Posts Tagged: rose
Montale Parfums Aoud Red Flowers: Nomenclature explained
Montale nomenclature is descriptively confusing. And confusingly accurate. Take for instance Sandflowers. The name predisposes for a floral oeuvre with tropical highlights. Wrong! No flowers at all, just sea wind, sun, sand, skin and calone. But then again, ins’t “Sandflowers”
Montale Parfums Aoud Red Flowers: Nomenclature explained
Montale nomenclature is descriptively confusing. And confusingly accurate. Take for instance Sandflowers. The name predisposes for a floral oeuvre with tropical highlights. Wrong! No flowers at all, just sea wind, sun, sand, skin and calone. But then again, ins’t “Sandflowers”
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
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
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,
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Cuir Fétiche: Belle de jour
If oud has rightfully owned the title of most (over)used perfume note in the ’10s leather has really made it fight for this title. In fact don’t let the hype deceive you, more fragrances launched in our decade boast the
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Cuir Fétiche: Belle de jour
If oud has rightfully owned the title of most (over)used perfume note in the ’10s leather has really made it fight for this title. In fact don’t let the hype deceive you, more fragrances launched in our decade boast the
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
Colours of Iris* Part 5: Fleur d’Iris and the perfect iris note
The past month has been a difficult one, full of changes and hurdles. New home, no internet connection and suddenly news that made moving to a new apartment feel like something extremely trivial and secondary. Good news that, as life
Colours of Iris* Part 5: Fleur d’Iris and the perfect iris note
The past month has been a difficult one, full of changes and hurdles. New home, no internet connection and suddenly news that made moving to a new apartment feel like something extremely trivial and secondary. Good news that, as life
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
Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule: Mysore goes Bollywood
How many tales can sandalwood tell? Serge Lutens has already given two versions of it, the Indian bazaar Santal de Mysore and the neighbouring Santal Blanc, less spicy, more floral. Both explore the sweet, buttery side of sandalwood. For me
Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule: Mysore goes Bollywood
How many tales can sandalwood tell? Serge Lutens has already given two versions of it, the Indian bazaar Santal de Mysore and the neighbouring Santal Blanc, less spicy, more floral. Both explore the sweet, buttery side of sandalwood. For me
Tindrer: smells like Joga (and Magnetic Scent collection quick sniff)
With niche perfume market booming it is hard to keep up with new releases and sometimes when I do try to keep up I often find myself wondering if it is really worth the trouble. Magnetic Scent is a new house
Tindrer: smells like Joga (and Magnetic Scent collection quick sniff)
With niche perfume market booming it is hard to keep up with new releases and sometimes when I do try to keep up I often find myself wondering if it is really worth the trouble. Magnetic Scent is a new house
Montale Black Aoud: Bête Noire
Montale and this blog have a past. About a year ago, very early on the Montale controversy I wrote a post about how intriguing Pierre Montale’s person/persona was and how I liked the line and its attitude towards customers. That
Montale Black Aoud: Bête Noire
Montale and this blog have a past. About a year ago, very early on the Montale controversy I wrote a post about how intriguing Pierre Montale’s person/persona was and how I liked the line and its attitude towards customers. That
Indian Summer
I don’t know what the superlative of Indian Summer is but we are living it in Athens. Over 20 degrees in November is something we are not used to but tourists and dragonflies are making the most of it. Saturday
Indian Summer
I don’t know what the superlative of Indian Summer is but we are living it in Athens. Over 20 degrees in November is something we are not used to but tourists and dragonflies are making the most of it. Saturday
Shiseido Nombre Noir: to catch a Unicorn
There is this rare, elusive category of perfumes, the Perfect, Discontinued scent. It is the most sought after, exclusive, masterfully blended kind of perfume. It was so perfect that it had to stop existing. Its ingredients so pure and rare that they are
Shiseido Nombre Noir: to catch a Unicorn
There is this rare, elusive category of perfumes, the Perfect, Discontinued scent. It is the most sought after, exclusive, masterfully blended kind of perfume. It was so perfect that it had to stop existing. Its ingredients so pure and rare that they are
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.
Testing at high altitude 3
Back to Athens tomorrow… I will love to be back home but I will miss the cool breeze of the mountains, the humming of ancestral scenery speaking words I have never heard before but always make sense. Red Aoud, Montae
Testing at high altitude 3
Back to Athens tomorrow… I will love to be back home but I will miss the cool breeze of the mountains, the humming of ancestral scenery speaking words I have never heard before but always make sense. Red Aoud, Montae
Testing at high altitude, 2
Still on my mountain holidays I have all the time that I need to spray myself with anything I get my hands on and enjoy the surprises. Fleur d’Iris, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier (Jean Laporte or Jean Paul Millet Lage
Testing at high altitude, 2
Still on my mountain holidays I have all the time that I need to spray myself with anything I get my hands on and enjoy the surprises. Fleur d’Iris, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier (Jean Laporte or Jean Paul Millet Lage
Kerosene Whips and Roses and Santalum Slivers: the perfumer’s hallmark
My admiration for Kerosene perfumes is no secret, I own both R’oud Elements and Creature (yes, it has now been added to my Full Bottle collection). With his follow up releases John Pegg establishes his own style in perfumery with a
Kerosene Whips and Roses and Santalum Slivers: the perfumer’s hallmark
My admiration for Kerosene perfumes is no secret, I own both R’oud Elements and Creature (yes, it has now been added to my Full Bottle collection). With his follow up releases John Pegg establishes his own style in perfumery with a
Aramis 900 Herbal Cologne: the gender of the rose
Today I am very happy to participate as Guest Reviewer of the Day in one of my favourite blogs, Nero Profumo. If you would like to read my take on the classic Aramis 900 and whether it really takes some
Aramis 900 Herbal Cologne: the gender of the rose
Today I am very happy to participate as Guest Reviewer of the Day in one of my favourite blogs, Nero Profumo. If you would like to read my take on the classic Aramis 900 and whether it really takes some
Memory Of Scent 