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- Is this new subscription service the ‘Netflix’ of perfume shopping?
  by Viola Levy
  She continues, “We didn’t want to make a complicated quiz, ‘tell us what kind of notes you love’ etc. We don’t ask about fragrance families and weird formal categorisations that people don’t relate to – we speak more in everyday language (‘I like clean and fresh scents etc.’). You can also tell us about other scents that you… [Read More]
- Treading the scented cobbles of Coronation Street
  by Marian Bendeth
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  by Slate Powell
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  by Grant Osborne
- The Trouble with Tuberose
  by Suzy Nightingale
- A double-blind fragrant study: Luna Rossa Carbon vs. Sauvage
  by Zachary McConnell

Eau Sauvage Parfum (original) by Christian Dior
by speedracer
Starts off lemony and somewhat smokey-animalic. Very much old-school/masculine with some modern sweetness, but not much. Still feels mature. The drydown loses the citrus but pushes forward with an earthy-animalic smell that also has a dull sweetness ...More
No. 18 Eau de Parfum by Chanel
by Zealot Crusader
Now this is an odd little number if I do say so myself. The story goes that this eau de parfum was conceived in 1997 for distribution in Chanel's boutique at 18 Place Vendôme, then re-conceived in 2007 as an eau de toilette for release as part of the...More
Amber Wood / Ambre Notti by West Third Brand
by HouseOfPhlegethon
Most excellent blend of cedar and sandalwood on top. It is almost creamy. Warm amber, is next. The whole "thing" becomes powdery with an "illusion" of iris and heliotrope. Gorgeous dry patchouli, vanilla, musk, and Tonka bean ...More