If you’ve yet to try out Mancera, don’t wait another minute to be enchanted and amazed by the world-renowned Parisian fragrance house. These Mancera fragrances are just right for those who love complex, distinctive scents with notes that are simply extraordinary. Let’s explore three that should top anyone’s must-try list: Amore Caffe, Eternal Wood, and Amberful. 

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Mancera Amore Caffe

There is something special about the way Mancera does coffee. When you spritz Amore Caffe, the scent of a delightful vanilla latte with an added amaretto liquor welcomes and invites. You might feel like packing a bag and jetting off to Italy. Or at least smell like you did. According to the description on the company’s website, the effect of the fragrance is that of “immersing a ball of vanilla ice cream in a bath of hot espresso.” 

Any gourmand and coffee aficionado will delight in the head notes of black coffee and amaretto liquor, the head notes of vanilla ice cream and speculoos, and the base notes of vanilla pods, brown sugar, and grey amber. 

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Mancera Eternal Wood
 

Mancera Eternal Wood has a, well, eternal quality. The scent transports across place and time with grounding notes that are earthy and resinous. Woodsy fragrances like Eternal Wood provide a closeness to Earth, a force of nature itself. There is also an undeniable mystical quality. The website’s description offers a peek into the inspiration for Eternal: “Eternal Wood stands as a silent guide, an ode to the mystical energies that compose the fabrics of our dreams.” 

Eternal Wood is comprised of the head notes of Laotian Oud, Davana, and Red Saffron, the middle notes of Capal Resin, Gaiacwood, and Cashmere, and the base notes of Wood, Tolee, Tonka Beans, and Amber. 

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Mancera Amberful

New to Mancera, Amberful has a brilliance and depth that any true amber fragrance fan will appreciate. The popular resin note has captured many admirers over its long storied history. It is often explored in scents, but Mancera’s interpretation has a complexity that leaves you and anyone within its sillage craving more. From the freshness of the top notes to the intriguing and grounding middle and base notes, there is no lack of reasons why this scent will easily become one of this year’s most desired fragrances. Amberful’s scent composition has top notes of pink pepper, Japanese Yuzu, and Bergamot, middle notes of nutmeg, amber wood, and violet, and base notes of patchouli, Amber, Cedar Moss. 

Be sure to pick up one (or all) of the featured Mancera scents here at LUXSB, the official Luxury Scent Box! 

Who is Andrea Maack, and exactly why should you flock to own one of these coveted scents? Andrea Maack is a visual artist from Iceland.  Her eponymous luxury fragrance line has made it to our LUXSB fragrance round-up.  Andrea Maack checks off all the boxes for the modern fragrance wearer. Her scents are inspired by and a love letter to Icelandic culture, traditions, and terrain. Her scents are also gender-neutral and designed to ignite thoughts and memories through the art of fragrance. 

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Andrea Maack - Founder & Visual Artist

Today, many scent wearers want the best of both worlds: sustainability and a fresh outlook on fragrance composition. Andrea Maack is a brand that promises and delivers sustainability. Its compositions use 88-89% natural ingredients. The other 11 to 12 percent is made with compounds rather than picking the plants themselves to not disturb the environment. Discover Andrea Maack selections: Coven, Ceramic, Flux, JEST, Solstice and Pavilion. 

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Solstice by Andrea Maack

Solstice is when the sun seems to stand still. It occurs only twice a year, in winter and summer. This scent evokes summery vibes and beachy energy with featured notes of watermelon and aqua/sea salt. Now, you can wear Solstice Extrait de Parfum and be inspired all summer long.  This unique composition includes watermelon, sea aquatic notes, violet, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, sinfonia, and amber. 

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JEST by Andrea Maack

JEST Extrait de parfum is a spirited take on rum and boozy fragrances. It is the happy state between winter and those first signs of Spring in Iceland.  It is a sensorial experience of a fragrance, unisex leaning masculine.  JEST would be perfect for a cool evening or as a transition from Winter to Spring.  Rum, vanilla, and chocolate serve as focal notes of this deliciously heavy gourmand composition. Additional notes include apple, cardamom, plum, heliotrope, musk, and ambroxan. 

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COVEN by Andrea Maack 

COVEN is Andrea Maack’s signature and the line’s best-selling scent worldwide. Imagine walking through a forest and feeling fresh wet soil under your feet. A singular smell persists as darkness falls. According to the website, this fragrance is mystical and otherworldly, a “deep dark mysterious fragrance, witchcraft in a bottle”. Look up, as faeries may be nearby. This fresh woodsy scent may evoke visions of a medieval place and the soil beneath.  Or a walk through the dampened woods. Notes of oak moss, soil tincture, green grass, woody notes, whiskey, and spicy notes, including cinnamon. Iceland’s hazy overcast days come to mind with every spritz of COVEN’s distinctive composition. 

