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Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille EDP Perfume Review
Did you need more proof that benzoin and vanilla belong together? Well, if you did, keep on reading. Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille, you are one delicious fragrance. I get this opening of a “dark”...
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Charenton Macerations Christopher Street EDP Perfume Review
“Out of the bottle, into the street.” Here’s what happens when perfume intersects with history and activism. Christopher Street is the first fragrance by Charenton Macerations, a house devoted to...
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A Beautiful Life PoP EDP Perfume Review
A Beautiful Life PoP is a vegetal musky fragrance that reminds me of hazy summer days. A portion of the profit sales are donated to The Hero Initiative, a non-profit organization that helps comic...
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Issey Miyake Les Eaux d’été EDT 2013 Summer Fragrance Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular (limited edition) Perfume Every summer Issey Miyake launches a summer edition of L’Eau d’Issey. It’s slightly tweaked with “summery” notes and comes in a...
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House of Matriarch Destiny Natural EDP Perfume Review
Imagine having a perfume with the badass attitude of Piguet Bandit but with the feminine face of Patou Joy. Now stop imaging and spray a few lavish spray of House of Matriarch Destiny. Destiny opens...
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Olfactive Studio Still Life EDP Perfume Review
Olfactive Studio is a line of perfumes inspired by photography. Still Life is inspired by a disco ball photograph by Frédéric Lebain. With the name, one would expect a rather mellow fragrance....
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Houbigant Orangers en Fleurs EDP Perfume Review
Houbigant’s newest launch, Orangers en Fleurs is an orange blossom perfume. The house is rather classic with such fragrances as Quelques Fleur. Orangers en Fleurs isn’t a ground-breaking fragrance but...
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Chanel Cristalle EDP Perfume Video Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume I’ve always admired the genre of green fragrances but they used to intimidate them. They were sharp, crisp and I always imagined they carry a small...
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Aftelier Secret Garden Natural Perfume Review
Aftelier Secret Garden is a perfume inspired by the 1910 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. My little macabre girlself that drew witches on my report cards rather liked this story. A girl’s parents die...
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Ramon Monegal Lovely Day EDP Perfume Review
Ramon Monegal Lovely Day is sweet with an edge. And that’s how I want my lovely days to be. Lovely Day opens with a juicy, fruity cassis with a sugar cube iris. The fragrance becomes candied, but in a...
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Serge Lutens Un Lys EDP Perfume Review
After years of wearing spicy oriental and the occasional gourmand perfume, I decided that I needed a change. I had dismissed floral perfumes for no good reason (well, looking back I blame Bath &...
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Neil Morris Fragrances Rainflower EDP Perfume Review
Smell like all of the spring flowers with Neil Morris Rainflower. Rainflower opens with a blast of spring florals. I pick up on the hyacinth mingling with lilac. Heady, green and peppery with a hint...
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M. Micallef Royal Vintage EDP Perfume Review
You know the saying, “Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want”? I say this applies to fragrance as well. M. Micallef Royal Vintage smells polished and successful, if that’s you or...
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Neela Vermeire Creations Bombay Bling EDP Perfume Review
As you know by now, I’m a fan of the Neela Vermeire Creations line. I think the compositions are intellectual but suitable for daily wear. I also love that India is the inspiration. I see this type of...
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Jul et Mad Amour de Palazzo EDP Perfume Review
Jul et Mad is a new French perfume line created by 2 young lovers. Amour de Palazzo is a perfume inspired by a romantic trip to Venice. Never having one of those, my impressions of Amour de Palazzo is...
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Juara Candlenut Perfume Oil Review
I’m familiar with the Juara line because of their skincare and body products. It’s a high-quality line inspired by Indonesia. Their face cleansers and body butter are addictive. One of the things that...
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Thierry Mugler Angel Aqua Chic EDT Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday: Sniffing a Popular (Limited Edition) Perfume In the fragrance world, there are two types of people. Those that love Angel and those that hate Angel. You need to know that I’m an...
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DSH Perfumes Ligne Trapéze EDP Perfume Review
Ligne Trapéze is DSH Perfume’s YSL Retrospective Collection for the Denver Art Museum. Ligne Trapéze is inspired by YSL’s “Dior Years” in the 1950′s. This one is meant to represent the epitome of...
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YOSH Ginger Ciao EDP Perfume Review
Ginger Ciao is my favorite of the YOSH perfumes. I wore it to a Gaugin exhibit and I’ve loved it ever since. Ginger Ciao opens as night blooming flowers in the middle of the night. Imagine a place...
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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Universalis Forte EDP Perfume Review
If you read my blog, you’ve probably read that I’m not into “fresh” fragrances. I tend to like things that are completely on the other end of the “fresh” spectrum. But, there’s always an exception to...
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