Every time I write a perfume review, it feels like the first time, no matter how long it’s actually been since I fell down the rabbit hole.… Read more “Yesterday Haze, Imaginary Authors”
Tag: Sweet
Sunlight on the lawn
Today was a perfect day to be wearing Parfums de Nicolaï’s Le Temps d’une Fête. It was not that I had anything in particular to celebrate. It… Read more “Sunlight on the lawn”
She Loves You: By Kilian, Amber Oud
I wanted to dismiss Amber Oud outright, and I’m laughing at myself for my snobbish reasoning: it’s just so damned easy to like! It’s one of those… Read more “She Loves You: By Kilian, Amber Oud”
Cuir Ottoman and a Tongue-twister
Never say never to leather1. If you’d asked me a month ago, I would’ve said that leather was a no-go note for me. Chanel No. 19 got… Read more “Cuir Ottoman and a Tongue-twister”
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”