Scented Madonna – Perfumes For Her 10 Best Songs
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…
Puente Showcase Review – 2023
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…
Strangelove Showcase Review – 2023
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…
Lilanur Zafran Boise review – Honorine Blanc; 2023
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…
Renaud Salmon, Amouage, Live Interview On The New Exceptional Extraits
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).…
Persolaise Masterclass – Episode 9 – Ingredients – Labdanum & Ambergris
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…
Guerlain Les Extraits Signature review – Thierry Wasser & Delphine Jelk; 2023
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…
Saskia Havekes, Grandiflora, Live Interview
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…
20,000 Subscribers On YouTube! – Special ‘Ask Me Anything’ Episode Of Love At First Scent
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…
Nishane X Collection review – 2023
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…
Guerlain Tobacco Honey review – Delphine Jelk; 2023
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,…
Lalique Encre Indigo review – Annick Menardo; 2023
The number of flankers released by Lalique for their successful 2006 Encre Noire has been commendably low. It suggests a desire to proceed with caution and not follow most other…
Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche eau de parfum review – Olivier Polge; 2023
Chanel isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when you think of flankers, but there’s no shortage of them in their range, especially in the Chance collection. The latest…
Tom Ford Myrrhe Mystere review – 2023
So far this year, we’ve been treated to no fewer than six new perfumes from Tom Ford. Make of that what you will. And while you’re considering whether the number…
400 Episodes Of Love At First Scent & Christian Dior Dolce Vita review – Pierre Bourdon; 1995
I said it on the video, so I’ll say it here as well. You make my vita molto, molto dolce. So when the time came to broadcast my 400th episode…
Buly Patate Douce Des Caraibes Et Carotte D’Afghanistan review – 2023
I’m fairly certain it was J G Ballard who once said he couldn’t face sweet potatoes as he’d been forced to endure an endless diet of them in a prisoner…