Fragrance Reviews
Fragrance Reviews by SWAMIROSE
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Ofrésia by Diptyque
Peppery green, fresh floral, but not flowery! Lasts all day, and all the little notes you would rather do without, disappear just when you are ready for them to leave,
15 March 2009
Whip by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
Nasty rose soap! Sorry......
(I've just been asked to write more)
OK - Really nasty rose soap.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab - WHIP.
Who is expecting nasty rose soap with a name like that?
(I've just been asked to write more)
OK - Really nasty rose soap.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab - WHIP.
Who is expecting nasty rose soap with a name like that?
11 March 2009
En Avion by Caron
(I don't know how old my sample is - It is dark and thick.)
I would like anyone, immediately, who wore this scent. Yes, I smell the cloves, but I also smell magic.
I would like anyone, immediately, who wore this scent. Yes, I smell the cloves, but I also smell magic.
11 March 2009
Pink Lotus by Aftelier
Yes, this fragrance was created by Sting and Trudi Styler for Madonna..... but then they decided to give it to me. I am undecided! Could be pretty - but it has a dirty edge. As time goes on, I like it more....less floral - more stank. Too bad Sting and Trudy only gave me a small sample: or so I thought. A dear friend suggested that I should have had Madonna go through security when she left in a huff. His guess is that she had my sample (the large one, in a real glass bottle) hidden in one of the deep pockets in one of those horrible rain-coats she's always lugging around.
10 March 2009
parfums*PARFUMS Series 3 Incense: Kyoto by Comme des Garçons
I love it! (I can't think of anything clever or profound to say.)
22 February 2009
parfums*PARFUMS Series 3 Incense: Zagorsk by Comme des Garçons
Um...... It smells like a dentist's office, cedar, clove and Lysol; and it made my dog Whittman sneeze.
22 February 2009
Calèche by Hermès
Smells like Chanel No. 5 and urine.... which isn't always such a bad thing.
25 December 2008
Joop! Homme by Joop!
Oh it's just awful and lasts forever. I'm sure that it could be used to make something smell better.....
25 December 2008
Touch for Men by Burberry
I really did not like the opening blast of "something" rancid. Can't put my finger on it. Almost smells vegetable in nature. Mildly pleasant after about an hour - but who has an hour to wait for the mystery stench to evaporate.
25 December 2008
Escentric 02 by Escentric Molecules
Way too weak to me! Not unpleasant -but either is Old Spice. I can't see sampling any of the other "Molecules" after this one.
25 December 2008
Crave by Calvin Klein
Too quickly green....then settles down a bit to something with a subtle note of more, but different green.... and soapy.
23 December 2008
Il Bacio by Borghese
Moderation and distance... that's all I'm saying. Grandma in church, but a non-denominational service. In May....... Maybe earlier for Easter. That's it! Easter.
23 December 2008
Halston 101 by Halston
Cedar.... I loved it...... Very strong and commanding! It smelled like a rich hamster's mansion.... in the woods. (It made me sneeze, though... every time I wore it.)
23 December 2008
Virgin Island Water by Creed
At first I thought it smelled like a tanning salon.... then I started to like it. What happened? (I don't know.) Lime, coconut and pencils. I wear it to the gym - with apprehension. If someone walks by and sniffs the air - I pretend it's the woman on the Life Cycle next to me.
23 December 2008
Royal Delight by Creed
Really strong and long lasting. Smells expensive. Very feminine. Even as a gay guy - I can barely carry it off. (But I do!)
23 December 2008
Silver Mountain Water by Creed
Beer sloshed on the sleeve of a sweatshirt washed with too much fabric softener. (I wouldn't buy it... but I'd gladly accept it as a gift..... from Ricky Martin!)
23 December 2008
parfums*PARFUMS Series 3 Incense: Jaisalmer by Comme des Garçons
A freshly sharpened pink pencil.
23 December 2008












