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Reviews

The excerpts below are from reviews of Sonoma Scent Studio, and the links lead to the full reviews:

Reviews of Vintage Rose and Champagne de Bois and Kathy Patterson's interview wth Laurie on Sniffapalooza Magazine 8-15-08 (scroll down)

"Champagne de Bois is an aldehydic delight, happily effervescent, yet grounded by spice and woods. Aldehydes + clove is really an astoundingly wonderful combination that turns a wintery, warmly spicy note into something less dark and more exhilarating. I feel happy wearing this scent, reveling in the juxtaposition of bright and dark and especially in the bold muskiness of it all.

Vintage Rose is like a glass of strong sweet wine flavored heavily with crushed rose petals. It’s not a powdery, or watery rose, but one that is rich and heady. The plum note not only gives the impression of wine, but also of a dark, unsweetened chocolate. It’s completely delicious and very nearly gourmand.

As the scent dries down, the amber and sandalwood come in to make the scent a little powdery, but no less rich. The scent also becomes quite musky, but only as an enhancement to the dusky rose/plum combo which does fade a bit as the basenotes make their way forward. Hours into the drydown, sandalwood predominates, creating a sexy woody rose aura. Gorgeous stuff.

Although the scent is called Vintage Rose, don’t let that scare you with olfactory visions of dusty, forgotten corsages or anything even remotely “old ladyfish.” Vintage Rose may reminisce a bit, but it is a gorgeous modern scent that is a must-try for rose aficionados."

Review of Vintage Rose on Now Smell This 8-1-08

"The opening is woody-ambery and rich (notes: rose, plum, labdanum absolute, tonka, amber, cedar, and sandalwood), and think spiced plum wine instead of jam. The dry down is full-bodied but soft, and as much about the woods and amber as it is about rose. It has an appropriately "vintage" feel, but it isn't so skanky or heavy that it wouldn't appeal to modern wearers, in fact, it might be the perfect thing for a fan of Stella McCartney's Stella who was looking for a deeper, sexier alternative."

Review of Champagne de Bois on I Smell Therefore I Am 7-28-08

"My husband actually told me I smelled good today and this is big news! Champagne de Bois is so easy to wear, it has a very natural/organic aroma, and there’s nothing overtly synthetic or “perfumey” about it... I think Champagne de Bois is an absolute gem of a woodsy perfume. CdB is delightfully smoooooth, I could wear this very often."

Review of Opal on Perfume Shrine 7-24-08

"Like its gem-like name, it's silky soft, illuminated as if from within, caressing and smelling like the warm skin of a loved one. Upon testing it I received the most delicious compliments on how wonderful I smelled, not how nice my perfume was."

Review of Velvet Rose shea cream on Now Smell This 6-21-08

"Sonoma Scent Studio’s Velvet Rose Shea Body Cream delivers a rose soliflore in lotion form, with artful simplicity and high-quality ingredients. The Velvet Rose scent gives the impression of a bunch of newly picked pink and red roses, still slightly moist with dew or rain. A top-note of bergamot adds a passing glint of sunlight to the composition, but the other notes (including violet leaf, carnation, and musk) are blended almost imperceptibly into the central rose accord."

Review on PerfumeShrine 12-14-07

"Jour Ensoileillé (sunny day) is a floral jubilation, rich, warm and golden like a ray of sunshine on a lush countryside garden. Orange blossom, a little tuberose and jasmine marry their white synergy over a soft base of labdanum, sandalwood, ambergris, oakmoss and musk. The joy of the fragrance is contagious, as if a smile could be bottled and opened when the mood is grey and weary. The momento of summer into the heart of winter. A beautiful, feminine and exuberant fragrance with very good sillage and easily the prettiest of the bunch."

Ashne interviews Laurie on PerfumeCritic 10-09-07

"Ashne: In my opinion, your Fireside perfume is one of the best interpretations of wood smoke and a blazing fireplace I have ever smelled. It's an authentic, incredible smelling perfume that somehow smells more complete than other fragrances that try to capture wood smoke and fire, like Annick Goutal Eau de Fier and John Galliano's room spray. Sonoma Scent Studio Fireside is a beauty. [Note from Laurie for readers: Fireside Intense is a different formulation than the original Fireside Ashne discusses here.]
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Ashne: Whom would you consider the greatest master perfumer, and what is your Holy Grail fragrance? (You can only choose one!)
Laurie: I can't pick just one "master perfumer," but I can say the two who have made the largest numbers of scents I love are Christopher Sheldrake and Jean Claude Ellena. You know it's impossible for me to pick just one perfume! I think Chanel No. 22 suits my personality very well, so I'll go with it, but a top 10 list would be easier!"

