Elizabeth Arden True Love: fragrance review
True Love is a classic Sophia Grojsman composition in that it possesses three main constituents: a clean, groomed outlook with lots of musk, mainly G...
09-05-2022 18:51
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Bois d'Iris by The Different Company: a different iris fragr
Although iris scents are often mentioned in regards to powdery and starchy shades in perfumery, which would recall paper, skin, and bulbous vegetable...
08-05-2022 18:51
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Bourjois Kobako: fragrance review
Kobako means "small box" in Japanese, as far as I know. But try adding a katana-blade symbol over the first "o," and it turns into K?bako. Then it gai...
22-02-2022 18:51
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In memoriam: Thierry Mugler (1948-2022)
Fashion designer Thierry Mugler passed away on January 23rd 2022 as announced on the designer\'s Instagram account. Although he had distanced himself...
24-01-2022 18:51
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In Memoriam: Gaspard Ulliel
The actor who is best known to perfume lovers thanks to fronting the advertising campaign for Bleu de Chanel is no more. The star of many films, incl...
20-01-2022 18:50
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Fragrance Tendencies for 2022: The Perfume Shrine Forecast
The new year opens before us with the world of perfumes reflecting everything that concerns us in the rest of pop culture. From the world of woke to ...
19-01-2022 18:51
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Three Case Studies from 2021 Mapping the Way into 2022: Frag
Apart from the pandemic, which made 2021 a very hard year to test out fragrances in physical stores, since testers were removed, there were three sig...
11-01-2022 18:50
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Milano Fragranze Naviglio: fragrance review
Finding one\'s perfect soapy fragrance is a question of defining the scent of soap in the first place. Will it be the classic Camay and Lux soap of y...
04-01-2022 18:51
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Woudacieux Mousse d'Arbre Gris: Fragrance Review
There are few things I appreciate more than stumbling upon a clever word play which intrigues my mind and excites my hopes for something unusual. Mou...
30-12-2021 18:50
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At the moment: December 2021
It\'s been almost two years since my last At the Moment post. Whew, what a realization. These past two years with the pandemic have taken a toll on e...
14-12-2021 18:51
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Anne Rice's novel Exit to Eden and the author's favorite Cha
Anne Rice, the author of the gothic novel Interview with the Vampire, among many many others in different genres, has died at the age of 80. You migh...
13-12-2021 18:51
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My Cultural Path: The Making of a Perfume Historian
I suppose it was all pre-mapped out for me in a way, but like Indiana
Jones famously said ?there?s no X marking the spot.? I found the way to
being...
01-12-2021 18:50
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19-11-2021 18:50
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Eau d'Ivoire by Balmain: fragrance review
One often sees young girls looking for a perfume for everyday -clean, that will be well liked by their entourage, that will make them feel feminine, a...
19-11-2021 18:50
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Eau d'Italie Magnolia Romana: fragrance review
The beauty of the gigantic blossoms of magnolia is their happy citrusy freshness: I always find myself surprised that the sheer awe the blossom creat...
09-11-2021 18:51
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Chanel No.5 L'Eau: fragrance review & marketing insights
Chanel No.5 L\'Eau, endorsed by the debutantes of the Chinese press, has been hailed as an innovation, but it\'s really "new old school". And I\'m st...
27-10-2021 18:52
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Dolce & Gabbana Femme (Red Cap): fragrance review & history
Allegedly when Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were in the search for their first foray into perfumes, they took mods developed for them and smashe...
24-10-2021 18:52
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Thierry Mugler Alien Goddess: fragrance review
The Thierry Mugler news announcement for Alien Goddess, the latest fragrance in the Alien collection, was met with more eyebrows raised on the choice ...
21-10-2021 18:52
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Stylistic Collaboration from Gucci & Comme des Garcons
Have you ever wondered what would happen if two brands collaborated to produce something unique to both, with the emblems of them both, and, well, aim...
15-10-2021 18:52
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06-10-2021 18:52
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Graham & Pott Imperial Amber: fragrance review
Imperial Amber is the sort of fragrance one would expect from a truly established, traditional parfumerie, that catered to a refined aesthetic and di...
04-08-2021 18:51
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Pierre Cardin: Choc de Cardin, Paradoxe, and Rose Cardin fra
Regarding Pierre Cardin fragrances, his first officially documented release has been Pierre Cardin pour Monsieur in 1972 and Cardin for women (Cardi...
15-07-2021 18:55
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Halston Classic: fragrance review & footnote on Netflix
Adapted from the 1991 book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines, a TV mini-series of five episodes was ordered by Netflix in September 2019, and it premie...
