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We gladly visited Jovoy Mayfair the past week to discover the new scents from The Hosue of Oud. A fragrance house known for their oud-centric scents, they have now released a collection called THoO, which is far from the precious ingredient they initially celebrated. THoO is a collection of fragrances inspired by time, capturing three…

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: FLORAL Top notes: peony Heart notes: lily of the valley Base notes: musk Whispering of cool, shady glades and dancing barefoot on dew-sprinkled grass, here’s a delightfully woody, floral musk that carries the shamelessly ruffled, evocatively feminine notes of peony (one of our favourite flowers) to new heights. Little glimmers of glittering light…

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: woody Top notes: violet Heart notes: sandalwood Base notes: vanilla Contrasting with the more ‘day-wear’ feeling of Nirvana White, this is a truly addictive blend of violet – offering up a delicious sweetness – enfolded in the grounding woodsiness of sandalwood, then smoothed and softened by vanilla. Bold, daring, dark and sophisticated, it…

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: WOODY Top notes: clary sage, black pepper, bergamot Heart notes: leather, cypress, grey amber Base notes: sandalwood, vanilla, vetiver Fascinating how scents create textural sensations – here we’re getting the deep, velvety herbaceousness of clary sage, grainy roughness of raw leather and the smooth, warm sensuality of sandalwood. Perfumer Nathalie Lorson perfectly interprets…

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: FRESH   Top notes: citrus cocktail (bergamot, grapefruit) Heart notes: salty accord Base notes: woody complex (vibrant woods, cashmeran) Citrus mixed with intriguingly savory, salty notes in fragrance is a continuing trend, here fusing grapefruit and bergamot with ‘sea notes’. Think of the salt as a seasoning – just as we do in…