Pastoral – Review: Guerlain Aprés L’Ondée
Aprés l’Ondée was my very first Guerlain. For a long time I also thought it would be my only one (insert hearty laughter here), because I thought all the others were not my style, I couldn’t imagine...
View ArticleMore Like Me – Review: Sonoma Scent Studio Lieu de Reves
I really like rose-violet scents. Their powdery, ultra-feminine accord, so reminiscent of cosmetics (and God knows I love those as well), is very attractive to me and I find their soft, pinkish aura...
View ArticleGolden Aura – Review: Caron Farnesiana
The lovely Lady Jane Grey is a long-time reader of this blog and happens to be one of the few actual Perfumistas this city of Vienna seems to harbor. I met her a few times already and not only is …...
View ArticleTo Eat Or Be Eaten – Review: Reminiscence Les Notes Gourmandes Do Ré And Mi Fà
Gourmands can be tricky. No one wants to smell like dessert. (Those who do, can skip this paragraph and go directly to the review). Marla of PST once told me that a goat bit her wrist, where she had...
View ArticleA Name Is A Name Is A Name – Review: Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces
I have so often said how little I like the approach of Etat Libre d’Orange, that I sound like a schoolmarmish prude, so I will shut up about the name of this perfume and not even translate it, in case...
View ArticleWhat Would Casanova Wear? – Review: Histoires de Parfums 1725 Casanova
1725 Casanova is part of the masculine side of the Histoires de Parfums line up, but since I had great success with another masculine offering – 1740 Marquis de Sade – the gender assignment barely...
View ArticleMy Preciousss – Review: Guerlain Mon Precieux Nectar
Mon Precieux Nectar has a very luxurious past. Once released in a limited edition of only 35 bottles (albeit one litre extrait fountains made of baccarat crystal) it has been the coveted object of...
View ArticleMona’s Legacy – Mona Di Orio Les Nombres d’Or Rose Etoile de Hollande
Mona do Orio’s take on rose is eagerly anticipated by everyone who knows and loves her work. Rose Etoile de Hollande was created by Mona herself, before her untimely and tragic death last December. Her...
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