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Pavilion by Andrea Maack

Pavilion is a bold and memorable experience, combining oud, vanilla, and honey. Oud fragrances naturally possess a majestic quality, and this ancient Middle Eastern ingredient is one of the oldest in perfumery. The addition of rose and patchouli enhances this Andrea Maack offering. It is a sweetly spicy gourmand combo scent that is ideal for fall, winter, and cooler spring and summer evenings. Notes of praline, saffron, honey, rose, patchouli, vanilla, agarwood, and amber masterfully craft this beautiful amber vanilla. 

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FLUX by Andrea Maack

Here at LUXSB, Andrea Maack's Flux is the latest new arrival. The fragrance is inspired by the blueberry season in Iceland. A blend of woods and blueberry. As Andrea Maack says, I love going to pick blueberries! Just the sensation on your hand oicking them up and being outside in nature. To me, it is a really calm and easy scent. So, if you like a woody fragrance with a little bit of kick of blueberry, Flux is for you!

Andrea Maack Iceland is a prestige line that should be part of anyone’s scent collection and a regular in your niche rotation. Find your best scent match here at LUXSB and enjoy the very best in elevated fragrance experiences. 

We have long known perfumery to be the ultimate in olfactory expression. Imagine a brand that takes the creative license of this ancient time-tested craft and sends it to new heights. Two names combine for one powerhouse niche brand: Buchart Colbert. And LUXSB is beyond thrilled to present this line and its larger-than-life fragrance interpretations to our members!

Buchart Colbert was founded by two Seans: Sean Colbert and Sean Cavenaugh. Buchart Colbert’s website further explains the essence of the brand’s unique appeal. “Our scents are musical memoirs, combining personal reflections with erudite explorations of artists and archetypes, where past and present converge to create a masterful playlist that transcends time.” Self-expression is a strong part of Buchart Colbert’s brand identity and one of the many compelling reasons that you need one of these niche scents in your fragrance rotation. Plus, the bottles are absolutely stunning with spell binding graphics and depictions as each musically inspired scent story unfolds.

We are delighted to place several of the brand’s offerings front and center on our ever-growing lineup: Knife Thrower, L’Hantise, Faisan d’or, and Lutin Errant. These four scents are equally as enticing as they sound. Also, they give everything that a daringly unique niche line needs to give in decisively modern fashion.

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Buchart Colbert Knife Thrower

Knife Thrower is a fougere inspired by the classical composer Claude Debussy and his trip to the Paris World’s Fair in 1889. This was where he drew influence for the compositions and musical direction that would catapult him to heights in the Western world. A knife thrower grabs the attention of Debussy with skill and giftedness in precision. As does the execution of this show inspire a new interpretation of a classic scent profile. The fragrance captivates with notes of grapefruit, ginger, and melon for a refreshing combination. Musk and woods notes build the base notes that provide warmth and traditional sillage hallmark of the fougere family. At first whiff, the ginger projects well and provides a particular sweetness to this earthy composition. The result is a moody memorable masculine leaning scent.

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Buchart Colbert L'Hantise

L’Hantise translates to “The Haunting” in French. Hauntings are usually not very good experiences, but this ode to the discovery of scent is a very good one. From Chopin’s Etudes to deep feelings for fragrance, each of these flashbacks from Sean Colbert’s life inspire L’Hantise, a floral composition. Notes that comprise this niche complex fragrance include Brazilian rosewood, red currant, bergamot, lily of the valley, raspberry, herbal notes, amber, vetiver, and patchouli. The floral’s haunting quality is shown in L’Hanitse’s greenness and earthiness. It isn’t a quiet white floral. There is an intrigue about this feminine leaning scent that lingers like a flashback of a memory.

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Buchart Colbert Faison d'or

Faison d’or’s French to English translation is the Golden Pheasant. This hardy common bird is the subject of the Buchart Colbert creation. The inspiration for this scent is transformation and change that happens in Autumn and the natural world without false pretense. Notes that define the unisex scent include top notes of caramelized sugar, Valencia oranges, and smoke. Heart notes consist of suede, cedar, and spice. Base notes of pink pepper, amber, and woods round out the composition. A mélange of spices adds depth and warmth that cut through like the first cool breezes of Autumn. Faison d’or packs a powerful punch. It is definitely one of those cooler weather scents and a reminder of the honesty and technique of the niche house. Each note is discernable. All work well together.

