ORMAIE – L’Ivrée Nuit Extrait
L’Ivrée Nuit Extrait is a warm and mysterious composition built around a milky vanilla and woods. A touch of mango adds an exotic facet. [PARA] A milky, enveloping trail, like trail, like a night on equatorial shores between dream and reality. [PARA] TOP: Vanilla Milk, Nectarine, Incense, Mango, Passion Fruit HEART: Vanilla, Cashmere Wood BASE: Ambery Woods, Musks, Vanilla Pod Abs
Infiniment Coty – Paris Ambre Antique
120 years after its creation, a pillar of modern perfumery is reborn, proof that true icons never fade. A modern revival of the amber that now captivates Gen Z. [PARA] Created in 1905, Coty’s Ambre Antique gave birth to one of perfumery’s most prolific olfactory families: the Ambers. Without it, many other fragrance masterpieces of the 20th and 21st centuries might never have existed. [PARA] Some might ask whether vintage notes like amber, iris, and aldehydes feel outdated. We say: not at all, nostalgia is booming. Perfumers are giving these ingredients a new contemporary pulse. Simultaneously, younger fragrance lovers, inspired by Instagram and TikTok, are rediscovering the marvels of earlier decades. [PARA] To recreate the original Ambre Antique, Coty embarked on a journey of olfactive archaeology. This endeavour was led by Coty’s director of technical perfumery, who sourced the same rose and jasmine extracts used in 1905 and rebalanced the fragrance’s defining bases, including the legendary and long-lost Ambréine S. [PARA] Faithfully recreated, the formula comes to life once again in a rare 1,905 editioned bottles – a nod to the year of its birth.
Gucci – The Alchemist Garden – Osmanthus Nectar
THE ALCHEMIST’S GARDEN: A QUEST FOR QUINTESSENCE – Osmanthus Nectar [PARA] Three new scents–Vanilla Firenze, Fiori di Neroli, and Osmanthus Nectar–join The Alchemist’s Garden collection. These scents embody the essence of this alchemical legacy. To create them, Gucci’s perfumers treated four flowers–Italian Orris, Damascena Rose, Neroli, and Osmanthus–in four different ways. [PARA] Gucci’s perfumer collective has mastered the secret language of nature by capturing moments and distilling them into eternal emotions. Drawing on a secret garden of tailor-made ingredients, The Alchemist’s Garden is a luxury collection of unrivalled aromatics. [PARA] The new Osmanthus Nectar Eau de Parfum is a fragrance that awakens the senses–from taste to smell–by evoking the familiar, delectable aroma of the Osmanthus flower. Perfumer Natalie Lorson set out to reveal the essence of the Osmanthus, highlighting its own apricot-like notes through an innovative technique that bridges the worlds of flavor and fragrance. By translating the taste of apricot into scent, she brings the fruity facets of the Osmanthus flower to life in a unique way.
This Works – Own Time
Own Time is a science-first fragrance that blends neuroscience with luxury perfumery, it eases the transition from daytime alertness to evening calm. Powered by terpenes and proven by neuroscience, Own Time engages the parasympathetic nervous system to signal that it’s safe to let go. When misted on the skin, its soothing aroma travels through olfactive pathways, gently encouraging deeper, more peaceful sleep. [PARA] “For most of my career, I’ve let the science speak for itself. What I’ve shared less openly is my personal journey: living with nervous dysregulation and learning to support my own nervous system. Own Time is the result – a science-backed tool to shift from survival mode into calm, connection, and rest.” – Dr Anna Persaud, CEO, This Works. [PARA] Clinically tested: 71% felt their sleep quality improved, 74% fell asleep faster, 69% felt calmer and more relaxed in the evening**. With a bold woody, ambery and aromatic composition, Own Time also features a unique UV-activated molecule that releases a warming boost of Coumarin under daylight, evolving the fragrance with a powdery rose note proven to modulate neurological pathways linked to emotional regulation. [PARA] Rest. Connect. Sleep. *Panel of 42 participants over 28 days
Christian Dior Parfums – LA COLLECTION PRIVÉE CHRISTIAN DIOR ROSE STAR
The Dior world is poetically strewn with lucky charms and revered flowers. As such, it inspired a new encounter for Francis Kurkdjian, giving rise to his creation for La Collection Privée. The fragrance evokes the confluence of two timeless emblems, as the centifolia rose – queen of flowers that Christian Dior treasured and cultivated his entire life – crosses paths with his guiding star, a symbol that is still omnipresent at the heart of the House of avenue Montaigne. [PARA] The inaugural union of two significant Dior icons in a scent sees a Rose Star that is generous and enveloping, noble and surprising in equal measure. The myriad facets and charms of this elevated rose fan out like the five-pointed protective star, augmented in a vibrant, remarkable scent that is simultaneously feminine and masculine. [PARA] Rose Star is the olfactory embodiment of Christian Dior’s original passions, and an allegorical fragrance: this rose was faceted for a star-studded destiny.
