Piment Brûlant smells, upon application, of a fresh from-the-garden green bell-pepper, sliced up, placed on a platter, and sprinkled with finely ground black pepper. The watery green sensation… Read more “L’Artisan Parfumer, Piment Brûlant”
Tag: Amber
Sonoma Scent Studio, Nostalgie
When Laurie offered to send a sample of her newest fragrance along with my purchase of 2011’s Fig Tree, I (of course) accepted the gracious offer. While… Read more “Sonoma Scent Studio, Nostalgie”
Bond No. 9, Bleecker Street
I believe that perfumes tell tales, and the tale that Bleeker Street tells me is that of a well-scrubbed, well-dressed, intelligent young man. A young man who… Read more “Bond No. 9, Bleecker Street”
Guerlain Bois d’Arménie
Bois d’Arménie, by Annick Menardo for the L’Art et la Matiere collection, feels less a classic Guerlain, and more an Hermessence; sharing closer kinship to the transparent… Read more “Guerlain Bois d’Arménie”
Going to extremes with a trio of ambers
Me again folks, filling in for Danielle as she prepares to hit the road for Texas! In a recent pack of lovelies Danielle sent me, she included… Read more “Going to extremes with a trio of ambers”
beauty on the outside 