Category Archives: Perfumes
Prada Infusion d’Iris Perfume Review
What to wear when you’re in a false spring: Prada Infusion d’Iris, delightful in its execution of iris thanks to an uplifting neroli and grounding benzoin. It’s a perfume-lover favourite, and also chronically under-rated or never talked about because of … Continue reading
Rose 31 by Le Labo
The scent of a long day: Le Labo Rose 31. Cumin, rose, woods. I have the perfume oil, bought in 2014 but there’s barely a dent in the bottle because I find this oil to be so strong that I’ve … Continue reading
Amber Perfumes
If you’re a foodie, Kitchen Confidential is a must-read. It’s the inside scoop by a man who has seen it all, done it all. He walks the walk, and talks the talk but with a private-school vocabulary. The book rich … Continue reading
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Imaginary Authors Memoirs of a Trespasser
I remember smelling Memoirs of a Trespasser for the first time in June of 2020 and I was immediately blown away. Its warm cozy smoke immediately wrapped itself around me and I was under its spell. It had a sweetness … Continue reading
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Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle Review
Perfume for a baddie. Pain on petal soft skin. Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle. Not a pretty perfume, this one seems to come up when there’s a debate about perfuming needing to be wearable, having to be beautiful. This isn’t beautiful, … Continue reading
Kenzo Jungle
Celebrations today and I’m in a cozy sweet spice bubble, protected from bad vibezzzzz, and honestly, a few people have said that this perfume is a lot and hard to wear. I agree. I can tolerate it only in small … Continue reading
Colorado by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Video Review
I’m frozen, but wrapped in a cocoon of Colorado and it’s clever play with immortelle replicating the sap and resins in a spruce forest. This is streams of light coming in through the trees, the tapping of dripping snow, the … Continue reading
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Initio Parfums Oud for Greatness
Today I’m wearing Initio Oud for Greatness and thinking about someone who loves this perfume. Like her, it’s strong and confident, sweet but not saccharine. Just like her, it’s responsible for a few headaches but that could be my fault … Continue reading
Molinard Habanita
Habanita is originally from the 1920’s and is kind of a smoky powdery vetiver vanilla. I had been spraying from a decant before I got this bottle, and I think my decant smells a bit different, stronger, and that’s ok. … Continue reading
L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Eau D’Ambre Extreme
Weekend plans include: – drinking cardamom tea – eating snickerdoodles – roasted nuts – lots of chocolate – cozy fires – flannel blankets – books. L’Eau d’Ambre Extrème. Jean-Claude Ellena and Jean Laporte. 1978. You know what’s really weird? There’s … Continue reading
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