Posts Tagged: chypre
André Courrèges Empreinte 2012: zombie chypre
The chypre monster bit me and now I am infected. I love the classic chypre backbone, its robust, unapologetic grandeur. But this style is dead now, or is it…? For reasons I do not fully understand I have often found
André Courrèges Empreinte 2012: zombie chypre
The chypre monster bit me and now I am infected. I love the classic chypre backbone, its robust, unapologetic grandeur. But this style is dead now, or is it…? For reasons I do not fully understand I have often found
Serge Lutens Chypre rouge: tricked and treated
I first saw a Richard Moss photo a few months ago and I was shocked by the power of his creation. It wasn’t the photo featured here, which might seem like a whimsically photoshopped version of a digital collage. It
Serge Lutens Chypre rouge: tricked and treated
I first saw a Richard Moss photo a few months ago and I was shocked by the power of his creation. It wasn’t the photo featured here, which might seem like a whimsically photoshopped version of a digital collage. It
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
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire pour Homme: it’s black light!
I have become extremely weary of perfumes that feature the adjective “noir” in their names… For some strange reason most “black” perfumes are fussy, sweet concoctions that try to hide layers of troubled nuances under tons of thick, opaque, gourmand,
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire pour Homme: it’s black light!
I have become extremely weary of perfumes that feature the adjective “noir” in their names… For some strange reason most “black” perfumes are fussy, sweet concoctions that try to hide layers of troubled nuances under tons of thick, opaque, gourmand,
DSH Perfumes Le Smoking: I am every perfume
The DSH line has been on my radar for many years, I could not remember however why I had not sampled any of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz creations. As you can imagine I was delighted when Dawn contacted me and offered
DSH Perfumes Le Smoking: I am every perfume
The DSH line has been on my radar for many years, I could not remember however why I had not sampled any of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz creations. As you can imagine I was delighted when Dawn contacted me and offered
Aromatics Elixir Perfumer’s Reserve: the Portrait of a Lady
Nobody forgets the first time they smell Aromatics Elixir. The perfume released in 1971 was a marketing breakthrough for a company specialising in minimal, antiseptic, utilitarian cosmetics. It approached perfume from a completely different direction than one would have expected
Aromatics Elixir Perfumer’s Reserve: the Portrait of a Lady
Nobody forgets the first time they smell Aromatics Elixir. The perfume released in 1971 was a marketing breakthrough for a company specialising in minimal, antiseptic, utilitarian cosmetics. It approached perfume from a completely different direction than one would have expected
Technique Indiscrete sampling
I promised Portia that I would come back with my brief impressions of the rest of the line and here they are! Santa Subita is a powerful patchouli. It focuses on the balmy, resinous aspects with a light camphorous note.
Technique Indiscrete sampling
I promised Portia that I would come back with my brief impressions of the rest of the line and here they are! Santa Subita is a powerful patchouli. It focuses on the balmy, resinous aspects with a light camphorous note.
Memory Of Scent 