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”
Tag: Sweet
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”
Bill Blass Couture 3
Creamy sandalwood, and delicately sweet fruit. Long lasting, easy to wear—a sugar bomb, but not your typical teenie-bopper varietal. I like it! My sample came from Carol… Read more “Bill Blass Couture 3”
The Nazgul: Hermès takes flight
Who knew that the infamous Nazgul (Hermès Ambre Narguilé) would be a cuddly-little-fluffy-kitten of a comfort scent? If you took Annick Goutal’s Ambre Fetiche, subtracted the smoke,… Read more “The Nazgul: Hermès takes flight”
What’s love got to do with it? Histoires de Parfums 1740
When I think of the Marquis de Sade, for whom this perfume is an homage to, I think of… exploratory extracurricular activities. And 1740 smells like… exploratory… Read more “What’s love got to do with it? Histoires de Parfums 1740”
beauty on the outside 