Goldfield and Banks – Pacific Rock Flower
Fresh and free-spirited, Pacific Rock Flower evokes the sunlit coastline of eastern Australia. Inspired by the native Coastal Tea Tree and its delicate white blooms, this floral aquatic woody fragrance layers Coral Flower, Cocowax and luminous Tuberose over a base of Patchouli from Indonesia and Australian Sandalwood. [PARA] Pacific Rock Flower is a sparkling perfume that celebrates the salt air, wild blooms and golden sands of Australia’s coast.
Neshama Perfume – Wandering Stars
She is a wanderer, a dreamer, an enigma wrapped in starlight. Wandering Stars is the fragrance of a bold escape, where innocence meets intrigue, and the world reveals itself in layers of heady floral notes and primal magnetic warmth. [PARA] Wandering Stars pairs the sweet floral nature of Gardenias in bloom with the earthen intensity of Indonesian Oud. At its core is the rare, luminous Lebanese Gardenia, extracted by a traditional enfleurage technique that has largely disappeared from modern perfumery. This gardenia is fruity and floral, with facets of stone fruit and bright goji berry; a whisper of jasmine’s delicacy and tuberose’s narcotic allure. [PARA] Created by perfumer Michael Nordstrand of Mythologist Studio™(link) and Neshama perfumer Simon Shaer, Wandering Stars pairs the soft insistence of Gardenias in bloom with the earthen intensity of wild Indonesian Oud. Distilled from two Gyrinops species grown on separate islands, its leathery green and tobacco facets ground the fragrance with a primal, magnetic warmth and provide a perfect contrast to the heady floral notes.
JIL SANDER – OLFACTORY SERIES 1 – BLACK TEA
JIL SANDER launched it’s first premium fragrance collection with Coty in 2025. Building upon the brand’s iconic design codes, Olfactory Series 1, plays on contrasts fusing botany and technology in six minimalist formulas in which the olfactory marks of aldehydes cut across key natural ingredients, giving every fragrance unique shapes. [PARA] The leading idea was to recalibrate traditional proportions, creating radical compositions that use only the essential: the fragrance, infused with 3 key natural ingredients, the synthetic molecules of aldehydes, alcohol from upcycled carbon emissions, and water. Reaching the highest degree of olfactory clarity and expression. [PARA] Fragrances created with the best technologies to evoke the resonances between mother nature and human nature. Jil Sander Black Tea has a smoky, black leather tonality and is an icon within the collection. In this modern ambery, spicy fragrance, made of unexpected associations, the aldehydes highlight the warmth of Osmanthus from China, upcycled Cinnamon from Sri Lanka and Black Tea – CO2 extracted to obtain a pitch as close as possible to its natural note. [PARA] The idea was to play with very deep and intense matter, of travelling without moving, using the faculty of our senses to
Lili Bermuda – Golden Hour
Founded in 1928, Lili Bermuda is a heritage fragrance house inspired by the natural beauty and layered history of Bermuda. Under the direction of owner and perfumer Isabelle Ramsay-Brackstone, the brand produces a collection of Eau de Parfums that translate place into scent through refined, understated British elegance. [PARA] The latest launch, Golden Hour, explores the olfactive nuances of Bermuda at sunset. The composition opens with radiant citrus notes, softened by airy marine facets that evoke warm skin touched by sea breeze. This luminosity is quickly tempered by delicate floral tones, with spring freesia lending a transparent, slightly green freshness that bridges light and shadow. [PARA] At the heart, sun-warmed botanicals unfold, balancing floral softness with subtle aromatic depth. The base introduces a gentle woody structure built around Bermuda cedarwood, whose dry, elegant character grounds the fragrance and extends its longevity without heaviness. Soft musks and warm amber nuances echo the fading heat of the day, creating a smooth enveloping trail.
NEST NEW YORK – VOYAGES CERULEAN COAST EAU DE PARFUM
Alive with the dynamism of ocean breezes, seaside florals, and warm woods, this modern marine scent captures the stirring beauty of a coastal walk in springtime. [PARA] With notes of Italian bitter orange and sea flora that dry down with a warm trail of amber, musk, and salted driftwood.