Moon carnival

Adenike on Instagram: "10 Fragrances I’ll pick ✨✨ Crème de la crème….the list goes on and on 10. Moon Carnival by Vilhelm Parfumerie 9. No 5 by Rosendo Mateu 8. Vanilla 28 by Kayali 7. Milk by Commodity 6. Instant Crush by Mancera 5. Velvet Fantasy by Montale 4. Baccarat Rouge 540 by MFK 3. Hundred Silent Ways by Nishane 2. Escapade Gourmande by Maison Mataha 1. Gentle fluidity Gold by MFK…

MY SWEDISH SUMMERS. Bright endless mornings in a cottage, minds battling in wit over a chessboard: the memories of Jan’s summers shared with his grandfather. The ripe, green lushness of summer on the Swedish coast, where grassy notes are light enough to hint at the evergreen sharpness of the distant winter air. "The purest memory of a child: I am forever grateful to have had a childhood so warm and full of life.”- Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren. Made in France. TOP NOTES Bergamot HEART NOTES Tuscan…

A sudden shower cooling the air: the romantic smell of London after a rainsquall when water has washed away frivolity, leaving only a zesty and triumphant breeze with a soft echo of the storm. The strength of bergamot, cardamom and violet is tempered by birch tree and a dusting of patchouli.

The unmistakable smell of risotto bianco and a minty, peppery kick as the ultra fresh basil warms on the dish. A bon vivant who wanted to show life in all its glorious reality – people eating, sleeping and making love – Federico Fellini was said to request extra servings of this herb, rumored to be an aphrodisiac.

THE FRAGRANCEPart of the City collection”A tribute to David Bowie: the more I read about him, the more I felt the warm and gentle person that he was behind the persona.” - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren A BOWIE STATE OF MIND: Berlin, a city that is alive with the same kinetic, magnetic energy that attracted David Bowie for a few formative, recuperative and prolific years in the Seventies. Perpetual creative movement embodied in a bold collision of blueberry, lemon, bamboo, green wild orris and Haitian…