Gucci by Gucci Sport pour Homme is a follow-up to Gucci by Gucci pour Homme (2008). I miss somewhat the retro glamor of the Tom Ford period and the less-than-tepid personality of his art-directed Gucci pour Homme (2003), but Gucci...
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Chloé Eau de Fleurs Capucine (2010): The Nose-Twister {Perfume Review}
Capucine is one of three new fragrances in the new Eau de Fleurs collection by Chloé, which reportedly is about paying a higher-end homage to the floral heritage of Chloé. Their first fragrance in 1975, Chloé, is discontinued in limited distribution...
Beyoncé Heat (2010) {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
One question that people keep asking themselves when they think about buying a celebrity fragrance is how authentic is the affiliation of the celeb to the scent? Did the persons really put anything of themselves in it besides their names?...
Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne (2007): Recalling Exotic Chanel {Perfume Review}
Eau de Cologne by Guerlain is part of the perfumed library, on trend with the "niche" concept which appeared in 2007, Les Exclusifs. I wrote at the time that this perfume could be considered to have been one destined to...
Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne (2007): En souvenir de Gabrielle Chanel L'exotique {Perfume Review}
{Notes to Anglophone readers: I will also publish an English version of this post}L'Eau de Cologne de Chanel fait partie de cette librairie parfumée tendance "niche" apparue en 2007, Les Exclusifs. Je disais à ce moment-là que ce parfum-ci pouvait...
Diptyque Vétyverio (2010) & Guerlain Vétiver pour Elle (2007): Looking Back at Niche Perfumery & Guessing the Sex of Vetiver {Perfume Review & Musings} + 5 Samples Draw
Diptyque, The First Modern Niche Perfume House in France Vetyverio is the latest opus by Diptyque, the first modern niche fragrance house with L'Eau in 1968. People usually assume that French niche perfumery was born in 1976 with L'Artisan...
Bond No.9 Saks-en-Rose (2010): A Rose by Name, Sweet-Smelling but None (almost) of Rose: A Molecular Gourmand? {Perfume Review & Musings} + Samples Drawing
In 2007, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bond No.9 collaborated for the first time to produce a duo of fragrances for her and him. While the men's version was business-like, classic and clubby, the women's version dared to be more eccentric,...
Kate Spade Eau de Parfum (2002): In Memory of Zelda {Perfume Review & Musings}
Kate Spade Eau de Parfum in the Hidden-Gem SeriesNotes: summer honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine, tuberose, fresh muguetKate Spade edp is that American classic, a gardenia scent. The advertising copy insists it's a honeysuckle scent but it's really a gardenia perfume first...
Guerlain Cologne du Parfumeur (2010): The Perfumer, The Cologne, The Soap and The Zeitgeist {Perfume Review & Musings}
The new Guerlain opus, Cologne du Parfumeur (The Perfumer's Eau de Cologne) opens on an opaline-like "white cologne" effect -- what Guerlain call an "eau blanche"* effect for Eau de Cologne du Coq (1894) -- one which has always...
Fergie Outspoken by Avon (2010): Access to Fergie's Private Library of Scents {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Outspoken is the new upcoming fragrance by Fergie done in collaboration with Avon. It will launch first online on May 17th, 2010 then via other channels on June 3. The main olfactive idea I had retained of Outspoken is that...
Penhaligon's Lily of the Valley (1976): The Birds, The Bees, and Spring {Perfume Review & Musings}
Lily of the valley or muguet flower is one of the most characteristic notes of spring to a French nose. It is a smell that has come to ring in what some will see as the advent of May-Pole...
Nicolaï Créateur de Parfums L'Eau MiXte (2010): Mean Citrus with Mossy Endings {Perfume Review}
L'Eau MiXte, with a big "X" in the middle to remind people it's coded as an unisex concoction, a first for the house of Nicolaï in terms of marketing labeling, opens on a nice - and then I can...
Prada Infusion de Tubéreuse (2010): Eau-de-Géranium Tuberose {Perfume Review & Musings}
The new Prada Infusion de Tubéreuse reminded me of two different types of cognitive experiences. One is the experience of having watched a movie then watching it again and discovering new details and angles to the story that you...
Penhaligon's Orange Blossom (2010): Fountain of the Cooling and Peppy Spirits {Perfume Review and Musings}
Perfume Review: Penhaligon's Orange Blossom (2010) - Fountain of the Cooling and Peppy SpiritsThe latest perfume creation by Penhaligon's, Orange Blossom, to be introduced on March 29th will be - spoiler alert - a wonderful addition to anyone's summer...
Zara Silver Musk (c. 2010) : Scandinavian Musk {Perfume Review and Musings}
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