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Hermes Twilly d’Hermes Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume Let me start this review by stating a disclaimer: I love Hermès perfumes. Yes, I love the classics. I especially love the overpriced Hermèsessence line....
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Vilhelm Modest Mimosa Perfume Review
But, what if I like my mimosas conceited? Vilhelm Modest Mimosa opens with bright blossoms. It’s neroli and violet. It’s a green, tangy citrus blossom. Because it’s a tangy, lime-like floral, it...
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L’Occitane Terre de Lumiere Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume L’Occitane Terre de Lumière is a perfume inspired by the Golden Hour. It’s meant to represent warmth, radiance and a diffused glow. I’m going to say that...
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Chabaud Eau de Source Perfume Review
I meet a lot of people that were young adults in the 1980’s that absolutely can not stand huge 80’s perfumes like Dior Poison or Giorgio Beverly Hills. I totally understand. They spent a decade+...
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Anatole Lebreton Incarnata Perfume Review
There are two types of perfumes that I get asked about frequently that apparently people really, really want to smell like. One of those is marijuana. People apparently really want to smell like...
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Jo Malone London Nectarine Blossom & Honey Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume Being a perfume lover comes with its (un)fair share of heartbreaks. When you take up this “hobby”, you risk falling in love with a perfume that will be...
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Tom Ford Rive d’Ambre Perfume Review
A name can really make or break a perfume. Is that fair? Absolutely not. But, it’s a first impression for most of us that sniff perfume. I’ve always liked Tom Ford Private Blend Rive d’Ambre despite...
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Juliette Has a Gun Moscow Mule Perfume Review
Despite being around for many years, the Moscow Mule has gained popularity over the past decade. Initially created as something to sell Smirnoff vodka and gingerale, its “ease of drinking” helped it...
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Carthusia Corallium Perfume Review
It’s June. Even though it’s oddly mild for this time of the year, I’m having my yearly hankering for citrus-centric colognes. Last year I asked for some suggestions within this category; there were...
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Luigi Borrelli Napoli Perfume Reviews
Bartenders in New York City area secretly fragrance connoisseurs. Last summer I was at a swanky bar at a weird time. Somehow I had gotten the times incorrect for an early dinner and had time to kill....
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Proenza Schouler Arizona Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume There has been a lot of excitement and hype around Arizona because it’s Proenza Schouler’s first fragrance release. It’s been three years in the making...
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Etro Jacquard Perfume Review
Hello, I’m only reviewing Etro Jacquard because I love the sunny, cheerful bottle. The opening of a Jacquard is a bitter angelica. So, yeah, it smells a little bit like celery leaves and cedar pencil...
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Vilhelm Purple Fig Perfume Review
If you didn’t already know, I love fig fragrances. What makes Vilhelm Purple Fig different than so many other niche fig perfumes? It’s fruity. Purple Fig focuses more on the fruit, or the concept of...
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Aether Arts Strawberry Sling & Iris Laughs Perfume Reviews
I’m reviewing two fruity fragrances from indie brand Aether Arts. STRAWBERRY SLING We don’t usually see indie or niche brands tackle strawberry in perfume. The opening of Strawberry Sling is like...
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Wildfox Perfume Review
Mainstream Monday – Sniffing a Popular Perfume Wildfox is a casual ready-to-wear women’s clothing line with that “California cool” aesthetic of distressed denim and snarky typographic...
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Memo Paris Inle Iris Perfume Review
Years ago, when I tried (and fell in love with) Memo Shams Oud, the brand was impossible to get in the U.S. I had a kind “mule” bring it back from Paris. Fast-forward. Now the brand is everywhere in...
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Atelier des Ors Choeur des Anges Perfume Review
Atelier des Ors has launched a trio of new perfumes in their White Collection. These perfumes are primarily citrus/florals, but done in the Atelier des Ors style…they have some heft and aren’t...
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Our Modern Lives by 4160 Tuesdays – Perfume Mini Reviews
Our Modern Lives is a fragrance project by Sarah McCartney of 4160 Tuesdays. So what it is? Well, it’s a line of 7 natural botanical-based fragrances and 2 “gentle” synthetics. What I like about it,...
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Floraiku Perfume Reviews – Part 1
Floraïku is a perfume line launched in 2017 from the folks behind the niche perfume line, Memo Paris. It’s a line of perfumes inspired by Japan complete with the Japonism bottles and marketing. These...
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Floraiku Perfume Reviews – Part 2
I’m continuing from yesterday with the Part 2 Edition of my reviews of Floraïku perfumes. FORBIDDEN INCENSE COLLECTION This is a collection that consists of a trio of perfumes inspired by kōdō/incense...
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