I was really enjoying Rumba, until my husband mentioned that it had an “unfortunate potpourri note.” After which I was unable to smell anything other that potpourri.… Read more “Balenciaga Rumba”
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Agent Provacateur
I bought AP un-sniffed after reading a few hundred reviews, because I thought that any fragrance that divides opinion along such lines must be interesting, and belongs… Read more “Agent Provacateur”
SOTD: Fifi Chachnil
Fifi Chachnil is a French lingerie boutique. The imagery surrounding FC is enough to turn a sensible gal like myself off—this includes the ridiculous bottle—but the perfume… Read more “SOTD: Fifi Chachnil”
Hermès Hermèssence Vanille Galante
Yankee Candle Honeydew Melon and lilies. Not the lovely lilies from DK Gold, or Anais Anais. No. Neither a likable vanilla (or any vanilla for that matter).… Read more “Hermès Hermèssence Vanille Galante”
Shalimar Ode à la Vanille
Guerlain’s new limited edition Shalimar, Ode à la Vanille, is not the miracle Shalimar-haters have been waiting for. This is not the Shalimar that will be as… Read more “Shalimar Ode à la Vanille”
beauty on the outside 