Category Archives: Perfumes
Rosendo Mateu #4
The person who wears Rosendo Mateu 4 benefits from vanilla’s sweetness in this perfume, because the truth is that they don’t care to be liked. They’re fine smelling like medicine from the oud, spicy leathery saffron, or like a spiced … Continue reading
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Tagged Niche Perfume, Perfume Blog, Perfume Review, Rosendo Mateu
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A Winter Melody by Gucci – summer perfume without citrus
Calgary is finally having some warm weather. Time to spritz on something cooling and light but also… perfumey. Gucci The Alchemist’s Garden A Winter Melody is a rose-patchouli with cooling cypress as a top note. It really does smell wintery … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Morillas, Gucci Perfume, Perfume Blog, Summer Perfume
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Ledda 14 Isla Coco Review
Juicy tangy citruses and coconut milk make Ledda the beachiest of beachy scents around. I have a few perfumes in this category, but many skew heavy on the florals, especially using tuberose. 14 Isla Coco has hints of jasmine and … Continue reading
An Interview with Baruti Perfumes
Baruti perfumes are some of the most unique scents I’ve smelled, and so I asked the founder and perfumer, Spyros Drosopoulos some questions about his perfumes, what inspires him, and his history with perfume, and he was kind enough to … Continue reading
Fenty by Rihanna – Perfume as Cultural Commentary
A while ago, when Rihanna was still putting out music and touring, other celebrities would always comment on how amazing she smelled. When asked, she said that the perfume she wore was Kilian Love,Don’t be Shy, a sweet but relatively … Continue reading
Diptyque Brings Back Ilio for The Summer
You know it’s summer when @diptyque brings back Ilio and their Citronelle candle. 🍋☀️💛 Cute display at Holt Renfrew.
Drake’s Personal Perfume
Drake is back in the news and not exactly for the right reasons, but maybe one of the smartest things that Drake did was not attach his name to the line of candles he came out with. The company is … Continue reading
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Tagged Better World Fragrance House, Carby Musk, Celebrity Perfume, Drake, Perfume oil
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Celine Nightclubbing
Because of its limited distribution – you can only find the perfumes at Celine stores, or high-end department stores – Celine perfumes still seem to be under the radar, and not much known about. The good news is that they … Continue reading
Fidji Eau de Toilette
Today I’m wearing Fidji edt, which is from the cheapie shelf @shoppersbeauty. If you got in trouble a lot as a kid, you won’t like this one. It will likely remind you of a difficult teacher or aunt. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Perfume, Cheapie, Fidji, Perfume Blog, Summer Perfumes
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Khadlaj Le Prestige Empress
This is not a dupe brand. With the proliferation of Middle Eastern brands offering a series of “smells like” perfumes, there’s a mistaken idea that anything coming out of that part of the world is a dupe. @khadlajperfumes is not a dupe … Continue reading