Category Archives: Uncredited perfumer
Tom Ford Vert des Bois, Vert Bohème and Vert d’Encens: Angel has left the building
The Tom Ford Greens are in town and they are everything I had hoped for. If you think about it, green perfumes have been making a slow, shy comeback for a while. But it was that shyness that made me
Tom Ford Vert des Bois, Vert Bohème and Vert d’Encens: Angel has left the building
The Tom Ford Greens are in town and they are everything I had hoped for. If you think about it, green perfumes have been making a slow, shy comeback for a while. But it was that shyness that made me
Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily:Les Liquides Imaginaires Peau de Bête, cuddling with a beast
Not all animalic perfumes are beastly. Some of them rather talk about the human condition. Les Liquides Imaginaires Peau de Bête follows in the tradition of Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khan and builds a whisper around civet. Please click here to
Memory of Scent for Fragrance Daily:Les Liquides Imaginaires Peau de Bête, cuddling with a beast
Not all animalic perfumes are beastly. Some of them rather talk about the human condition. Les Liquides Imaginaires Peau de Bête follows in the tradition of Serge Lutens Muscs Koublaï Khan and builds a whisper around civet. Please click here to
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
Cedar cheaps: Chopard Noble Cedar, Zara For Him Cedarwood, Nobile 1942 Cedro Atlas
Lately I’ve been on a cedar craving. Basically I know what I want: a more light-hearted and easy-going Feminité du Bois, which I guess is Bois de Violette. Or at least a substitute for the lamented Gucci Rush for men. Trying
Cedar cheaps: Chopard Noble Cedar, Zara For Him Cedarwood, Nobile 1942 Cedro Atlas
Lately I’ve been on a cedar craving. Basically I know what I want: a more light-hearted and easy-going Feminité du Bois, which I guess is Bois de Violette. Or at least a substitute for the lamented Gucci Rush for men. Trying
Krizia Spazio Uomo: Comme le papa des Garçons
It started unconsciously but since a while back it has become an active endeavour. I am retracing my perfume past. I am collecting all the bottles that I once owned, way before perfume became an obsession, and having one carefully chosen
Krizia Spazio Uomo: Comme le papa des Garçons
It started unconsciously but since a while back it has become an active endeavour. I am retracing my perfume past. I am collecting all the bottles that I once owned, way before perfume became an obsession, and having one carefully chosen
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
Nabucco by Nabucco Parfum Fin: art, craft or ritual?
I have never been too keen on picking a side in the debate.“Is perfume making art or craft? A spiritual expression or a commercial aspiration?”. Mostly because I don’t think that this is a simple question to answer. To me it
Nabucco by Nabucco Parfum Fin: art, craft or ritual?
I have never been too keen on picking a side in the debate.“Is perfume making art or craft? A spiritual expression or a commercial aspiration?”. Mostly because I don’t think that this is a simple question to answer. To me it
Fendi by Fendi: madeleine crumbs and drunken kisses
The Proustian madeleine analogy is well known to everyone who enjoys French literature or believes in the inextricable link of perfumes and memory. I believed I knew all about it: an old, seemingly insignificant memory, buried deep in the subconscious
Fendi by Fendi: madeleine crumbs and drunken kisses
The Proustian madeleine analogy is well known to everyone who enjoys French literature or believes in the inextricable link of perfumes and memory. I believed I knew all about it: an old, seemingly insignificant memory, buried deep in the subconscious
Clinique Aromatics in White and Etro New Tradition, perfume crossroads
My love for Bernard Chant’s olfactory style always keeps me on my toes for Aromatics Elixir flankers and the announcement of Aromatics in White being released in November kept me running to the perfume stores to meet it. To my surprise,
Clinique Aromatics in White and Etro New Tradition, perfume crossroads
My love for Bernard Chant’s olfactory style always keeps me on my toes for Aromatics Elixir flankers and the announcement of Aromatics in White being released in November kept me running to the perfume stores to meet it. To my surprise,
Niki de Saint Phalle eau de toilette: a walk in the garden of good and evil
This story is as old as perfume bloggers: boy smells chypres. Chypres are too confusing for the boy. Boy finally gets chypres and falls in love with them. For a very long time I just couldn’t understand what this perfume family
Niki de Saint Phalle eau de toilette: a walk in the garden of good and evil
This story is as old as perfume bloggers: boy smells chypres. Chypres are too confusing for the boy. Boy finally gets chypres and falls in love with them. For a very long time I just couldn’t understand what this perfume family
