Philtre d’Amour is unusual for a contemporary Guerlain: it smells like it belongs in their earlier catalogue, alongside Shalimar, L’Heure Bleue, Jicky, and Mitsouko, yet is just a… Read more “Guerlain, Philtre d’Amour”
Month: February 2012
Simple gifts: frangipani soap
While on holiday after New Year I wandered into a gift shop in a country town and bought several large bars of soap. I didn’t think too… Read more “Simple gifts: frangipani soap”
Sharing the love
When you Love something, you can’t help but talk about it, even if you feel embarrassed or reluctant doing so. That thing just comes up, and what… Read more “Sharing the love”
M. Micallef, Aoud Gourmet
As far as Westernized Oud’s go, Aoud Gourmet is what I’d call a “Fruity Oud-y,” very much along the same lines as Bond no. 9’s New York… Read more “M. Micallef, Aoud Gourmet”
beauty on the outside 