When I “met” Dior’s Mitzah for the first time, I thought to myself, “Oh, I know all about you,” and quickly dismissed it as redundant. It smelled… Read more “Have we met? Frapin 1697”
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The Perfume House & Vol de Nuit (extrait)
I planned to take photos in the Perfume House; small though it is, it houses L’Artisan, Amouage, Annick Goutal, and more… but once I got there, it was… Read more “The Perfume House & Vol de Nuit (extrait)”
On Being Ladylike
A recent impulse purchase of mine was Hermes’s Caleche Soie de Parfum (1992). I’m not going to review it, as I agree in every respect with a… Read more “On Being Ladylike”
Carthusia, Via Camerelle
The Place: The Perfume House, Portland Oregon After spending more than an hour dabbing, spritzing, and scribbling my way through a series of heavy-hitting classics, I finally… Read more “Carthusia, Via Camerelle”
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”
beauty on the outside 