Perfume Review & Musings Archives
Comme des Garçons x Daphne Guinness Daphne (2009): Rich Hippie with Beer Tastes {Perfume Review}
Daphne Guinness is wealthy, her sartorial sense eccentric. She does not seem to give a damn what the trends are and what other people think. Although come to think of it she always does seem to wear the right on-trend...
Histoires de Parfums Moulin Rouge 1889 (2009): Impressions, Scent Notes, Stories: A Demonstration of Its Ineffability? {Perfume Review}
The new Moulin Rouge 1889 by Histoires de Parfums is named after the famous Parisian cabaret, the birth place of French Can Can, and the date of its establishment. 1889 is also in the history of Western perfumery the year...
L'Artisan Parfumeur Al Oudh (2009): Taming The Oud or a Black Panther Turned Tortoise {Perfume Review}
The latest work for l'Artisan Parfumeur by Bertrand Duchaufour, Al Oudh, is an attempt it seems to capture the authentic, traditional personality of oud or agarwood (some of its other names are listed here) while taming it in advance in...
Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine White Moss EDP & Extrait (2009) {Perfume Review}
With Jasmine White Moss, Estee Lauder launched their third and last chapter of the Private Collection creations last summer following Tuberose Gardenia and Amber Ylang. The collection is dedicated to the memory of founder Estée by Aerin Lauder her grand-daughter...
Lalique Encre Noire pour Elle (2009): A Floral La Citta delle Donne or a Celebration of Femininity {Perfume Review}
Perfumery is normally not an art form which concentrates on difficult internal visions, desolate landscapes and stark portraiture of humanity - I am thinking for reference of the series on peasants eating potatotes by Vincent Van Gogh - but is...
Penhaligon's Amaranthine (2009): The Artist as Critic: Blue Ozone, Horse Saddles, a House of Ill Repute & Freedom of Expression Regained {Perfume Review & Musings}
Amaranthine by Penhaligon's Perfume Review A New Path for Penhaligon's Perfume cognoscenti will be able to remember the year 2009 as the time when the slightly retro-flavored barbershop-originated British house of Penhaligon's took a blatantly new direction with the...
Helena Rubinstein Wanted (2009): Are You Wearing a Cherubato, a Lactone, a Milky, an Angel Milk, also called in French a Lait d'Ange ? {Perfume Review & Musings} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Helena Rubinstein Wanted was first launched in August 09 in Paris at the Printemps and on November 5 in the US. I thought, walking into the department store back in the summer, that it was worthy of a bottle purchase...
Natori by Josie Natori (2009) - Sensual Yet Pointing To No Visible Body Parts {Perfume Review}
Natori by Josie NatoriThe perfume starts with a subtle, surface powdery impression soon followed by a beautiful both intense and understated aldehydic white floral bouquet like a cleaner but no less feminine Joy by Patou. It is a Joy Americanized,...
Robert Piguet Futur (1967/2009): Drama Queen Resurrected from Cryogenic Tomb {Perfume Review}
(Green border added to the original ad)When Futur by Robert Piguet was originally launched ca.1967 (based on the year of publication of a magazine ad that states it being "nouveau", i.e., new), couturier Robert Piguet (1891-1953) had been dearly departed...
Frapin L'Humaniste (2009): Clarity is to be Found in a Glass of Wine {Perfume Review} {Men's Cologne}
L'Humaniste is the latest perfume by Parfums Frapin, the perfumery branch of Cognac Frapin. For more background information you can go here as we already reviewed several of their perfumes which are all inspired by a love of wine...
L'Artisan Parfumeur Havana Vanille / Vanille Absolument (2009): Imagined Communities: with Comparative Notes on Coty Vanilla Musk {Perfume Review}
Havana Vanille is the new, upcoming perfume by L'Artisan Parfumeur, part of their travel series. This time, coming after Fleur de Liane and Panama, the very atmospheric capital city of Cuba is the reported source of inspiration while the...
Guerlain Idylle (2009) Part 2: The Creation of Longing & Beauty {Perfume Review}
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Guerlain Idylle (2009) Part 1: The Evolution of Guerlain's Signature {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
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Mariah Carey Forever (2009): The Lady is a Gardenia {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Forever by Mariah Carey is the newest fragrance release by the pop singer who is also preparing to launch a new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel on September 29, 2009. You will also be able to see her in...