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- Scent Verse: Bali Belly
  by Eddie Bulliqi
  Scent Verse is a poetry project curated by Basenotes writer Eddie Bulliqi that seeks to explore scent language and metaphors by publishing poems from contributors across different industries that either take scent as their inspiration or are very evocative of smell. If you are interested in being involved, please send a direct message here on Basenotes. You can view a… [Read More]
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Bliss Me by Urban Scents
by Darvant
A fantastic musky-floral modern creation in a revisited vintage 80's style. Galbanum is definitely the real backbone of this quite floral Urban Scents-appointment providing a dark mossy basis on which dips its roots an intense floral concert (dry, wo...More
Bel Respiro Eau de Toilette by Chanel
by HouseOfPhlegethon
Kind of starts out like window cleaner mixed with a car, air freshener accord. Then, it begins to smell pleasant, with herbs galore. Nice, green stuff. It turns into a fresh, spring garden thing, very aromatic and more natural-smelling. Slight ...More
Akowa by Micallef
by HouseOfPhlegethon
Too much bitter bergamot in the opening. In a little while, it does calm down. Bergamot flows into the middle notes. I get some fig leaf here and there. No cocoa at all - bummer. Vetiver moves up, from the base notes. Vetiver continues, as ...More