Review of Opal on Noteworthy Fragrances 7-18-07

"Opal has become one of my new favorite fragrances with notes of a delicate musk, vanilla, ambrette, bergamot and sandalwood. This perfume has an excellent sillage and is remarkably long lasting. I normally shy away from many scents with bergamot as this note is not as complementary to my personal chemistry as I wish it were. The vanilla makes for a warm and snugly scent that radiates desire."

Review of Sonoma Scent Studio and Review of Bois Epices and Bois Epices Legere and Review of Opal and Femme Jolie on Savvy Thinker 7-01-07, 7-02-07, and 7-05-07

"Bois Epices and Bois Epices Legere are two of my favorites. The over all feeling to me of Bois Epices is warmth. This is a walk in the woods, sunlight filtering through the changing leaves, while wearing spices. Bois Epices Legere is equally strong (I mean this in a good way — why wear a fragrance if you can’t smell it?) but it is less warm. The mandarin comes through brighter. I couldn’t tell you which one I like better. I like them both."

Review of Champagne de Bois on C'est Chic 6-03-07

"Laurie at Sonoma Scent Studio will soon introduce one of the most wonderful fragrances I've smelled in a while. And I've smelled a lot of fragrance. It's called Champagne de Bois, a sparkily aldehydic bouquet of sandal, cedar, labdanum absolute, jasmine, carnation, frankincense, ambergris, musk. I LOVE IT."

Review of Bois Epices on NowSmellThis 4-18-07

"I can't really define exactly what makes a comfort scent, but I know one when I see one, and Sonoma Scent Studio's Bois Épicés is most surely a comfort scent despite the lack of comfort-food notes. It is, as advertised, mostly woods and musk, and the spices, again as advertised, are subtle. It is lightly sweet, and has a mild creaminess that renders it almost edible (a milky wood pudding?) and the cedar adds a light whiff of pencil shavings in the dry down. The coffee adds a nice warmth to the finish without calling attention to itself. Bois Épicés is undemanding, as any good comfort scent ought to be, and also entirely unisex."

Brief Review of Tranquility on Cognoscented 4-15-07 (this blog now requires registration to view)

"Why does Sonoma Scent Studio no longer offer Tranquility? Why is no one mourning its passing? This, one of the original scents, was a simple and sexual affair of compressed orange blossom pumping its fleshy white thighs against a sweetly receptive sandalwood. I mention it now because it is what I turned to when I wanted to improve the circumstances of the reviewed L'Artisan (Ambre Extreme). I realized I had less than a quarter ounce of this marvelous incense fragrance left, and then I realized that it wasn't fair to relegate it to the role of fragrant redeemer. There are minor hints of something like Habanita vintage -- don't ask me how -- in its vampish, low-lit haze. A magnificent oil."

Review of Cashmere on Perfumecritic.com 9-29-06

"For something a bit more subtle, Sonoma Scent Studio has crafted a fragrance that at first seems quite simple: sandalwood, cinnamon, vanilla, amber, musk. Wearing the scent, however, reveals how it takes an artist such as Sonoma's founder, Laurie Erickson, to know how to blend the notes to ultimate effect. Reminding me ever-so-slightly of Chopard Casmir, Cashmere succeeds in its constraint, where the Chopard fragrance tended to be overly sweet. A few minutes into the scent's development, the comparison fades as the musk and cinnamon begin to take center stage. The musk here is a golden musk, neither heavy nor animalic. The vanilla? Low-key and creamy. To top it all off, an echo of a powdery sandalwood lingers in the background. Cashmere - what could better keep you warm on crisp autumn days?"

"Indie of the Week" feature review on WickedlyChic 8-8-06

It is my understanding that Cameo is a special edition and I hope this one becomes a permanent scent because it is absolutely beautiful. You can’t go wrong with Sonoma Scent Studio. Reasonable prices, delightful owner, superb fragrances, excellent quality and great customer service will keep you ordering and ordering."

Review on KissandMakeup 7-21-06

"Mmmm. These are seriously delectable scents... Created in the Californian hills, there are ready-made varieties to choose from, and infinite possibilities with custom blends just for you. But it's Incense Lily Eau De Parfum that is an instant winner for me."