Category Archives: Perfumes

Replica Never-Ending Summer Perfume Review

They made a perfume smell like an Aperol spritz! It’s genius…Sunlight, daydreams, lazy weekends, bottled into a perfume. Waking up early without an alarm, the fat weekend edition of the newspaper, fresh-pressed orange juice. Savouring every second of this Never-ending … Continue reading

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Prada Banana Balm

Thanks to Prada Beauty for the snacks and Banana Balm, which really does smell like banana candy in the best way. The bottle of Prada Candy is my own and I’ve had it for many years (as you can tell). … Continue reading

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Hiram Green Perfume Sample Set Smelling Experience

This morning, we treated ourselves to the multi-sensorial experience that is the @hiram_green discovery set. I say “we” because this practice of smelling and discovering attracts people every time. It’s an energizing way to start the morning when you’ve got … Continue reading

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Loewe 001 Man edp Review

My warm nights are cardamom spiced. Rich and dry, wind bring in the scent of the future. Lighter days beckoning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Earlier this year, a friendly, generous sales associate loaded me up with Loewe perfume samples. I was thrilled, but … Continue reading

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New: Glossier You Fleur

A beachy offering from Glossier. Salty skin, crunchy hair, flowers in the wind, is there coconut or is that my sunscreen? I’ll never know and it doesn’t matter, because I’m on vacation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Melt Season Perfume Store in Shanghai

I think that one of the things I heard about China, before I went, was that they don’t really love perfume and have a penchant for softer scents. But everything was scented when I was there and the scents were … Continue reading

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Le Labo Vetiver 46 Perfume Review

Le Labo Vetiver is like vetiver grass on fire, dense smoke almost burning your lungs with every inhale. All this with a leathery Cade and birch tar. If I close my eyes, this could almost be an early Lush perfume, … Continue reading

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Amouage Guidance Dupe

I’m back from China, and there’s so much to look back on that I can’t even begin to wrap my head around it. The trip wasn’t about perfume, and I was really intentional about not seeking out perfume everywhere I … Continue reading

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Tokyo Le Labo Store in Ginza

Le Labo: cosplaying as a neglected bathroom since 2006. The $500 price tag of a city exclusive is justified when you take into account that they have to intentionally destroy certain subway tiles by hand to make them fit the … Continue reading

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Perfume Empty: Fidji edt

I’m wearing a near-empty bottle of Fidji today, a perfume that reminds me of L’Heure Bleue, which reminds me of 2020 when I started exploring some classic perfumes. As much as signature scents are cool, the best thing about having … Continue reading

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