Released in 1996 this is a must-try for those who love fig scents. I don’t know what it is about the fig but it does make a lovely perfumery note. It is initially quite heady - the sweetness of the fig with floral/green notes in the background, but it calms down to a lovely herbal/woody […]
This scent is a very good “gateway” into niche perfumes. It’s not common, it’s not easy, but it’s interesting and wearable by many, provided the notes are something to your liking. NowSmellThis lists the notes as: bergamot, angelica, iris, hawthorn, jasmine, honey, carnation, heliotrope, caramel and musk. It’s the heliotrope or angelica notes, along with […]
Since it’s trying hard to be something other than a vapid fruity-floral, I knew I could appreciate Estee Lauder’s new perfume, Sensuous. Somehow it reminds me of something I wore in high school. The wood notes blend well with the musky, skin scent and the topnotes of light florals give way to amber/vanillas. I could […]
I ran across this the other day, its super cute bottle belies the seriously sexy floral fragrance inside. It is very characteristic of Cynthia Rowley’s fun yet feminine style. The notes are “a playful bouquet of colorful florals surrounded by warm woods and musk.” It’s really nice for the cooler weather, especially if you like […]
I’m used to Yves Rocher being relatively inexpensive, but Iris Noir retails at a surprising $50, although it’s marked down online to $27.99. That said, it’s a lovely, wearable floral with a nice woody drydown. The iris is not the powdery, clean iris I was expecting but a heavier, spicier iris with notes of citrus/bergamot. […]
Although it goes a little powdery on me in the drydown, I quite like this scent. The lavender/honey notes in the middle keep it out of fruity/floral territory. I’m quite a fan of blood orange notes, and this is a nice one. This is what I wanted Gucci Addict to smell like! The […]
Revisiting this old friend in my hour of need - I recently started a fitness and nutrition program and haven’t had a bite of anything sweet (except fruit) in weeks. After yesterday’s unfortunateness with the Tocca Touch, I needed an old, sweet something to comfort me. If you dislike sweet, vanilla scents then of course […]
I think it’s the patchouli/tiare combo that’s killing this for me. There’s a surprising indolic quality to the fragrance, and it doesn’t agree with me at all. Sniffing around those notes, I quite like the balsam and the gardenia. Maybe subtracting the tiare flower could make it passable. Looks like I am not the […]
I got a sample of Ange ou Demon when it first came out, in a Sephora order. I kind of brushed it aside thinking I wouldn’t like it, but made myself really try it today, and it’s surprisingly good for me. It’s described as an Oriental/Floral, with notes of lily and oakwood. It really goes […]
The bespoke perfume created for Marlene Dietrich, this scent is similarly feminine, mysterious. So many words could describe it but one actual sniff, the experience of it, really relieves the need for words. Still, since this is the internet and there’s no smell-o-vision yet, read this. Even the lovely and usually very wordy Colombina didn’t […]
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