Category Archives: Perfumes
Cardamom Perfumes for Diwali
Diwali is early this year and it makes me pull out more of my India-adjacent fragrances. This year, I’ve pulled out the cardamoms. Cardamom is the breath-freshening gum of the spice family. Mentholated and dry, it’s a cool spice that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardamom, Comme des Garcons, Dior, Fragrance Reviews, Kenzo, Perfume Blog
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The end of #sampleseptember
The sampling actually continues, but it was good for me to do it in a intentional way and track what I was wearing. I definitely found some new loves and I’ll be finishing up some samples soon. Perfumes mentioned: Hermes … Continue reading
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Tagged Celine, Fragrance Blog, Guerlain, Hermes, Perfume Blog, Perfume Lover
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Most Worn Perfumes in September
Pre-Fall 2022 or September’s most worn, because I dove into my fall scents too early, and I had to dial it back, enjoy the gorgeous weather we had, and wear my fresher scents. September is the worst. There’s a lot … Continue reading
Narciso Rodriguez for her fleur musc
I’ve been a fan of the original Narciso Rodriguez perfume since 2006! I still have about half my original bottle left, and I wore it so much that it’s one of the scents that I can immediately identify, even on … Continue reading
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Nerolia Vetiver. Green fig, white florals, on top of a fresh clean musk. Herbal and fresh. Easy and long-lasting, this is definitely the most tenacious fig perfume I’ve tried, but it’s not really fig dominant, I feel … Continue reading
Sisley Eau de Campagne
I had to revisit Eau de Sisley No. 2 because my nose keeps coming back to my sample of Eau de Campagne. Cold and green, No. 2 is in the sharp chypre style of Sisley’s Eau du Soir, seamlessly blended … Continue reading
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Byredo Black Saffron Perfume Review
Byredo Black Saffron is a perfume for a stock broker. A bit of red berries in the opening keep it fun, and then the heart has that synthetic leather note that’s in Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, but the drydown is … Continue reading
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Diptyque Eau de Sens Perfume Review
Intentionally imperfect like a rumpled linen button-up shirt. Last few gorgeous days of summer and wearing #diptyque Eau de Sens hair mist. This really works as a hair mist because it’s distinctly in-perfumelike, nor is it too soapy. Bitter orange … Continue reading
St. Clair Scents Gardener’s Glove
Because I have a convenient 15ml travel size, I’ve had this little bottle of St. Clair Scents Gardener’s Glove in the pocket of my jacket and I’d been walking around with it.And then, somewhere, I lost it. I went to … Continue reading
Hermes Cardamusc
I asked to smell both the Cardamusc and Musc Pallida perfume oils. And then I asked for a dab of the Cardamusc on skin. “Oh, that won’t be possible, we don’t do that.” Me: “Oh, what the heck, here you … Continue reading