Category Archives: Perfumes

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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Replica Lazy Sunday Morning Perfume Review

You don’t have to douse yourself in citruses in the summer. Laundry musk with a hint of aldehydes and a soft pear can be just as reinvigorating. The fruity-laundry musk was redone by Frederic Malle for Acne Studios, but some … Continue reading

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Hermes Paddock Perfume Review

It’s not a horse, it’s a unicorn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s how I feel about this illustration on the 2025 edition of Hermes Paddock. Almost nothing is known about this release, sent into the world in a very limited fashion. Last year’s … Continue reading

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The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods Perfume Review

Starting off the week with some vanilla. The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods is one that’s more vanilla than woods, and is the vanilla equivalent of a grocery store birthday cake. It’s yummy but plain, mass-appealing but inoffensive.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Kingdom of Scotland Perfume Reviews

I’ve never been to Scotland, but I can envision its richness thanks to the perfumes from Kingdom of Scotland. These are inspired by the botanics and history of that landscape and they’re all solid releases. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Portal is fresh and … Continue reading

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