After an agonising wait, my sample of Parfum d’Empire’s Eau Suave arrived in the mail late last week. Would this be the Ideal Rose I have been… Read more “Not my Ideal Rose but …”
Tag: Patchouli
Guerlain, Philtre d’Amour
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”
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”
Guerlain, Eau de Cologne du 68
Cologne du 68 does not deserve to be relegated to the ‘afterthought’ territory where most colognes reside (in my mind, at least). Considering its massive list of… Read more “Guerlain, Eau de Cologne du 68”
Parfum d’Empire, Fougère Bengale
“Conjures both English clubs and the savannah where the Bengal tiger lurks…” —Parfum d’Empire website Spritzing Fougère Bengale for the first time immediately brought to mind another… Read more “Parfum d’Empire, Fougère Bengale”
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