Come Into The Garden, Maudlin
We all like lilacs. They are lovely and bloom for about two weeks in April and May and that is that, but as everybody likes lilacs, there should be a large number of lilac perfumes out there. Right?...
View ArticleThe Smell of Adventure
Green has to do with zeitgeists, I’m convinced. If the spirit of the Age is strictly stay-at-home then green, the entire spectrum of it, will not appeal. Nevertheless, green is the smell that comes...
View ArticleThe Year Round Floral
The decision of whether or not to change a perfume seasonally is probably not a problem for many individuals. In fact, it’s almost certainly not a problem, since most people wouldn’t think twice about...
View ArticleScent of a Woman
The movie with Al Pacino was based on a 1974 Italian film (Profumo di Donna) with Vittorio Gassman in the role of the blind army officer who could tell exactly what every woman in a ten foot radius of...
View ArticleHyacinths in the Air
In Britain it might be bluebells, but here in North America one of the best clues that Spring has really arrived, is this scent: grassy, pervasive, and fresh. When I smell it a cascade of images...
View ArticleLemon-y but Lovely: New Citrus Florals
Right now colognes seem to be out of favor with the market. This always surprises me since colognes seem like such a wonderful option for many people. They’re often largely natural, they’re light, they...
View ArticleWoody Oriental-Oriental Woody
Woody perfumes are not so popular with women. Don’t ask me why. I am one of the out-lying oddities who like wood. I wear vetiver and leather and chypres and all sorts of dark, dry things in winter....
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