A few classics to start this assortment: Bon Monsieur (Rogue Perfumery) sets the perfect tone for one’s wedding day, utilising a timeless blend of rich lavender absolute against the vibrant spice and freshness of geranium, carnation, and bergamot. This rests on quality wood and moss materials. This aromatic fragrance is bright and elegant, eternal and nostalgic all at once. Green Irish Tweed (Creed) follows the lead here, blending precious aromatic ingredients with violet leaf and lemon verbena and an impression of green apple for an unprecedented freshness that is slightly watery and cool. Softened with romantic iris, it finishes with a long trail of ambergris and sandalwood.
Our romantic choice is Reflection Man by Amouage, its feeling the result of jasmine and neroli lending an expressive and tender feeling, with a sensitive and bright sweetness only possible from floral materials. Freshened with rosemary and balanced with creamy sandalwood - the total effect of this fragrance is staggeringly addictive; familiar and new all at once. It’s something you want to get close to, magically radiant yet intimate. Opting for warmer tones, and a nudge of the delicious and the gourmand, Herod (Parfums de Marley) is decadence in smell. An expression of vanilla and all of its facets - Herod mingles with warming spices and tobacco, clean smoke, fruit, and osmanthus flower, which extends the fragrance in surprising ways. An instantly memorable scent, and so very much itself.
Fidelis (Histoires de Parfum) is rich with symbolism. From the pink gold of the bottle, gold is wedded to copper, the metal dedicated to Venus, the patron goddess of love. And the name, which speaks of faithfulness and devotion - it contains all the glowing and profound demeanor of a romantic rose strengthened with oud, spices, and a glowing coffee note to summon perfect love. This is a powerful fragrance - strong and fortified and unforgettable. Finally, Au Coeur du Désert (Tauer) is singular and brilliant, as lashings of leathery patchouli and fizzy spices land on the expansive body of cedarwood. This is a fragrance of many echoes, rich with character and distinction. This blend of wood and amber materials starts a dreaming of exotic places, all of them inviting and interesting - a promise of new adventures.
