“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”
Tag: Vanilla
O Tannenbaum! A Joint Blogging Event
Welcome to the new BoTO! What better way to kick off a new year than with a new format and a joint-blogging project? Anne-Marie and I are… Read more “O Tannenbaum! A Joint Blogging Event”
Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain
As you may remember from my earlier post on Carbone de Balmain, I chose it as my “travel to Texas” scent. We packed all our worldly goods… Read more “Retrospective: On the road with Carbone de Balmain”
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”
New Release: Sonoma Scent Studio Fig Tree
Perfumer’s Comments: “Many fig scents have strong coconut notes from the creamy lactones that are often used in fig accords. In Fig Tree, I chose to minimize… Read more “New Release: Sonoma Scent Studio Fig Tree”
beauty on the outside 