Category Archives: Perfumes
Aveda Pure-Fume and Aveda Men Pure-Formance
Keen to be green. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve pulled out my old bottle of Aveda Men Pure-Formance to go with the rest of the Aveda skincare I’ve been using (gifted). You can see this bottle is half-used so it’s been loved, and … Continue reading
Niche Perfume at Shoppers Drug Mart
Canada’s biggest drugstore chain – @shoppersbeauty now has some new perfumes – most notable is the Mugler line of perfumes. For a while, these were gone from Canada and the US, but last year in China, I ran into the … Continue reading
Creed Event at Holt Renfrew
Olivier Creed, perhaps perfumery’s most infamous marketer, master perfume evaluator, passed away last week so maybe there’s no better time to post some pictures from the last Creed event I went to. Pairing symphony with scent, this event, hosted by … Continue reading
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Creed Wild Vetiver Perfume Review
New from Creed is Wild Vetiver and it’s Creed pulling a Le Labo by naming their perfume Wild Vetiver and making it smell like roses. Where is the vetiver here? It’s lost in the dry down, maybe used as a … Continue reading
New: Atelier des Fleurs Sous Les Pins Review
I’m back from Paris and here to report that all the buzz about the Chloe Atelier des Fleurs line is well-founded. I tried the line at Duty-Free, and I loved how light and effervescent they all felt. They all felt … Continue reading
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Revisiting Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver
Guerlain Nerolia Vetiver is a figgy take on vetiver with a hint of green. It’s like walking through fog on a warm morning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tell me your favourite from the Aqua Allegorias. Are there any in this line still worth picking … Continue reading
Jo Malone’s New Veggies Collection
About 5 years ago, we started to see the first few garden-inspired scents, and now the trend is becoming more mainstream thanks to Jo Malone’s latest collection. I mean, as people move away from the more wholesome pursuits in life, … Continue reading
Lush Death and Decay Perfume Review
Scent of the lost hockey game: Lush Death and Decay. Lilies and a whole bunch of Jasmine. I’m not a huge fan of the scent of lilies but this one smells so luminous and rich that its won me over. … Continue reading
Prada Paradox Perfume Review
Wearing some Paradoxe today to mark one year of Prada Beauty. This is nice and modern, but the real ones know that the lip balms smell like Infusion d’Iris, so walk all the way to the back of your Sephora … Continue reading
Discontinued Perfume: Balmain Ambregris
The only thing better than one bottle is two. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ambre Gris by Balmain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Apparently, a very realistic depiction of ambergris – that grey amber that comes from whales and somehow gives us that warm touch we need. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ … Continue reading