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Perfume Review & Musings Archives
DKNY My NY (2014) - The Smell of New, Upbeat - & Old, Retro New York {Perfume Review & Musings}
My NY by DKNY - the youth label of Donna Karan - is a very up-to-date and upbeat fruity chypre spiked with ethyl maltol, modern, cleaned-up patchouli and green galbanum, which manages at the same time to smell more...
Nina Ricci Les Délices de Nina (2015): Sugar is the Opium of the People {Perfume Review & Musings}
The first accords of Les Délices de Nina replace the perfume in the context of the original (2006) while inviting you to step into an eminently satisfying buttery sensation. It is about conveying the sense that the perfume is...
The Body Shop Smoky Poppy (2015) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Smoky Poppy by The Body Shop is the latest fragrance launch by the bath and body shop. Meant to be a limited edition for Valentine's Day 2015, the composition turns out to be less than just paying lip service...
Thierry Mugler A * Men Ultra Zest (2015): The White in Orange {Perfume Review & Musings}
The White in Orange © 2015 Chantal-Hélène Wagner A * Men Ultra Zest by Thierry Mugler is the 2015 new flanker to A * Men (1996). As mentioned before, the concept seems to be a more radical departure from...
Cacharel Catch Me...(2012): An Olfactory Epiphany {Perfume Review & Musings} {Paris Photo}
As the day of the Epiphany nears - just four days away - I wanted to call attention to designer fragrance Catch Me...by Cacharel which was released in 2012. It is a composition by one of the stalwarts of...
Clinique Aromatics in White (2014) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Clinique proposes a milky-powdery interpretation of Aromatics Elixir...
Hermès Rose Amazone (2014): From Hokusai Manga to Video-Game Mangas {Perfume Review & Musings} {Paris Photo}
The latest launch by Hermès is an exercise in perfumery acrobatics & a study...
Estée Lauder Modern Muse Chic (2014): I am Perfume, Smell Me More {Perfume Review & Musings}
Modern Muse Chic is an energetic and rich white floral bouquet for the busy woman...
Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot (2010): An Oudh Mousse {Perfume Review & Musings}
A look back at a master perfumer work...
Frapin Nevermore (2014) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Nevermore tackles the difficult project of interpreting two conjoined myths...
Robin McGraw Georgia Eau de Parfum - The Steely Sweetness of Honeysuckle (2014) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Decent daughters are raised by decent mothers and there is now a perfume to prove it...
Balenciaga B. (2014): Meaningful Olfactory Patchwork {Perfume Review & Musings}
B. Balenciaga is artful if not original per se...
La Sultane de Saba Champaka Fleurs Tropicales - An Outsider Art Creation (2014) {Perfume Review & Musings}
There are indie brands and there is outsider art - they are not the same thing.
Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum - A Popular Cosmetics Note Comes to the Rescue of Fine Perfumery (2014) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Guerlain launched an unexpected blockbuster last summer with Terracotta Le Parfum. It had to make a come back for fall 2014.