When I mentioned to Daisy, who facilitated my recent bottle of Boisé Vanillé, that I thought BV smelled like a darker, drier, masculinized-riff on Shalimar, she replied:… Read more “His and Hers: Guerlain Shalimar and Montale Boisé Vanillé”
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Lit from within: Amouage Lyric
I first smelled Lyric at the end of 2009; it was during a time that I was hunting roses, and I had just purchased Sa Majeste la… Read more “Lit from within: Amouage Lyric”
Perfume Addicts Anonymous & SSS Tabac Aurea
Do you ever wonder if there exist within our community “recovering” perfumistas? Imagine a dusty perfume cabinet, with twenty or thirty (or more) flacons, multitude decants, and… Read more “Perfume Addicts Anonymous & SSS Tabac Aurea”
Things I Hate: Robert Piguet Fracas
Launched in 1948 by Robert Piguet, created by Germaine Cellier, Fracas is hailed as “… indisputably the queen of all tuberose fragrances,” and it is the reference… Read more “Things I Hate: Robert Piguet Fracas”
Etro, Palais Jamais
In my mind, Etro straddles that awkward middle ground in the fragrance world—in the most basic sense: price wise, they’re not cheap thrills, but then, they’re not… Read more “Etro, Palais Jamais”
beauty on the outside 