08-07-2021 18:52
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Emanuel Ungaro Diva: fragrance review & reminiscences
People sometimes say things are not what they used to be, and in the case of fragrances, they\'re unequivocally right. Despite a certain glamorization...
07-07-2021 18:52
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Agent Provocateur Blue Silk: fragrance review
Blue Silk, part of a flanker duet launched in 2018 by lingerie brand Agent Provocateur (the other being Lace Noir) is credited to Beverly Bayne, shif...
20-05-2021 18:52
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Penhaligon's The inimitable William Penhaligon: fragrance re
Many of the original scents created by William Penhaligon were modernized and re-introduced as part of the Anthology Collection. The company maintain...
12-05-2021 18:52
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Fragrant Poetry: The Cinnamon Peeler
The Cinnamon Peeler
If I were a cinnamon peeler
I would ride your bed
and leave the yellow bark dust
on your pillow.
Your breasts and should...
04-05-2021 18:53
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Baruti Nooud: fragrance review
Nooud started with the spermatic idea by Spyros Drosopoulos, creative force behind the Dutch-based Baruti niche brand, of getting inside the construc...
03-05-2021 18:52
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Kenzo Parfum d'Ete: fragrance review & reminiscences
The first encounter I had with this unique ethereal green floral fragrance was with its predecessor in the misty glass and plastic bottle with the hug...
25-04-2021 18:52
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Springtime is here
photo by Elena Vosnaki
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19-04-2021 18:53
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Perfume Collection (partial)
A glimpse of the ongoing madness...It doesn\'t seem to ebb. This probably 1/5 of the collection.
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05-04-2021 18:52
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Baruti Onder de Linde: fragrance review
Exploring the Baruti line, a niche collection by Greek perfumer Spyros Drosopoulos, based in the Netherlands, I found myself transfixed by Onder de L...
03-04-2021 18:52
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The Smell of Books
That wonderful rich smell of books, old or new, with that inherent variation ingrained, which lures seekers of knowledge since at least the time of E...
23-03-2021 18:51
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Diptyque Fleur de Peau: fragrance review
The Diptyque story began in 1961 Paris at 34 Boulevard Saint-Germain with, at its heart, three friends driven by the same creative passion, who chose ...
22-03-2021 18:51
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Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady: fragrance review
Portrait of a Lady in the line Editions des Parfums Frederic Malle is named after the homonymous novel by Henry James from 1881; a romantic detail wh...
28-01-2021 18:51
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Aquolina Pink Sugar: fragrance review
The infamous cotton candy note (candyfloss, for those in the UK) lies at the heart of Aquolina\'s Pink Sugar (2003), and the fragrance made the chord ...
28-01-2021 18:51
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Luxury and the Hermessences: Fragrant Musings
Hermès
has always seemed to me the height of luxury: not just a status symbol
to carry around, but a brand organically grown out of that most
arist...
25-01-2021 18:51
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Penhaligon's Babylon: fragrance review
Babylon is a quite a "new and now" launch by Penhaligon\'s, a Harrods\'
exclusive till January 2021, but I was lucky enough to secure some and
a...
25-01-2021 18:51
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L'Artisan Parfumeur Mure et Musc: fragrance review
Berries are an especially pliant fruity note in perfumes; no less
because a certain group of synthetic musks has a berry undertone. The
classic Mûre...
25-01-2021 18:51
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Top Perfumes of 2020
The annus horribilis is behind us. Perfume was one luxury which alleviated the gloom for us. Here are a few top perfumes of 2020. In photo form for e...
25-01-2021 18:51
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Kingdom Scotland: the first Scottish niche perfume brand
by guest writer Rose Strang Interview by Rose Strang, professional artist and perfume reviewer for L.L.M ? Edinburgh?s lifestyle magazine What word s...
18-12-2020 18:51
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Penhaligon's The Favourite: fragrance review
The Favourite is the latest fragrance by British brand Penhaligon\'s and the story behind it is inspiring. It involves as its protagonist Sarah Church...
26-10-2020 18:52
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Penhaligon's Newest Eye and Nose Candy
photo by Elena Vosnaki It was inescapable. The new goodies from Penhaligon\'s have trickled their way to my lap and I\'m slowly savouring their deligh...
26-10-2020 18:52
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My Vogue Hellas Editorial
Blast from the past.
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07-10-2020 18:51
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By Kilian Moonlight in Heaven: short fragrance review
Kilian\'s Moonlight in Heaven is a fragrance I had my eye on for at least a year, nay, more! I took the opportunity to try it out in store with an Ame...
15-09-2020 18:51
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