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: Spicy
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”
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”
Favorite Things: Frankincense
Many of the perfumes I love contain frankincense: Memoir Woman, Opus IV, Rêverie au Jardin, and more. It’s a note that resin-ates with me (too much?), and… Read more “Favorite Things: Frankincense”
The curry question: Dior’s Eau Noire
We’ve done the shampoo question. Now for the curry question. This was raised in my mind by my recent acquisition of a small decant of Dior’s Eau… Read more “The curry question: Dior’s Eau Noire”
beauty on the outside 