Learning how to smell a natural perfume is like learning to speak another language: the common vocabulary will not suffice. Words don’t cover the same territory and… Read more “Aftelier Perfumes”
Category: Perfume
‘Quick, said the bird,’ thoughts on Tauer’s Rêverie au Jardin
Andy Tauer’s Rêverie au Jardin gets very mixed reviews. Some people love it. Some get an unpleasant synthetic note from it. Others find it hard to identify… Read more “‘Quick, said the bird,’ thoughts on Tauer’s Rêverie au Jardin”
But what is mainstream?
I read dee’s second post on mainstream perfumes and, while watching the cat wash herself, I got to wondering what defines mainstream in perfumery. If there was… Read more “But what is mainstream?”
Jennifer Lopez, Deseo
More mainstream from Marie; today’s selection, Jennifer Lopez’s Deseo. Another Celeb-U-Scent, and one that I approached with optimism. Generally, the impression I get from the blogs and… Read more “Jennifer Lopez, Deseo”
SOTD: Hilary Duff, With Love…
Marie, the Danish champion for finding great mainstream scents, was kind enough to send me a large spray sample of With Love, by American Disney Star/Pop Star/… Read more “SOTD: Hilary Duff, With Love…”
beauty on the outside 