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MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: John Varvatos Platinum Edition and Dark Rebel -mainstream is not a dirty word

It is hard to get really excited when I take a stroll along the perfume aisles of mainstream perfume shops but I am not a snob about designer scents. Among the myriad of unimaginative clones and functional aromas, there are

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: John Varvatos Platinum Edition and Dark Rebel -mainstream is not a dirty word

It is hard to get really excited when I take a stroll along the perfume aisles of mainstream perfume shops but I am not a snob about designer scents. Among the myriad of unimaginative clones and functional aromas, there are

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Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Lancôme Sagamore – Boy or Girl?

Nobody really swoons over lavender I think and I am no exception. The recent release of Chanel Boy and reviews I read made me hopeful but in reality I found it rather underwhelming and derivative. Instead I remembered my bottle

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Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Lancôme Sagamore – Boy or Girl?

Nobody really swoons over lavender I think and I am no exception. The recent release of Chanel Boy and reviews I read made me hopeful but in reality I found it rather underwhelming and derivative. Instead I remembered my bottle

Balmain Vent Vert 1991 and 1999 versions: the question of sameness

  Have you ever found yourself wondering whether the brand new bottle of your favourite perfume is actually the real thing or a fraud? Have you ever been obsessing with minute details trying to make up your mind about whether

Balmain Vent Vert 1991 and 1999 versions: the question of sameness

  Have you ever found yourself wondering whether the brand new bottle of your favourite perfume is actually the real thing or a fraud? Have you ever been obsessing with minute details trying to make up your mind about whether

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily – Nabucco ΓΦΛ / LOV: a day in the desert

TheNonBlonde has stipulated earlier this summer that perfume oils are the perfect way to wear perfume in the summer and I fully agree. It might seem counter-intuitive that maximum concentration of perfume ingredients will not suffocate you in the heat

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily – Nabucco ΓΦΛ / LOV: a day in the desert

TheNonBlonde has stipulated earlier this summer that perfume oils are the perfect way to wear perfume in the summer and I fully agree. It might seem counter-intuitive that maximum concentration of perfume ingredients will not suffocate you in the heat

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily Nobile 1942 Ponte Vecchio Colonia Maxima: the spirit of the 60’s

Nobile 1942 Ponte Vecchio is a fragrance like no other. On paper it shouldn’t, as its note list reads quite straightforward. It is one of those scents however where the result is bugger than the sum of its parts. It

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily Nobile 1942 Ponte Vecchio Colonia Maxima: the spirit of the 60’s

Nobile 1942 Ponte Vecchio is a fragrance like no other. On paper it shouldn’t, as its note list reads quite straightforward. It is one of those scents however where the result is bugger than the sum of its parts. It

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Grossmith Golden Chypre, like Mitsouko on antidepressants

How the resurrection of a historical British perfume house calls the entire IFRA regulation drama’s bluff and proves that where there is a will, there is also a way. As I discovered smelling the current re-release of André Courrèges Empreinte

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Grossmith Golden Chypre, like Mitsouko on antidepressants

How the resurrection of a historical British perfume house calls the entire IFRA regulation drama’s bluff and proves that where there is a will, there is also a way. As I discovered smelling the current re-release of André Courrèges Empreinte

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Czech and Speake Citrus Paradisi, a citrus for the haters

Citrus Paradisi is one of my oldest discoveries in the niche perfume safari and I recently bought a full bottle of it, probably the only citrus scent that I own. Or is it actually a citrus scent? Read my take

Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily: Czech and Speake Citrus Paradisi, a citrus for the haters

Citrus Paradisi is one of my oldest discoveries in the niche perfume safari and I recently bought a full bottle of it, probably the only citrus scent that I own. Or is it actually a citrus scent? Read my take

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Nishane Mūsīqá Oud and rantings on the pantie dropper

I rarely consider what perfume I want to wear based on where I am going. I only see this as an irrelevant limitation. Usually my choice of scent comes from within, from something I want to say to me mostly,

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Nishane Mūsīqá Oud and rantings on the pantie dropper

I rarely consider what perfume I want to wear based on where I am going. I only see this as an irrelevant limitation. Usually my choice of scent comes from within, from something I want to say to me mostly,

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Beaufort London “Come Hell or High Water” triptych

Beaufort London is a new niche house under the artistic supervision of Leo Crabtree, writer and musician, former live member of Prodigy. The unique aspect of the three perfumes I am reviewing -1805 Tonnere, Vi et Armis and Coeur de

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Beaufort London “Come Hell or High Water” triptych

Beaufort London is a new niche house under the artistic supervision of Leo Crabtree, writer and musician, former live member of Prodigy. The unique aspect of the three perfumes I am reviewing -1805 Tonnere, Vi et Armis and Coeur de

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Les Liquides Imaginaires

I haven’t been writing here as often as I would like and it’s not because of lack of interest but rather because of lack of momentum. A frantic professional life has left me with only a superficial relationship with perfume. My

MemoryOfScent for Fragrance Daily: Les Liquides Imaginaires

I haven’t been writing here as often as I would like and it’s not because of lack of interest but rather because of lack of momentum. A frantic professional life has left me with only a superficial relationship with perfume. My