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Le Labo Ylang 49 : Perfume Review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
Andy takes Ylang 49 from Le Labo to task. I sprayed on Le Labo’s new Ylang 49 with many expectations. As my first introduction to the Le Labo line, I wasn’t sure what to anticipate. But surely, with...
Recommend Me a Perfume : August Indolence 23 Aug 2013 | 04:02 pm
Bois de Jasmin will return on Tuesday, August 27th, and today we have our “Recommend Me a Perfume” thread. Things are very quiet around Brussels, with most stores still closed for August vacation, and...
Parfums de Nicolai Sacrebleu, Vanille Tonka and Le Temps d’Une Fete News 22 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
For the past few months I’ve been hearing rumors that Parfums de Nicolaï’s Sacrebleu, Vanille Tonka and Le Temps d’une Fête are to be discontinued. Since they happen to be some of my favorites from th...
Raspberry Cognac Jam 21 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
“Do you remember the scene from Anna Karenina about making jam?” asked my grandmother as we stood over a pan of raspberries slowly melting into sugar. The passage my grandmother recalled was about a n...
Black Swan, White Swan 20 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
What are your Black Swan and White Swan scents? If you’re craving a bewitching perfume, what do you choose? When I first tried Repetto perfume, this sparkling gourmand floral made me think of the Suga...
Carven Le Parfum : Perfume Review 19 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
In the 1940s the Carven fashion house was famous for its youthful and wearable designs, but it truly made a splash when Ma Griffe launched in 1946. Exhilarating, bold, and playful, its first perfume a...
Serge Lutens Little Book of Wax Samples Giveaway Winner 17 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
is Aisha! Congratulations! Please contact me with your address, and the package will be on the way to you. I reserve a right to pick another person, if the original winner doesn’t respond within 7 day...
Sample Box Perfume Giveaway 16 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
Our reader and commenter Barbara contacted me recently, because she would like to share some of her sample treasures with other perfume lovers. “My package includes samples of Parfums de Nicolai (5 d...
Reviving The House of Atkinsons : New Fragrances 15 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The venerable house of Atkinsons is back in business after many decades of oblivion. In presenting its new range of perfumes, it draws upon its heritage and “200 years of English eccentricity, style a...
Comme des Garcons Blue Invasion : Perfume Reviews 14 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
Incense, sandalwood and citrus are to niche perfumery what ruffians, loners and chain-smoking philosophers are to French New Wave cinema. Incense, with its dark connotations, can be made either sultry...
