its chunky gonads on the table to prove it means business – and here is a case in point. A big musky patchouli full of animal magnetism that’ll sort out the stouthearts from the snivellers. Its musk is...More