I’m reading a book about terroir at the moment.* As you may know, terroir is mostly a wine term (although it can refer to coffee, tea, chocolate… Read more “Scents of Place”
Imaginary Authors, Day 1: L’Orchidee Terrible
1.7.13 I can’t lie; despite my efforts to remain ignorant of Imaginary Authors, I have been rubbed on all sides by praise: the perfumer, the customer service… Read more “Imaginary Authors, Day 1: L’Orchidee Terrible”
Puredistance, OPARDU
I spilled, while opening the tiny casket bound vial of OPARDU, and now my fingers are covered in it. Precious liquid, tap, tap, tapping its way across… Read more “Puredistance, OPARDU”
Donna Karan, Woman
I don’t usually think of vetiver as adding “greenness;” its grassy heritage tends to impose more of a texture than an actual smell: in Woman, that texture… Read more “Donna Karan, Woman”
Parfums MDCI, Chypre Palatin
… does, for me, the same thing that the Roja Dove creation that so wowed me last year did: demonstrated the effect that the original classic fragrances… Read more “Parfums MDCI, Chypre Palatin”
beauty on the outside 