Top 10 Best Perfumes Of 2023
It’s often been said that perfumery doesn’t set trends: it simply latches onto the coat-tails of those formed by other creative endeavours. Perhaps this is why we had to wait…
It’s often been said that perfumery doesn’t set trends: it simply latches onto the coat-tails of those formed by other creative endeavours. Perhaps this is why we had to wait…
After a year in which we handed over the hosting reins to others, we’re back in the kitchen again, sharpening the knives, softening the butter and firing up the ovens.…
For this year’s final regular episode of Love At First Scent, we went all the way from sunny peaches to asteroid-bound rocket fuel, via delicate orange blossom and butcher-than-expected lavender,…
The penultimate review video of the year was broadcast on YouTube the other day, featuring new releases from Dolce & Gabbana, Carine Roitfeld and others. Here’s a link to it,…
Perhaps because two Aventuses weren’t enough to make us lose faith in humanity, Creed have just released yet another flanker to their inexplicably popular 2010 release. And to the alarm…
Everyone needs a Gandalf in their life. Or an Athena, or an Atticus Finch. Sadly, such figures aren’t always easy to find, so perhaps that’s why I’ve recently been drawn…
I blame all of you. A few weeks ago, on my YouTube channel, one person suggested that I should match my favourite Madonna songs with appropriate perfumes. And from that…
From exploding stars to imploding bodies — there was no shortage of curious concepts and bold ideas in the perfumes I reviewed in episode 416 of Love At First Scent,…
What a delight it is to discover an exciting new fragrance house. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of making just such a find when I tried a…
Better late than never, I suppose. In 2014, Elizabeth Gaynes launched Strangelove, a brand all of whose scents so far have been put together by Christophe Laudamiel, under the creative…
Convincing woody-saffron scents aren’t exactly ubiquitous, so I was curious to see what Lilanur did with the idea in their latest release, Zafran Boise, composed by Honorine Blanc. Here’s a…
As part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, Amouage have just added two scents to their range of Exceptional Extraits: Jubilation 40 Man (Bertrand Duchaufour) and Dia 40 Woman (Alexandra Carlin).…
Two ancient materials featured in episode 9 of my Masterclass series on YouTube the other day — labdanum and ambergris — both of which have been used over the years…
I started last year’s Christmas gift post by saying how hectic things were and how worried I was about getting everything ready in time for the big day. Little did…
As promised, over on YouTube the other day, I shared a few thoughts on the new, excruciatingly expensive extraits Guerlain have released under the L’Art & La Matiere banner. The…
Nine years ago, when I reviewed the superlative Magnolia Grandiflora Michel and Magnolia Grandilfora Sandrine, I had no idea that one day I’d be interviewing the brand’s founder in a…
Numbers aren’t everything. But they’re not to be sneezed at either. So I was truly delighted the other day when my YouTube app showed me that I’d gone over the…
In the decade since the brand was launched, Nishane has certainly managed to wrestle a significant patch of the perfumed limelight to itself and has worked its way into some…
Joseph Quartana’s re-design and revival of his eponymous brand continues to make strong progress: after last year’s hypnotic Ierofante, he has now given us the equally mysterious Forest Of The…
Goodness me, the folks at Guerlain have been keeping busy. Not only have they given us new Shalimar, La Petite Robe Noire, L’Homme Ideal and Habit Rouge flankers this year,…