Boutique openings, Moroccan souk dreams & smoky-sweet tobacco:

This week we’re talking new London perfume destinations and prescribing scents that whisk you straight to the medina or wrap you in a sensuous tobacco haze.Suzy visited the brand-new @nishane.official boutique in London’s Mayfair, sharing why she’s so glad this Istanbul-born house has a home on Maddox Street.Just across town, Suzy explored the new @matierepremiereparfums store in Covent Garden, and why their single-ingredient focus feels so perfect to explore in person. Suzy was wrapped in @matierepremiereparfums Encens Suave Extrait, a smoky-syrupy incense that feels like velvet in candlelight.Then it’s on to your Perfume Prescriptions…Listener prescriptions!Katy Rosenbaum – “the good parts of a Moroccan souk”Katy asks for a fragrance that smells like the dreamy side of a Moroccan souk – oud, bakhoor, amber, saffron, orange blossom, incense and mint – but with no animalic growl or sweaty cumin.Suggested for Katy:@kayali Marrakesh in a Bottle Orange Blossom | 24 – sunlit orange blossom, shimmering spice, soft woods.@kayali Oudgasm Tobacco Oud – honeyed oud, spiced tobacco, praline-smoked warmth.Layering ideas:@emiratesprideperfumes Future Oud – inky-modern oud glow.@emiratesprideperfumes Future Bakhoor – smouldering bakhoor embers in perfume form.@27_87 Wandervogel – Moroccan mint, cool spice, wandering-soul musk.@sergelutens Fleur d’Oranger – narcotic orange blossom, honeyed white petals, shadowy spice.Scott / @blublazerguy’s picks:@contesdeparfums Marrakesh – sun-baked spices, warm skin, a whisper of cumin.@aesop Marrakech Intense – vivid souk spices, dust, dry woods.@marrakechimperial discovery set – a wardrobe of Marrakesh-inspired scents to mix and match your own souk.Layering @jomalonelondon White Jasmine & Mint with Amber Labdanum – cool garden mint over golden, incense-warmed amber.Memoirs of a Perfumer Collector – A Night in Marrakesh – inky sky, spiced markets, flickering lantern smoke.Question from Cardamomefille – sensual, feminine tobacco (pipe, not cigarette)Cardamomefille is seeking a sensual scent built around warm pipe tobacco, with a clearly feminine side rather than ashtray smoke…Suggested for Cardamomefille:@sergelutens Chergui – honeyed pipe tobacco, sun-baked hay, incense-swirled amber.@guerlain Tobacco Honey – golden honeyed tobacco, plush woods, cozy purr of warmth.@guerlain Absolus Allegoria Tabac Sahara – smoky desert tobacco, tart raspberry shimmer, ambergris glow.Sonoma Scent Studio Tabac Aurea – boozy cherry pipe tobacco, dry amber, leather and spice wrapped in vanilla.