Another blind purchase. I felt comfortable buying it without trying it first since it is described as a chypre musk floral. In theory, Goldea The Roman Night looked like a good idea.
Fragrance Review | Buly 1803 Forêt de Komi Perfumed Body Oil
The Officine Universelle Buly store is one of those magical places that lives in my memory and makes me want to go back to that specific time and place – time being responsibility free, and space being Paris.
The store, the customer service, the perfumes. The whole experience was amazing.
Fragrance Review | Bon Parfumeur 203 Raspberry, Vanilla, Blackberry
It’s rare that I am not so keen on a product but fall madly in love for the brand. I would never have bought Bon Parfumeur’s 203 perfume because it doesn’t have the scent profile I like, but I’m happy this fell into my lap, otherwise I would have never looked into the brand and that would be tragic.
Fragrance Review | Hermès Twilly Eau Poivree
Every once in a while I blindly buy a fragrance – and by blindly I mean online, without ever having tried the scent before. It’s a risk that rarely pays off, yet I keep being persuaded by marketing and keep falling into this trap. There’s always that one time that you end up with a new favourite perfume, most times you end up with bottles you’ll pass on to someone else, and sometimes you end up with something like Hèrmes Twilly Eau Poivree.
Fragrance Review | Shiseido Ever Bloom Eau de Parfum
I’ve raved about Guerlain being a brand that I can trust almost blindly when it comes to scents that I enjoy and that fit me well, but so far I’ve neglected to mention another brand that fits that description as well: Shiseido. Their offering is quite small but what they do, they do well.
I’ll be reviewing Ever Bloom Eau de Parfum, my only distinctly Summer scent.
Fragrance Review | Clarins Eau Dynamisante
Clarins calls Eau Dynamisante a “treatment fragrance”. They say it’s invigorating, that it revitalises, hydrates and tones the skin. Suure…
It’s a fragrance. First ingredient alcohol, followed by water, then parfum. It perfumes skin. That’s all it is folks, a fragrance.
But a good one at that.
Fragrance Review | Avon Pur Blanca Essence EDT
There are a lot of hits and misses with Avon products in general, but damn, they can nail down a scent. I’ve mentioned before that Avon used to make my favourite scent of all time, Sweet Honesty, and finding a dupe for that has been quite an (unsuccessful) enterprise. In the meanwhile, I’ve found something different, but very good, and very unique in the realm of modern scents.
Fragrance Review | Michael Kors White Luminous Gold
Forget the watches (it’s time), the bags and the clothes: Michael Kors knows how to do fragrances really well.
Fragrance Review | Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum
Mon Guerlain is a funny coincidence in my life. I bought it at an airport, without having heard of it before, and decided to commit to it on first whiff. Came to learn, a lot of people describe it as a “wife scent”. And that time at the airport, when I decided to get it, I was getting ready to board to go to Greece for my honeymoon. This is the first perfume I purchased after getting married.
From Another (s)Century #2: Cacharel LouLou
She is sweet but dark. She’s mature, but irreverent. She is intoxicating, weird, and controversial. She was a massive hit in the eighties, and now she’s a hipster.
Meet LouLou: enticing, addictive, and headache inducing.