LKNU Podcast

In the universe of perfumery, the fig note occupies a very special place. Maria Candida Gentile's very special interpretation is Syconium. In this episode, our Education Manager Liam describes Syconium's essence of fig, wrapped in milk and honey. Anchored by sandalwood, Syconium is given a prominent dry woodiness, making for a more serious style of fig fragrance. The Maria Candida Gentile range is now available at LKNU's Emporium boutique and online store.

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Forget everything you know about contemporary sandalwood. From Paris-based Jacques Fath, Tempête d'Automne brings us right back to the greats. Here, Liam muses on how this fragrance manages to showcase sandalwood's creamy, lactonic elements, as well as its all its powerful, majestic woodiness. A resolutely neo-classical woody perfume, Tempête d'Automne can be found at LKNU's Emporium boutique and online store.

This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.

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Today, Liam shares some of his favourites from the house of Papillon. See why we think Liz Moores' fragrances are so special in this review. The Papillon collection is available at our Emporium boutique and online store.

This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.

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Green is always on our mind at LKNU. Let Liam share with you his favourite green fragrance, the ruggedly beautiful Corsica Furiosa from Parfum d’Empire. Playing with the idea that nature is wild and furious, the Mediterranean isle of Corsica is expressed here with a central note of mastic resin, where three different extracts are used in the formula. Mint, tomato leaf and oakmoss convey the wild greenness of nature and all of its latent energy. Find Corsica Furiosa and the Parfum d'Empire range at our Emporium boutique in Melbourne or at our online store.

This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.

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Rogue Perfumery is back in stock at LKNU – the master of retro, Manuel Cross creates perfumes that speak of yesteryear. In this episode, Liam explores this world through Chypres and Fougères, classic categories that have contributed to a history of scent. In Mousse Illuminée, mossy notes are championed which forms a sylvan scene of green. Light and shadow through tall conifers, low creeping mist, and an intensely spicy woodiness makes for a remarkable scent that shimmers and radiates in all directions. Chypre Siam expresses creativity of the highest order, beginning with an ambery-mossy-animalic base and drawing upon a range of Southeast Asian ingredients which blur the line between the olfactory and the culinary. An event on skin, humid jasmine and ylang-ylang is flushed in the zesty freshness of lime leaf, holy basil, and spices. Finally, Bon Monsieur is a pure soap bubble – lavender absolute diffuses amidst notes of bergamot, carnation, geranium, and lily of the valley. A nostalgic Fougère through and through, Bon Monsieur – and indeed the entire Rogue range – pays homage to the defining fragrances. Rogue Perfumery can be found in our Emporium Boutique, or on our website.

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Today, Liam shares his thoughts on two fragrances from Oriza L. Legrand; a historic brand that has recently returned to LKNU.

Both of a time and also timeless, Oeillet Louis XV is a regal carnation fragrance, showing the firey aspects of this floral note perfectly. This is certainly one of the best carnation scents in LKNU’s range and, just like King Louis XV, fans of the note should seek out this spicy floral.

The unctuousness of jasmine sambac is captured in Secret Joly. A recreation of the original white floral from 1920, jasmine is combined with hyacinth, tuberose, gardenia and ylang, over a husky backdrop of civet, musk and tonka.

Find the Oriza L. Legrand range at our Emporium boutique in Melbourne.

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Inspired by the classic men's coat, Le Loden by Jacques Fath is an exemplary meditation on the note of vetiver. The citric fire of ginger energises this fragrance, igniting the vetiver and giving it a phasing progression; expanding and stretching through its earthy, vegetal, nutty, spicy and fresh aspects. In this episode, listen as Liam explores this fragrance - a vetiver of the truest form. Le Loden be found in our Emporium Boutique, or on our website.

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What does our Education Manager Liam wear when he needs to cheer himself up and feel a hundred percent? The answer is the divine Isvaraya from Indult Paris.Created by the magnificent Francis Kurkdjian, Isvaraya is a sweet and addictive patchouli fragrance that’s truly greater than the sum of its parts. Patchouli, jasmine and plum create a simple yet legible structure, where the central note of patchouli is allowed to tell its wholesome tale. Find Isvaraya and the Indult range at our Emporium boutique in Melbourne or at our online store.

This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.

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Appreciating the diversity and breadth of the many forms of motherhood, in celebration of Mother’s Day 2022, Liam explains why a fragrance speaks to the particularity of one’s identity. Making three suggestions, Liam showcases the retro yet timeless masterpiece that is Number One Intense - a glorious and bursting white floral bouquet with unmatched presence. Rose Absolument speaks of the ideal rose - powerful, jammy, intense, and deep - a rose that could only be worn by the ideal mother. Finally, Niral embraces the flamboyant and the quirky, with its charming and beguiling treatment of the iris note. Stewed in tea, amber, and liqueur-like notes, Niral speaks to the core notion that taste can never be accounted for, or fit into universal categories. All of these fragrances, and many more, can be found in our Emporium Boutique, or online. We wish all mothers and maternal figures - in all of their uniqueness - an exquisite Mother’s Day 2022.

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As the cooler weather moves in, Liam showcases three fragrances with a sense of warmth at their core. As the winter weather approaches, this is an ideal time to reconsider one's fragrance wardrobe, and explore some winter scents. Isabey's L'Ambre de Carthage contrasts a glorious amber accord with an invigorating note of jasmine tea. From Stephane Humbert Lucas, a tale of Mohammed's journey through the seven layers of heaven is told with Isra & Miraj. Musc Tonkin is Parfum d'Empire's plush re-creation of sensual deer musk using a botanical and synthetic palette of ambrette seed, musks and delicate florals. Come down to our Melbourne boutique at Emporium and ask our knowledgeable staff for their favourite winter fragrances, or browse our Winter collection at LKNU's online store.

This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.

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