ScentedSalon

Leave it to Serge Lutens to invent a fragrance so divine, I would give any amount of money to possess it. Five O’Clock Au Gingembre is a throwback to olden times, when the ritual of tea drinking was still en vogue. This is not tea with milk. This is spicy black tea with...

Reading for pleasure is a joy and delight. Once, I discovered a way to make reading even more pleasurable. It was all thanks to Marie Antoinette’s perfumer. I was reading “The Scented Palace,” about Marie Antoinette’s love of perfumes, when I decided to spray the pages...

With winter in full swing, one pleasurable aspect of the cold for me is to be able to wear shawls every day. Cashmere, silk, wool, even rayon shawls feel comforting and beautiful. They can be worn simply for a work look, or more sophisticated, for an evening out. Wrapping a shawl...

Incense Rose by Andy Tauer is a masterpiece like no other. It is the perfect “dark rose” scent. The way the scent develops over time on the skin is truly fascinating. Starting with the first spray, Incense Rose is dirty and musky. It is almost overwhelming, but give it time. As it settles,...

What does gold smell like? Is it a metal smell, or is it a dripping warm scent, like gold’s original hue? Many perfumes imitate sounds, lands, feelings and memories. But is there any perfume that brings to mind pure, 22 karat gold? I tend to think that perfumes that imitate gold will not have...

Patchouli is earthy and musty, it is overused but wonderful. Tom Ford’s White Patchouli hit a mix of dirtiness and polish at once. The first spray is overwhelming in a Montale kind of way (which I kinda like.) The scent is heavy and lingering (which I also like) but after a few minutes...