Here’s the second part of my compilation of Twitter mini-reviews published between July and September 2014.
Cologne from Etat Libre D’Orange (Alexandra Kosinski; 2014)*
Pharrell Williams Girl from Comme Des Garçons (Antoine Lie; 2014)*
Surprisingly quiet: subtle iris + violet on a whisper of cedar. A demure little thing.
Bull’s Blood from Imaginary Authors (Josh Meyer; 2012)*
At least this one’s brave. First I thought it’d be a winner: truly shocking leather note over dark blood. Then it became fishier and more putrid, until I couldn’t wait to scrape it off. Still: it has balls. It can just keep them away from me.
Persolaise
* sample provided by brand
** sample obtained by the author
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I have to say my experiences with Imaginary Authors seem to mirror yours.
Kathy, thanks for taking the time to write. I'm told the brand has its fans… but I guess you and I don't count ourselves amongst them!
I've mostly only seen good things about Imaginary Authors – but to be fair I feel like you mostly only see positive reviews. It's nice to see some realism.
Sun Mi, thanks for your comment. I know lots of people feel very strongly about whether negative reviews should or shouldn't be published. Speaking for myself, this blog has always reflected the full range of my responses to perfumes. I have always published negative reviews and, the way things stand at the moment, I intend to continue to do so.
Coming to this review almost ten years too late, but had to comment as these one-liners made me laugh out loud! Can’t say I agree with all of them, as I love IA’s Cobra and Canary and M.O.T. But we all have our own tastes!
It’s never too late. Thanks very much for reading and for writing.