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...
Fourreau Noir makes me consider the possibilities of copying and repetition. Part of a series, variation on a theme? Uninventive, deliberate, derivative? ...
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...
I had a long perfectly civil acquaintanceship with Duc de Vervins long before I elected to purchase a bottle. I tried it several times at Bergdorf's and passed on it thinking it is too strong;...
Cool, but sunny Tirrenco opens up with dry, bitter orange peel and a very stark ouzo (or, if you prefer, vodka infused with fennel bulb). There's an undercurrent of salty detritus, washed up on a...
Liked it enough to buy it, but cannot pretend that it doesn't smell like a less overpowering version of a home freshener I'd used at some point of time. What matters is that they don't (I think) make a less overpowering room freshener, so I do not regret buying this bottle (to wear of course, not freshen the rooms). Was planning to wear something light and subtle, and almost went for Bvlgari Pour Homme, but procrastinated on deciding and ended up with this.
I would call this Rose Poivree's younger cousin. Light, playful, soapy and not a hint of sweetness in amongst all of the flowers. I would like those lovely peachy top notes to linger longer, but then again it might not be the same fragrance if it did. Ellena does osmanthus so well, doesn't he?