Category Archives: Perfumes

Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur

I had a moment of regret after buying this bottle of Musc Ravageur – wasn’t spring on its way? How much would I be able to wear this vanilla perfume? But it looks like it came at the perfect time.Apparently, … Continue reading

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Milan Perfume Shopping Guide

  I found the Duomo to be breath-taking each and every time I saw it, in the same way that I find the Rocky Mountains to be breath-taking even though I can see them out of my window every day. … Continue reading

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Musc Perfume World

Really, part of the fun of this hobby we call smelling perfume, is smelling new things and getting excited about them. Sometimes, even before smelling, it’s interesting to learn about a new concept or point-of-view before being able to immerse … Continue reading

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Cool Scent Strips

This was super-cool and I’m sure it cost a pretty penny: scent strips that give you a hint of what you’re going to smell when you spray the perfume on them. Akro Fragrances and Maison Crivelli both had them. As … Continue reading

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Diptyque 34 Boulevard St. Germain edt Perfume Review

My desk at work is wooden, and of course, accumulates perfume samples. Sometimes, they come out of my purse and into someone’s hands, and sometimes, I spray them on paper so that I can think about them while I work. … Continue reading

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Chanel Paris-Venise

Vanilla, the Chanel way. Paris-Venise, a citrus, powdery vanilla that keeps it classy. This is a vanilla that’s sweet but not heavy; it’s grown-up but not too serious. Effervescent but not ephemeral. Delicious but not cavity-inducing. It’s the gateway vanilla … Continue reading

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Perfumes Inspired by My People

Perfumes inspired by my peoples. Boucheron Jaipur Homme Comme des Garçons Jaiselmer Guerlain Shalimar Dior Escale a Pondichery All of them, except Shalimar, have cardamom as a note, and I admit, it’s one of my favourite things to smell. Jaipur … Continue reading

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Chanel Coromandel edp

Coromandel is still my reference patchouli perfume, but it’s also so much more than a patchouli perfume.  The perfect blend of fizzy citruses, the Chanelade of florals, lots of patchouli, also incense, this is a perfume I could wear everyday … Continue reading

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Perfumes with Some Funk

Admit it. The things that smell gross also kinda smell good. Like you want to keep smelling them to see exactly how dirty they are… Here are three from my collection that scratch that itch. Zoologist Camel. A bit dirty, … Continue reading

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Chanel Bois Des Iles

I’m running around in sweats and running shoes today but I smell classy in Chanel Bois des Iles. This one is the silky lacy under things of the Les Exclusifs line, wispy and ethereal in texture. Its old-school aldehydes, ylang … Continue reading

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