LKNU Podcast

With an enduring fascination for clean as a concept in perfumery, Liam details the polished virtues of Nuée Bleue by Violet Parfums. A cloud of clean, the work gains its immaculate character from orange blossom and iris, which for many of us, carries the association of soapy, freshly scrubbed skin. Aldehydes brings a sense of sparkle, but also appeals to another popular association for laundry musks. With a clever touch of peppery floral carnation and sandalwood for the base, Nuée Bleue is as dependable and universally appropriate as a well-cut white shirt. This fragrance can be found at our Emporium boutique and online store. https://lknu.com.au/collections/viole...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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Simplicity – so often overthought. Promesse De L’Aube expresses a single idea perfectly: that of serene Egyptian jasmine flower rendered in a classical style. In this podcast, Liam details the structure of this superb white floral, which is tilted with ylang-ylang and supported with a sparkling top of citrus notes and a refined base of creamy woods. A magnificent example of competent blending from the master perfumer himself, Francis Kurkdjian. Promesse De L’Aube 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

With a unique approach to blending novelty accords and defying convention and expectation, we are excited to introduce Matières Libres as part of our evolving portfolio. In the first half of this podcast, Liam showcases the two central gourmand scents that are sophisticatedly crafted and innovatively thought through. Datura Amaretti is a delight - the mesmerising and controlled bittersweetness of sugary Italian almond biscuits meets the nocturnal and heady sweet floral breath of datura. The total result is an unparalleled and showstopping sweet floral. Patchouli Figue offers a moment of summertime reprieve under a fig tree. Impressions of sweet fruit, verdant tones, and pulpy milky fig settle on the dusky depth of patchouli. This note adds nuances of chocolate, earth, and even a whisper of tobacco - to ultimately create a fig fragrance that, finally, smells like a seriously structured perfume. A fig in context with the unmistakable creative touch.Now turning to the remaining fragrances from Matières Libres, Liam guides us through the enigmatic works that are Absinthe Gaïac and Rose Agathe. Absinthe Gaïac is a work of innumerable folds and pleats, where absinthe folds into bitter herbs, spices, and wild florals - softened slightly with fig, pear, and complexified with violet leaf. Guaïac wood radiates with impressions of smoke, tobacco, and tar, layered with leathery notes and nutty, anisic vetiver. A challenge to classify, the work dances around leather, woods, amber, and Fougère classifications. On the other hand, Rose Agathe dazzles with a surprising metallic top coat - which is intense, modulating, and charged with the spice of biting black pepper, and sparkling elemi. A moody work, this is a rose unlike any other, with petals made of crystal and stems made of metal, a generosity of Turkish rose absolute scintillates against a leathery, ambery background. The complete Matières Libres range can be found online, or in our Melbourne boutique. The complete Matières Libres range is available online, or in our Melbourne boutique.This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

Thinking about the Year of the Tiger, Liam details us through Tyger Tyger, a jawdropping and ambrosial tuberose which forms the core of this scent. This white floral heart melts into a sticky and delectable peach jam note, ultimately resting on a subtle base of patchouli, leather, and oud. A scent to experience - to perceive its formless and slinky shape dance on the skin. Tyger Tyger 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

Besotted with Oriental Velours from Les Indemodables, Liam details the intoxicating resinous structure of this fragrance, highlighting the supreme grand cru grade of ingredients employed to make for a memorable, and truly timeless, fragrance of unparalleled quality. Oriental Velours 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

Famed for its thirst-quenching rosé wine, Liam explores this Provençal delight which has been captured in scent, including fragrance for both the body and the interior. Like enjoying a chilled glass under a pergola away from the summer sun, the evocative Rose et Marius offers a snapshot of a languid life in Provence, France. The range of Un Vin Rosé Sous La Tonnelle scented products are 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

Nectary is evocative of a rose and its thorns, with intensely vinous and deep sanguine tones. In this podcast, our Education Manager Liam Sardea breaks down the structure of this intoxicating fragrance, detailing how this rose gains its dangerous edge and spiky texture. Nectary 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

In this podcast, our resident fragrance expert Liam takes us on an oud flight, featuring some of the finest examples from perfumer Sofia Bardelli for Electimuss. Beginning with the stunning Rhodanthe, a mesmerising and bewitching trio of rose, patchouli, and oud gains its verve with the sweet technicolour flash of violet, raspberry, and pear. Following with Jupiter, this stout construction builds a robust and desiccated accord of woods through cedar, vetiver, sandalwood, and oud, then flushed in warm incense and labdanum. To conclude, the quintessential oud that is Fortuna: a properly nuanced and raw oud carved into legible form, lifted up with the astonishing fresh green breath of lily of the valley and geranium. These fragrances are 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

The tennis might be over, but the distinctive sweet green smell of tennis courts warmed by the summertime heat remains on our minds. In Imaginary Authors' The Soft Lawn, perfumer Josh Meyer recreates this distinctive olfactory memory. Sophisticated layers of green - from the hissy, the grassy, and to the sparkly - form a harmony of scent. With tints of citrus, blossom-scented air, and a rush of crisp aquatic freshness, The Soft Lawn is a surefire ace.It's available at our Emporium boutique and online store. Clarification: The 'Linden Blossom Tree' is not part of the citrus family, however it's commonly referred to as Lime Tree or Lime Blossom Tree in Europe.This podcast can be found at https://lknu.com.au/pages/podcasts or your favourite Podcast apps. See our YouTube channel for video reviews.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au

Liam goes through the complex and profound structure of Cuir Cavalier, an embellished leather of many layers that centers around a mesmerising cypriol note. A sublime work: bright flashes of light surrounded in the infinite depth of shadows. From the remarkable house of MDCI, this fragrance is a testament to the house's maximal yet considered style. Cuir Cavalier 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.©2022 LKNU Parfumerie. All rights reserved. lknu.com.au