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2017

I often see people judging a fragrance solely on the criterion whether it possesses "a certain wow-factor" or not. While the definition of such is still somewhat elusive to me, I had accepted it without much thought when I began on my review-reading journey.Some will nonetheless grant a neutral rating after...

Coromandel refers to Chinese lacquered decorative folding screens of which mademoiselle Coco Chanel was a big enthusiast and collector (and which came to Europe from China in XVII century through ports located on Indian Coromandel cost). Jacques Polge and Christopher Sheldrake created...

At last I made soap. Here's an updated version of this blog.The HistoryYears ago. No, years and year ago, I now and then paused and made soap. Was I a factory worker? No. Normally my life involved travel, meetings, negotiations and such. I noticed that almost anywhere I went if I used the hotel soap...

Animals in their natural habitat - to transform their habits, their smells, their being into fragrances; with this concept Victor Wong launched his brand Zoologist, which is now very popular with...

Oh goodness. Why didn't the photographer pull me aside and ask me to fix my hair!? No matter. That was decades ago, right?Once again I felt compelled to write an entry based on an online forum discussion. The question: If you were a teen during the 1980s, what...

Dear Parfumos, Thank you for your continued contributions to the photo gallery! We are proud to have some truly remarkable perfume photography on display for fragrance lovers to enjoy as the result of your efforts. As this feature continues to gain in popularity, we hope the following guidelines...

11/12/17It is the 28th day and, unable to wait, I cut my batch of Copra-olive soap into bars yesterday. When our HVAC maintenance man, unasked, cleaned our gutters of hurricane detritus, I gave him a big bar for his wife. The remainder yielded fifteen 1.5" x 2" x 3" bars and a few odd ones—not overly...

This is the twelfth stone in a fragrant interpretation of Olivier Durbano, to the enjoyment of the fans of this extraordinary artist’s talent, including me personally. Many times I have already highlighted the uniqueness of the Parfums de Pierres Poemes collection....

... Last Friday I happened to finish work early, so I though to step by the perfume's outlet nearby my office before going back home. You know what? There were plenty of testers, nearly all full bottles, and I got three of those for less that 15€ each. Hence, now I've got in my wardrobe three newbies,...

Greetings and salutations, fellow fragrance enthusiasts! Right now, I'm fortunate enough to at this moment, bask in the warm, velvety opulent embrace of Jean Patou's classic, Joy (parfum). Wearing JOY, I always feel like this:ENYA - Caribbean BlueSitting in my office, Enya's "Caribbean...

I suppose that if a person gets it into her head to go on a 10-day (really 11-day) Meditation Retreat, but can't go, and decides to turn off the cell and do it at home--if same person picks out 11 days of clothes, she certainly needs 11 days of scent. Yes?But which are most apropos for om? Being...

Carlos Huber is the founder and creative director of Arquiste, one of the younger niche brands on the fragrance market. Huber, who studied architecture, incorporates aspects of his two passions - architecture and history - into his perfume creations. An olfactory caption...

How will the end of the World smell like? Each of us has their own different idea (I am guessing that many of those ideas would be influenced by Hollywood productions). Quentin Bisch had had a very untypical imagination of the smell, which had been...

Hey there,I've just seen that ZARA has released three brand new colognes for men, the -MADE IN SWEDEN- collection, allegedly for this fall/winter season. They are available here ZARA Men's Perfumes, and namely they are NORRLANDS, KILSBERGEN, and TIVEDEN. According to Google, those...

This is a comparison of three perfumes I recently tried that smelled similar to me. First I'll list them and their notes which are often not complete because perfumers don't like to show all their cards.RAINFLOWER by Neil MorrisFreesia, Night-blooming jasmine, Lilac,...

A non-rating comment from 2001 on "Coco Mademoiselle (Eau de Toilette)" featured on a review site made me chuckle. The nuances of the original got lost in my clumsy translation."Received the blotter and when I came homeboth our cats ran away :-DThe scent is sweet but also spicyappears to be generic and yet,...