Jovan Musk Oil Island Musk Perfume Review & Musings Jovan episodically puts out a new twist on their world-famous 70s Musk Oil. This time, they went for a tropical vibe - a logical bringing together, it seems, of two...
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Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio Glam ≈ The Girl Next Door (2016) {Perfume Review}
We'll say it right away. We like the new perfume by Giorgio Beverly Hills, Giorgio Glam. Not because it is earth-shattering, or anything like that. It's because it smells good, with an element of nostalgia attached to its olfactory...
12 Best New Festive Perfume Bottles & Scents for the Holidays // Christmas Gift Guide {Fragrance List} {Perfume Reviews}
12 Best New Festive Perfume Bottles & Scents for the Holidays // Christmas Gift Guide Esteban Tonka Noir The French, germanopratin*, niche brand is issuing a black beauty of a bottle named Tonka Noir. The jus it contains, Tonka (2006),...
We Cherry-Pick Three Neo-Natural Perfumes for Eco-Conscious Fragrance Lovers {Perfume Reviews} {Green Products} {Perfume List}
We Cherry-Pick Three Neo-Natural Perfumes for Eco-Conscious Fragrance Lovers As a perfume blogger, I have a strong bent towards natural beauty products, and to a lesser extent, but still noticeable, one for natural perfumery. I love reading about natural...
Dana Beauty Chantilly Eau de Cologne (1941/2000) {Perfume Short (Review)}
Une photo publiée par Chant Wagner (@thescentedsalamander) le 14 Nov. 2016 à 5h27 PST Dana Chantilly Eau de Cologne Review The light version of Chantilly EDC by Dana Beauty opens on aldehydes made to smell like bath bubbles and...
The New Big Label Perfumes to Attentively Inhale this Back-to-School Season 2016 ≈ Les nouveaux parfums de grandes marques à humer de très près en cette rentrée 2016 {Perfume Shorts}
The New Big Label Perfumes to Attentively Inhale this Back-to-School Season 2016 - Excerpts from My Notebook « If maybe you do get the gist, the story remains to be told » (French version after the jump and after...
Annick Goutal Rose Pompon (2016) {Perfume Shorts (Reviews)}
The newest perfume by Annick Goutal, Rose Pompon, is said to be an attempt at capturing an imaginary rose at its freshest, with an element of addiction to it. For some perfume wearers, freshness is a paramount quality to...
Three Rose Perfumes to Love {Perfume Shorts (Reviews)}
Roses de la Saint Valentin - Saint Valentine's Day Roses © 2016 Chant Wagner Three Rose Perfumes to Love Rose perfumes are a dime a dozen in the world of fragrances, so how can you orient yourself in this...
5 Heavenly Things I Smelled When I Wasn't Looking, This Week {Perfume List}
5 Heavenly Things I Smelled When I Wasn't Looking, This Week One of the best ways to smell a fragrance, we believe, is just to let go. By this we mean to let go of the will - a...
The Nose & The Eye: Speed-Smelling Paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume Shorts} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Smelling Paintings © 2015 Chant Wagner On Saturday October 3, 2015 took place an innovative interactive experiment at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris involving both the senses of sight and smell. On the occasion of the Nuit Blanche,...
12 Bitters for Summer - The 2015 Heat Wave Edition {Perfume List}
© 1947 Robert Doisneau In France today, we're back to summer of 1947 in terms of temperature highs, the national weather report announced. When the summer heat forms a mantle of atmospherically enveloping mink fur, we think there is...
Georges Stahl Parfums Elle d'Elissa (2007): How Do You Say You're a Peach in Arabic? {Perfume Short (Review)}
A Review of Georges Stahl Parfums Elle d'Elissa Eau de Parfum Peachy fragrances can be delightful - we know that since Mitsouko by Guerlain (1919) ensnared our senses with its Persicol molecule lit by a chypré chiaro-oscuro effect. When...
Aerin Iris Meadow & Waterlily Sun (2014): About Aspirational Balance {Perfume Short Reviews}
Aerin Waterlily Sun and Iris Meadow were introduced last year in 2014. As Estée Lauder, the parent company - both figuratively and literally speaking since founder Aerin Lauder is part and parcel of the family business - are making...
Karl Lagerfeld Paradise Bay for Her & Him (2015) {Perfume Shorts (Reviews)}
Courtesy picture Fragrance Reviews Paradise Bay for Her and Him are the two new ephemeral editions of Karl Lagerfeld Femme and Homme issued last year. Named unwittingly after a bay in Antarctica, the joke is on us as the...
Durance Fleur de Cachemire ~ Cashmere Flower: When Perfumers Joke, Silently (2014) {Perfume Short (Review)}
Fleur de Cachemire is an eau de toilette signed by Durance, a perfume house hailing from the South of France which specializes in accessible fragrances with a pretty artisanal flair, not too far off from the romantic soliflore tradition...