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Buchart Colbert Lutin Errant

Lutin Errant or Staying Sprite as a scent is a nod to Cecile Chaminade, a trailblazer in French classical music composition. She has been reimagined as the Water Sprite who leaves the predictable and safe murky depths for adventures out in the wooded forest. This unpredictable scent pays homage to the spirited and free wandering of a sprite and breaking free from traditions, Lutin Errant opens with notes of plum, white musk, and rum. The heart notes include mushroom, coconut, and sage. Cedar, amber, and woods as base notes provide am earthen basis for the scent. There is no wonder why this scent was selected as Best earthy fragrance at the Ask Men Grooming Awards. Mushrooms as a scent note make for a unique addition to Lutin Errant’s scent profile. It is as if the Wood Sprite herself decided to make an appearance in each spritz and appear as part of the forest’s crumpled woods and leaves under her feet.

Find these musically inspired niche scents by Buchart Colbert here at LUXSB and take a sample of one of the world’s most interesting experimental fragrances houses with you.

Who is Elijah and why should this brand be on your watchlist? In case you’ve wondered about one of the hottest new releases. A fragrance house out of Sydney, Australia led by Raquel Bouris, Creative Director and Founder that is redefining scent with a genderless and limitless perspective and a promise to create ethically. The fragrances are cruelty-free, unisex all, modernist, and minimalist. According to the website Who Is Elijah’s selections” blur the gender lines of masculinity and femininity”.

If you’ve really looked for a scent that is wearable by anyone and explore the unique version of who you are, Who Is Elijah could be your new favorite perfume brand! Many of the brand’s offerings are here at LUXSB, the allure of each note of this line is that although distinct as the scents are from one another, every note seems to connect to a memory. The compositions jump out and every note is a component that has its own meaning. Who is Elijah seeks to be a memory, not a perfume.

Check out these truly unique scents here:

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Who is Elijah Nomad

A all-purpose scent akin to a “Little Black Dress”. Wear it anywhere when you want to feel put together without even trying. Notes: Egyptian Jasmine, saffron, almond, amberwood, Bulgarian rose, ambergris, amber, and musk.

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Who Is Elijah Morning After

Morning After is a reminder of a lover’s embrace that stirs memories. It has a scent that marries past with present with cool floral notes and the scent of leather and fragrant paper. Notes: violet, cardamom, iris, papyrus, musk, leather, amber, cedar, and Australian sandalwood.

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Who Is Elijah Haze

Haze is the non-traditional sweet floral scent with woody and smoky elements. For sweetness with depth and interest, Haze is that date night ready fragrance with great promise of a dimly lit night to remember. Notes: pink pepper, orange blossom, clove, chestnut, gaelic wood, juniper, vanilla, Peru balsam, cashmeran, and cedarwood.

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Who Is Elijah Muse

Muse is a musk and solar fragrance that is a transcendent scent that fits as well with a suit and tie as in a leather jacket. Daytime to nighttime and office friendly. Ambroxan, a highly popular synthetic note, is fresh, clean, and easy on the nose. Notes of the composition include notes of warm floral. Jasmine absolute, ambergris, ambroxan, musk, dry woody amber, agarwood, and moss.

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Who is Elijah Eau

The feeling of being on a tropical getaway. Walking through the most lush grasses. Woods crunch under your footsteps. The freshness of a green scent with unexpected fruity and warmly sweet notes is an adventure in a bottle. Notes: pear stems, green leaves, bergamot, black fig, coconut milk, Italian iris, wood, tonka, musk, and moss.

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Who Is Elijah Nightcap

This is a raucous woody scent that goes a long way with potent fragrant woods, leather, and hints of florals and spices. This earthy scent is loud and unapologetic. The warmth soothes you like a nightcap after the party is over. Notes: pear, cardamom, violet leaf, orris root, cypress, West Indian sandalwood, blonde cedar, Mysore sandalwood, and Madagascar vetiver.

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Who Is Elijah Rebel Rose

Rebel Rose is the floral that bends the rules. Roses are meant to be appreciated by all. This one has a masculine leaning femininity. It is meant to be paired with Wall Street for a full-fledged scent experience. Notes: Saffron, laudanum, cumin, pepper, Bulgarian Rose, patchouli leaf, violet, leather, oud, amber, vanilla, white musk.

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Who Is Elijah Wall Street

Wall Street wants to take you to NYC. The bustle and hustle of the cityscape. With a few spritzes of this floral, sweet, and woody juice, you will get swept away in the city. Pair this with Rebel Rose for an intentional scent journey. Notes: Rose, raspberry, Egyptian geranium, oud wood, incense, saffron, amberwood, benzoin, and leather.