House of Matriarch Blog: Natural, Organic, Halal & Niche Perfumery News Tagged "Fragrance Review"

THE LONGING: Fragrance Review in Chinese

April 28, 2020

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BONSAI - The Fragrance of Zen - NEW HIGH PERFUMERY FROM HOUSE OF MATRIARCH

May 19, 2019

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: GREEN

Seemingly undirected, wild and natural, BONSAI honors the endless ritual and joy of the Zen Garden. Rarified notes of alligator juniper, black copal, aglaia flower and artisan distilled evergreens fully express the radiance and depth we all crave in a green fragrance.

Delightfully timeless, bursting specimen conifers are the pathway to the heart of a pristine reflection garden where you partake in bonsai's companion ritual - the tea ceremony. Here, the fresh beginning is harmonized to an ancient, balsamic wood base, rooting into the soil of your most primitive pleasure centers with touchpoints of incense and spice.

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TETRAMORPH - New High Perfumery: Squaring the Scent Wheel

May 19, 2019

TETRAMORPH: Four notes - one fragrance

Exceptionally rare and precious natural essences merge the four cardinal fragrance families into a singular, numinous perfume experience.

Ethereal muskiness holds you in its tender grasp as heavenly floral, fresh green and dazzling animalic accords unfurl in polarity, revealing their elemental magic.

Rose Leaf - Colombian Gardenia

Forest Moss - Angel Feathers

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Nouveaunille - New Niche Fragrance Review by The Critical Virgo

December 15, 2018

Va-va-vanilla! Independent video review of the brand new natural vanilla fragrance from House of Matriarch, NOUVEAUNILLE by The Critical Virgo. "The most mouthwatering experience I have ever had!"

The "mother of all' gourmand fragrances - mouthwatering, modern and unisex with a dark twist! An Oriental Vanilla perfume, the notes are Vanilla, Madagascar Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla, Precious Woods, Caramel, Myrhh, Orris Root, Agarwood (Oud) Fenugreek, Cacao, Guaic Wood, Sandalwood, and Musk.

"Wonderful and Strange" Liquid Music Trio Review by Black Labdanum

June 30, 2018

"Cold windy night on the Snoqualmie pass, and the swaying pines are doing their ominous dance. Deep dark woods are hiding the secrets. If you ever wonder how the story of Twin Peaks smells like, it’s here, and it’s authentic as it can be. This is a creation of House of Matriarch – Wonderful and Strange Liquid Music Fragrance Trio – three story lines that interconnect and complete each other. Smell of fir needles on a damp soil, cedarwood chips around the old sawmill. Dreams, hopes, and melancholy of the northwest, where She walks in her velvet dress, above life and death in parallel dimension.".

Watch Cubaknow's Review of High Perfumery Samples - Niche Fragrances by House of Matriarch

March 29, 2018

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Toukka Ta Tao is #1 Hipster Fragrance in J-ROYL's Top 5!

March 13, 2018

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Fragrance View Vlog Post of Sex Magic in the Forest

June 09, 2016

Sex Magic has a blend of thirteen varieties of cedar, exotic sandalwood, and a touch of oud. FragranceView films his review of Sex Magic in a forest of precious woods.

"Imagine the forest has a black leather floor. Hypnotic and a luxury few can afford."

Sex Magic is an all-natural woody fragrance that includes notes of Gandhi Root, Buddha wood, damiana, evergreens, amber, oud, leather, Mysore sandal, pinewood, moss, violets, cedar blend and choyas. If you are looking for the perfect exotic woody fragrance this summer, Sex Magic is for you!

Fragrance View Vlog Post of Coco Blanc in Machu Picchu, Peru

June 09, 2016

"The SEXIEST gourmand ever!" FragranceView nose Peter Carter films his review of Coco Blanc in Machu Picchu, Peru.

"Imagine the most delicious white chocolate vanilla creamy milkshake, with a sandalwood biscuit at the base sprinkled in nutmeg."

Coco Blanc is exceptionally long-lasting on the skin and perfectly unisex in the dry down, finishing with soft woods and spicy organic vanilla. If you are looking for a gold standard gourmand this summer, Coco Blanc is for you.

Perfume Review - Albatross- Getting Littoral About It by The Colognoisseur

March 31, 2016

What a lovely review on Albatross by Mark Behnke over at Colognoisseur.com

House of Matriarch Albatross

One of my wishes every year is for one of the cadre of independent perfumers to have a mainstream success. One of the first steps towards this is for these perfumes to become more readily available to the perfume consumer. Which means it somehow has to make it to the mall. There have been a few who have taken the initiative to do just that. One of the most current efforts is independent perfumer Christi Meshell’s House of Matriarch launching a collection of nine fragrances, old and new, in Nordstrom’s across the country. I am rooting for Ms. Meshell because she has developed into an assured artist over the time I have followed her fragrances. I believe she offers an alternative to what else will be found on Nordstrom’s fragrance counter. If these can entice a few of those consumers over to something less commercial in aesthetic this could be the start of my wish coming true.

