my collecting journey, and on the other hand I question if nostalgia will deliver in real life, if the perfume was really 'all that' in the first place. Would I truly have decluttered it or declined to purchase a full bottle if it was something I could not walk away from?  Update: A week ago while travelling for business, I passed through an international airport and like...

at this time of year people will have longevity on their mind as we reach for the fresher fragrances as we are leaving spring and entering summer, depending on your location of course. Enjoy your winter frags Australia :)  If you are thinking, wait didn't i read a blog you wrote a few hours ago about this same topic? Then yes you did. Don't worry you are not going...

to this are creamy bourbon vanilla, velvety nuances of cashmeran and warm notes of amber wood, light tobacco, leather and patchouli. The perfume was created by Pierre-Constantin Guéros, the founder of the perfume house. To give the fragrance a musical interpretation, music producer and filmmaker Zag Erlat composed a lo-fi beat to emphasize the relaxed...

another aspect to this. It is as you suspect, I am unable to keep my objectivity and am taking sides in this argument to say that a perfume's longevity is important. I think this sentiment is shared across perfume lovers as a fellow writer bewailed the presence of weak, cheap fragrances some time ago in a blog titled, 'Fed up of weak fragrances.' Despite an earlier blog post casting...

present my arguments buttressed by two personal instances, and will conclude by reiterating my point of view. How many bottles of fragrances are presently in your collection? Full bottles, travel sizes, handbag minis, tester bottles… the list of the fragrance possession we own goes on! 2 years ago, a fragrance YouTuber, Claire Smith, posted a video detailing how long it would take her to use up her at-that-time...

to be perceived by others not close by, is to simply examine the motive behind the acquirement. I doubt that there are many individuals who would happily put down a hefty sum for a fragrance they and no one standing by, could only smell when being worn, no matter the longevity. A few months ago, I finally got my nose on Cartier’s Oud & Santal EDP. For quite some time, I had been...

two years ago, in 2021, ZARA launched the first men’s collection for spring-summer, known as CHAPTER No.1, made up of four different fragrances, all fresh but apparently without a common thread. Instead, a few weeks... in 2021, ZARA launched the first men’s collection for spring-summer, known as CHAPTER No.1, made up of four different fragrances, all fresh but apparently without a common thread....

to the method used at the time to obtain fragrances by burning plants and woods. The first fragrances were created by burning incense to pay homage to the gods and fulfill their wishes more quickly. The Egyptians are considered pioneers in the production of fragrances. As early as 5,000 years ago, they burned fragrant flowers, herbs and resins to honor the sun god Re and used essential oils...

have had even worse experiences with ginger than with the labdanum described in the first part. In my nose, there are often only two extremes when ginger is present. Until a few days ago, there were only fragrances in which ginger was not audible on the one hand, and those in which the ginger note was extremely sharp and soapy on the other. Especially with fragrances like "Bleu de Chanel...

there! I (27F) really love to write and keep track of my journey through this amazing hobby that is perfumes. I started not too long ago (end of November 2022) and since then, I've read countless numbers of articles and reviews from different people. I've also scoured Sephora and Shopper's Drug Market website for fragrances and sniffed a whole lot of different...

I've previously mentioned, I (27F) have started my journey through fragrances about 3 months ago. My boyfriend gifted me this discovery sampler set from Kayali on Christmas because I had previously stated this brand interested me. I have just finished it and decided to post a complete review of all the fragrances in this discovery set as part of a journal of sorts I'm keeping on Reddit...

a second! Did you get sucked into an RPG again? How does this keep happening to you??? Fleece Skeleton Onesie (freshly-washed fleece skeleton onesie and a little bit of smeared eyeliner) when you realize you're never going to smell as good as whatever fragrance it was that you wore five months ago and which still faintly clings to the stitches of your coziest cardigan, mingled with whatever...