Recent Reviews

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  Join The Club : Ascot Moon by Xerjoff, 2012

  Reviewed by hedonist222
  Take the green, leathery and sharp opening of Bandit , then add the suede qualities of Cuir Ottoman and finally lay it on a barely used saddle. This is Ascot Moon. Fans of the above mentioned...
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  Baryshnikov by Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1991

  Reviewed by rbaker
  A fresh top note is followed by a lavender that is never outdated and complimented by a woody amber drydown. It is a touch sharp initially to then settle down nicely. Average projection and four...
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  LP No.9 For Men by Penhaligon's, 1999

  Reviewed by jtd
  I got two blind buys on the same day. Annick Goutal Mon Parfum Cherie par Camille reinforces the blind buy.  If I were to mistake my lucky randomness for logic I would never have to smell another...
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  Fourreau Noir by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido,...

  Reviewed by jtd
  Fourreau Noir makes me consider the possibilities of copying and repetition.  Part of a series, variation on a theme? Uninventive, deliberate, derivative? ...
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  Serge Noire by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido, 2008

  Reviewed by Buzzlepuff
  At first sniff I get cumin quite strong and maybe some nutmeg trying to cover up  . . . no other way to say it, an awful stench of burning onions with some other odd camphor.  Sounds strange and...
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