When people say that the perception of a perfume is entirely subjective, they ought to turn to the phenomenon of copycat scents that seems to contradict their claim and get back to me. Well, one supposes they could pull out...
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Kelly Calèche Eau de Parfum (2009): More Than A New Concentration, More Than A Flanker {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
Kelly Calèche Eau de Toilette was launched in the summer of 2007 followed in 2008 by a pure parfum version. The Kelly Calèche Eau de Parfum iteration is the latest olfactory form and incarnation of Kelly Calèche to come out...
Ed Hardy Love & Luck for Women & Men (2008): Japanese Taste Taken Hostage or The Art of the Generic Scent {Perfume Review & Musings}
Ed Hardy, following their debut perfumes, Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier for Women and Men, have introduced a second her-and-him scents named Love and Luck by Christian Audigier for Women and Men. This time the positioning is not just the...
Annick Goutal Un Matin d'Orage (2009): Elemental Gardenia {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
Annick Goutal Un Matin d'Orage Perfume Review Un Matin d'Orage, the latest Annick Goutal perfume to be launched, was offered with a dreamy soft-focused description of the newest creation in the press release lulling us into anticipating a scent...
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire (2009): The First Multi-Generational Guerlain {Perfume Review & Musings} {Fashion Notes}
Musky cherry on a bed of both candied amber (Flowerbomb) and old-school ambergris (Zibeline) with a dash of civet, moist chewy almond and praline macaroons, a gogo, a whiff of Mitsouko's signature in the base, with tart berries and...
Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane (2009) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Cellophane was invented in 1908 by Swiss chemist Jacques Brandenberger. The new term was coined as a contraction of "cellulose" and "diaphanous", transparency being one of its chief characteristics. If transparency is not a new effect in perfumery, the...
Hermes Hermessence Vanille Galante (2009) {Perfume Review & Musings} - Part 2
The Hermessence Collection in 2009 Vanille Galante: The Olfactory Report and Review As pointed out earlier in the first part of our review of Vanille Galante by Hermès, although perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena voiced his personal issues having to tackle vanillin in the...
Hermes Hermessence Vanille Galante (2009) {Perfume Review & Musings} - Part 1
Vanille Galante: Reflections, Musings & Notes on Context Vanille Galante is the latest addition to the Hermessence collection by the house of Hermès, a more selectively distributed collection of "niche" perfumes composed with the olfactory connoisseur in mind; it is...
En Passant by Olivia Giacobetti at Editions de Parfums by Frederic Malle (2000) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Photographer Alice Austen wearing a hat decorated with white lilacs, June 1888, by Captain Oswald Müller, courtesy of the Staten Island Historical SocietyEn Passant by Olivia Giacobetti at Editions de Parfums by Frédéric Malle (2000) - Perfume Review & MusingsOfficial...
L'Artisan Parfumeur Mechant Loup (1997): Magical Perfumes vs. Illusory Scents {Perfume Review & Musings}
Méchant Loup by L'Artisan Parfumeur - Perfume Review & Musings Official notes: cedar, licorice, hazelnut, honeyWhat they say: All dressed with the scents of the forest; a hazelnut core; a very tender woody and gourmand fragrance; for the inner unrepenting seducer...
Koto Parfums Hello Kitty (2008): Hello Me, You, Everyone {Perfume Review & Musings}
On April 26th, 2008 Koto Parfums, a French company which specializes in developing kids' scents based on popular movie franchises, launched two new perfumes for infants and toddlers on the one hand and little girls on the other hand called...
Amouage Lyric for Man (2008): Unusual Rose {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance} {Rose Notebook} {Men's Cologne}
Lyric for Man by AmouageThe Skinny:Perfumer: Daniel VisentinArtistic Director: Christopher ChongGender label: masculine, but easily adopted by womenNotes: top: bergamot, lime; heart: rose, angelica, orange blossom, green galbanum, spicy ginger, nutmeg, saffron; base: pine, sandalwood, vanilla, musk, frankincenseCharacteristics: a fresh...
Amouage Lyric for Woman (2008): Ornate Operatic Rose {Perfume Review} {Rose Notebook} {New Fragrance}
Lyric for Woman by AmouageThe Skinny:Perfumer: Daniel MaurelArtistic Director: Christopher ChongGender label: feminineNotes: top: bergamot, spicy cardamom, cinnamon, ginger; heart: rose, angelica, jasmine, ylang ylang, geranium, orris; base: oakmoss, musk, wood, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, tonka bean, frankincenseCharacteristics: a deep...
John Galliano by John Galliano (2008): Edgy Violets {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
John Galliano perfume ad featuring his muse: the fragrance just launched in Europe. Expect to see it in 2009 in the US and the Middle East John Galliano by John Galliano The Skinny:Perfumers: Christine Nagel and Aurélien GuichardArtistic Director:...
Editions de Parfums Dans Tes Bras (2008): Futuristic-Nostalgic Violets {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
Dans Tes Bras by Maurice Roucel for Frédéric Malle Editions de ParfumsThe Skinny:Perfumer: Maurice RoucelArtistic Director: Frédéric MalleGender label: SexlessNotes: bergamot, clove, violet, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, salicylates, incense, Cashmeran, heliotrope, white musk.Characteristics: nostalgic and futuristic; a violet perfume looking both...