Not sure what possessed me to buy Une Voix Noire – blind and at enormous cost direct from Paris during a period of my life where I wasn’t earning any income at all –…
Floral Fruity Scents Review Smoke White Floral
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In late 2024, I undertook the largest professional transition of my career, moving from the private sector to civil service, and spent the next twelve months struggling to feel even minimally competent again. It’s…
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Amber Fruity Scents Incense Leather Review Smoke Spice Suede WoodsChambre Noire by Olfactive Studio: A Review
Chambre Noire falls into the category of perfumes that most people, including myself, find a bit meh on the creativity or construction front but are nonetheless so enjoyable to wear that I have decided…
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Review The Discard Pile Tobacco VanillaRegrets, I have a few: Madagascar Le Baume Vanille by Parfum d’Empire
I bought this blind last December partially because I trust Marc-Antoine Corticchiato as much as my own mother, partially because I’d heard the comparisons to my beloved but by now unobtanium Vanille (by Mona…
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Floral Floral Oriental Fruity Scents Review Spicy Floral Tuberose White FloralRegrets, I have a few: Sacrebleu by Nicolai Parfumeur Createur
I own this solely because of the description in the Guide – raspberry something something, the bluish glow of lights beneath a train something something L’Heure Bleue. I thought it would devastate me. I…
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Floral Green Floral Independent Perfumery Neroli Review The Discard PileRegrets, I have a few: Báinín by Cloon Keen Atelier
As I wade through my over-stuffed collection, several fragrances are immediate candidates for the chopping block. And because it is perhaps the most recent example, Báinín by Cloon Keen Atelier is the first to…
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Balsamic Incense Musk Oud Resins Review Rose Sandalwood Scent Memory Spice Vetiver10 Corso Como by 10 Corso Como: A Review
My particular type of crazy is that not only do I buy fragrances for a fantasy self that lives in a parallel universe but also in honour of a past self that actually existed,…
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Having chosen a career path that sees me moving country every four years or so, it is no longer feasible for me to own a large collection of fragrances. So, in advance of my…
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Having chosen a career path that sees me moving country every four years or so, it is no longer feasible for me to own a large collection of fragrances. So, in advance of my…
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Coffee Green Floral Hay Herbal Immortelle Review Rose SandalwoodContre-Jour by Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums: A Review
Man, this thing is so savoury and muscular. The arid, burnt-hay aspects of immortelle are really what are brought to the fore here, with none of the material’s usual maple syrup or curried wetness…