One of the ways to coax someone into becoming more adventurous is to give them a different riff on a style they know well. One of the perfumes, House of Matriarch Albatross, attempts this with the woody aquatic genre. Ms. Meshell was inspired by the Salish Sea area of her native Pacific Northwest. In that area of the world the pine trees grow right down to the rocky shoreline while the slate grey cold ocean laps against the craggy strand. This zone where the land meets the water is called the Littoral zone. Ms. Meshell uses Albatross as a literal interpretation of the littoral of the Salish Sea.

What separates independent perfumery from the mainstream is the ability to use unusual ingredients. Ms. Meshell doesn’t conjure the ocean by throwing a ton of Calone into Albatross and moving on. Her marine accord accentuates the cool salinity of the ocean water and not the warm sea spray so prevalent within the aquatic genre. It is that chilly watery accord which opens Albatross. This then captures the evergreens on the shore with a mixture of cork oak and pinon oil. This has a sharp woody quality which is the perfect conjuration of this milieu as the cold breeze bites a bit when you breathe deeply. Albatross has a similar bite as the pines ride the wave of the marine accord. Over a few hours the pine mellows and dries out into what Ms. Meshell calls a driftwood accord. What this means is early on the pine accord is sappy. By the later parts of the drydown that sappiness is gone leaving a drier more austere version of the pine.

Albatross has 10-12 hour longevity and average sillage.

I’ve never visited the Salish Sea but I’ve spent a lot of time in the East Coast version of the Littoral zone of Acadia National Park in Maine. Albatross accurately captures that intersection of brine and pine, literally.

Disclosure; This review was based on a sample provided by House of Matriarch.

–Mark Behnke

To see the review and leave a comment, please visit: http://colognoisseur.com/new-perfume-review-house-of-matriarch-albatross-getting-littoral-about-it/

Scented Snippets: Reviews of New Perfumes by Ida Meister

January 21, 2016

We are delighted to read such a stunning review from Fragrantica

Scented Snippets New Fragrances Review: House of Matriarch High Perfumery / New At Nordstrom's, The First Natural Perfumery in Nationwide Distribution

"Christi Meshell, nose and creator of House of Matriarch High Perfumery – has achieved a real First. Through incessant hard work, determination [not to mention great skill], and the extremely capable hands of Tim Girvin, she recently launched her line at Nordstrom in Seattle: the first luxury line of natural perfumery to be distributed nationwide. This is no small feat, as you can well imagine."

House of Matriarch's Creatrix, Christi Meshell at Nordstrom

"Some degree of cross-pollination is present, as newer compositions sit side by side amongst older favorites. Coco Blanc has quite a following it's probably one of the very few coconut-redolent fragrances which isn't a cloymonster and is an utter joy to wear. Blackbird reappears as Black No. 1, an edgy cult favorite; Sex Magic and Devotion hail from the Achtung line; Forbidden is a fantasy creature from Christi's earlier work.
Albatross, Madrona, Orca and Trillium are new and unique to the Nordstrom launch."

To read Ida Meister's review on each of our nine fragrances at Nordstrom, head over to Fragrantica. You can purchase any of these fragrances in our online store or at select Nordstrom across the U.S.

House of Matriarch Receives Three 2015 "Best of Scent Awards" from ÇaFleureBon

December 29, 2015

Every year the ÇaFleureBon team of Contributors and Editors choose the Best Fragrances and Perfumers of the year. (ÇaFleureBon is the the Number 1 niche and natural perfume blog in the world and a top international fragrance and beauty site). House of Matriarch is honored to have received three of their coveted awards for 2015!

A TOP ARTISAN PERFUMER award went to Creatrix Christi Meshell for pioneering the House of Matriarch brand onto the shelf with the first natural perfumes ever carried at Nordstrom!

Next, was a Best Winter Fragrance Award for our new amber perfume, Orca.

"Coating your skin in a fleece of amber and resins, precious ambergris, hints of spice, and layered with supple leather, Orca is like the impeccable leather coat with plush lining to warm you through the winter days."

Also, an Editors Best Fragrance Award for our new perfume, Trillium.

"Green notes sweetened with dewy spring florals are blended to capture the scent of the white trillium flower. The nuances and transitions achieved in this perfume as well as the all-natural high quality materials make this a scent a winner and a reminder that no matter the weather spring is a spritz away."

We are thrilled with these honors and grateful to the support that ÇaFleureBon has shown to our brand from the beginning. ÇaFleureBon takes a one of a kind approach with their writing: it's intimate: a true community. Their passion for the craft is legendary across the trade and they are beloved by fragrance enthusiasts across the world. To read more about the awards, visit ÇaFleureBon.

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TETRAMORPH: Four notes - one fragrance

Rose Leaf - Colombian Gardenia

Forest Moss - Angel Feathers

"Imagine the most delicious white chocolate vanilla creamy milkshake, with a sandalwood biscuit at the base sprinkled in nutmeg."

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