– Here’s a link to my Substack post on Hermes Un Jardin Sous La Mer, Hermes Musc Pallida edp, Van Cleef & Arpels Les Classiques and the debut trio from…
– Here’s a link to my Substack reviews of Eris Mother’s Milk (Antoine Lie), Gucci Ylang Ambrato (Jean-Christophe Herault), Gucci Lignum Idealis (Alexis Grugeon), Olfiction Lab Editions (Pia Long), the…
– Amongst the divisive genre of green perfumes, perhaps none are more contentious than those which attempt to capture the smell of fig leaves. The vegetal, green-pea-and-bell-pepper compositions such as…
Call me a dewy-eyed softie, but I think the world would be a better place if we spent a bit more time on maintaining friendships. So for my list of…
– Please click on the link below to be taken to my Substack reviews of the following perfumes: Tom Ford Oud VoyagerGuerlain Royal Extract IIITrudon Midnight Omen, 45° & MystiqueAnforh…
A few years ago, Veronique Spoturno — Francois Coty’s great-granddaughter — launched the Spoturno perfume brand with the legendary Christopher Sheldrake (Ambre Sultan, Muscs Koublai Khan, A La Nuit, amongst…
Escentric Molecules — the brand that continues to win fans and divide opinion with its single-ingredient Molecule 01 — is twenty years old. To mark the occasion, co-founder and perfumer…
For reviews of Acqua Di Parma Colonia Il Profumo Millesimato, Born To Stand Out Dirty Milk and the entire collection from Stora Skuggan, please click on this link to my…
For this year’s Valentine’s Day list, I’ve gone back to the library and matched some famous fictional couples with perfumes. Here’s a link to the YouTube video: Perfumes for iconic…
– For years, the arrival of a Frederic Malle perfume has been a cue for a total nerd-fest. But the brand’s latest release, Contre-Jour, pushes the opportunities for geekery to…
Smoking may be a socially dubious activity these days — and rightly so — but there’s no doubt whatsoever about the allure of tobacco perfumes, which is why I featured…
We’re trying something different. For the foreseeable future, the usual post-video updates will appear not here, but on my Substack. However, they will NOT be behind a paywall and you…
– I confess I keep forgetting about the existence of Gabrielle. In my mind, the last high-profile, mainstream, feminine release from Chanel was Coco Mademoiselle. And yet, the Gabrielle line…
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