Category Archives: Perfumes
Foope Perfumes Review
Sent to me by Foope Fragrances. This is their “cop it or drop it” kit where you can try the testers and decide whether you’ll keep a bottle or not. Whatever you’re not keeping, you send back to the brand. … Continue reading
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Bulgari Jasmin Noir
Bulgari Jasmin Noir, a damp woody jasmine-gardenia. Mildly indolic (it’ll remind you a bit of moth balls, but not much!), and an earthiness that’s hard not to love. Easy and calm in a bottle. This is pretty light and easy-to-wear. … Continue reading
Acqua di Parma Chinotto di Liguria
From the Blu line from Italian perfume brand Acqua di Parma. Went to the museum in Toronto and wore Acqua di Parma’s Chinotto di Liguria. The bitterness of Chinotto keeps this interesting even if it does disappear pretty quickly. Cardamom … Continue reading
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Oribe Fragrances Review
Megan Markle said in a 2015 interview that one of her favourite perfumes was Oribe Cote d’Azur, so I’m sure that made it pretty popular. Last year, Oribe relaunched it, and added 2 more perfumes, Desertland and Valley of Flowers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fragrance, Fragrance Reviews, Oribe, Perfume, Perfume Reviews, Sample set, travel size
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MicroPerfumes Now Delivers to Canada
I’ve done so much sampling over the last little while, and my nose keeps coming back to this decant of L’Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer perfumes. Micro Perfumes now ships to Canada and they offered me a chance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Tauer, Fragrance, MicroPerfumes, Niche Perfumes, Perfume Reviews, reviews
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Pineward Boreal Perfume Review
You know that feeling of coolness when you walk into the woods, the immediate drop in temperature thanks to the shade of the trees? That’s the feeling I get when I wear Boreal by Pineward Perfumes. It’s finally hot here … Continue reading
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Tagged American Made, American Perfume, Fragrance Review, Mint Perfume, Perfume Review, Pineward Perfumes
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Guerlain L’Heure Bleue EDT
True story: I got my bottle of L’Heure Bleue (edt) in a swap for my D&G Light Blue. I liked Light Blue enough but it always smelled a bit generic to me and I found that I never really wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Fragrance Review, Guerlain, Perfume Review, Summer Perfume
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Affinessence Santal Basmati Review Video
How relevant is a conversation about price? A few thoughts as I talk about Santal Basmati. Santal Basmati by Affinessence: interesting perfume, but is it worth the price? I should say that there are a variety of sizes available on … Continue reading
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Tagged Affinessence, Fragrance, Fragrance Reviews, Niche, Niche Fragrance, Niche Perfume, Perfume Reviews, perfume sample, youtuber
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Book Review: Perfume by Megan Volpert
The best perfume book I’ve ever read. And I’ve read quite a few of them over the years. Perfume by Megan Volpert satisfied so much of what I want in perfume writing: part autobiographical (how do we even talk about … Continue reading
Guy LaRoche Fidji Parfum
I am an island. Perfume created for a Place – tell me yours. Wearing Fidji parfum today. Classic perfumery, with aldehydes, fresh florals, soapiness, and an woodsy ambery base. So powerful that I could smell 1 spray on my skin … Continue reading
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Tagged Discontinued Perfume, Fidji, Fragrance Reviews, Perfume Reviews, Vintage Perfume
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