MiN New York Scent Stories Volume 1, part 2: Magic Circus, Old School Bench, Barrel, Onsen and Dune Road
Continuing with the rest of the perfumes that make up Scent Stories Volume 1, right from where I left it… Magic Circus: although not my favourite, this is the one I admire the most. My first notes on this were:
MiN New York Scent Stories Volume 1, part 2: Magic Circus, Old School Bench, Barrel, Onsen and Dune Road
Continuing with the rest of the perfumes that make up Scent Stories Volume 1, right from where I left it… Magic Circus: although not my favourite, this is the one I admire the most. My first notes on this were:
MiN New York Scent Stories Volume 1, part 1 : Long Board, Momento, The Botanist, Shaman, Moon Dust and Dahab
Min New York kindly offered me a set of samples of their new olfactory project, Scent Stories, s series of 11 perfumes available through their site and for registered members of the Min club only. This is Volume 1 which will
MiN New York Scent Stories Volume 1, part 1 : Long Board, Momento, The Botanist, Shaman, Moon Dust and Dahab
Min New York kindly offered me a set of samples of their new olfactory project, Scent Stories, s series of 11 perfumes available through their site and for registered members of the Min club only. This is Volume 1 which will
Smells of Geneva: Jacomo Coeur de Parfum and the smell of the Escalade
Wet blanket alert: this is a review of an obscure discontinued scent. You probably never heard of it and very few bloggers have reviewed it. It is however important to me. After my “Smells of Athens” series I thought that
Smells of Geneva: Jacomo Coeur de Parfum and the smell of the Escalade
Wet blanket alert: this is a review of an obscure discontinued scent. You probably never heard of it and very few bloggers have reviewed it. It is however important to me. After my “Smells of Athens” series I thought that
My nose is still alive
I haven’t posted here for what seems like ages but this is to confirm that it is not for lack of interest. I have been sniffing around and I continue to be amazed by what fragrance means to me and
My nose is still alive
I haven’t posted here for what seems like ages but this is to confirm that it is not for lack of interest. I have been sniffing around and I continue to be amazed by what fragrance means to me and
What happened when I found myself in the proverbial “desert island” situation.
Moving to a new country in a very short time is not easy. One has to be selective and comprehensive. I decided to take with me only a handful of bottles and leave my behemoth of a collection behind. Truth
What happened when I found myself in the proverbial “desert island” situation.
Moving to a new country in a very short time is not easy. One has to be selective and comprehensive. I decided to take with me only a handful of bottles and leave my behemoth of a collection behind. Truth
Vivacité(s) de Bach: heal thyself with perfume!
If healing, revitalising, mending is what you are looking for in a given life period, Eau Dynamisante will help but you may also need some expert advice. And the expert in question is Edward Bach, a physician, homeopath, bacteriologist and
Vivacité(s) de Bach: heal thyself with perfume!
If healing, revitalising, mending is what you are looking for in a given life period, Eau Dynamisante will help but you may also need some expert advice. And the expert in question is Edward Bach, a physician, homeopath, bacteriologist and
Jacomo Eau Cendrée: where it all began…
One of my first perfume memories ever was Jacomo Eau Cendrée (which translates to a mysterious Ash Water). I couldn’t have been older than six and yet I remember my uncle having a bottle of this. And what a bottle
Jacomo Eau Cendrée: where it all began…
One of my first perfume memories ever was Jacomo Eau Cendrée (which translates to a mysterious Ash Water). I couldn’t have been older than six and yet I remember my uncle having a bottle of this. And what a bottle
Van Gils Strictly for Men: a hand from an old friend
The past three weeks or so were difficult. In all sorts of ways. They have been the last weeks at work before summer holidays, loaded with things to do before August break. I love summer holidays but I hate summer.
Van Gils Strictly for Men: a hand from an old friend
The past three weeks or so were difficult. In all sorts of ways. They have been the last weeks at work before summer holidays, loaded with things to do before August break. I love summer holidays but I hate summer.
Fun and Games with the Malones: Pick n’ Mix
The site officially suggests three combinations for my small collection of Jo Malone bottles. Wild Fig and Cassis with Black Vetyver Café: WF&C is a potent fig scent. Layered with BVC a dark element is added, the fig becomes more
Fun and Games with the Malones: Pick n’ Mix
The site officially suggests three combinations for my small collection of Jo Malone bottles. Wild Fig and Cassis with Black Vetyver Café: WF&C is a potent fig scent. Layered with BVC a dark element is added, the fig becomes more
Memory Of Scent 