base that protects a perfume from being copied by chemically encrypting its formula. New perfumes are routinely subjected to chemical analysis by a process known as gcms: gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. A perfume is vapourised and mixed with an inert gas, which then passes down a sticky pipe which is slowly heated. The most volatile molecules stick... More

scary stories. A jack-o'-lantern is a carved pumpkin lantern, commonly associated with the Halloween holiday. Its name comes from the reported phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called will-o'-the-wisps or jack-o'-lanterns. It also tied the name to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a drunkard who bargains with... More

animalic, could be civet but I'm not 100% sure.⏱lasting power is great! 10 hours on my skin with heavy sillage. Potential room filler! High quality! This edp performs like an extrait! Usually I don't prefer fragrances with honey, I am very careful but this one is just great! Honey here is not sticky, and syntheticly cloying and tooth-aching... More

seen the horror unfolding, I moved away to a safe distance. But, as the two of them left, I crossed his sillage and - nothing! I couldn't smell anything at all. A friend said 'Oh that's the air conditioning, it must have sucked it away in a flash.' And that's why scent supermarkets don't stink, apparently... More

a clean musk mixed with a creamy cashmeran wraps the skin. Briefly, Sport is fresh, woody, earthy, green, and citrus. Good on warm days, for leisure and sports time. Encre Noire à L’Extrême L’Extrême unveils with the same dominant cypress wood note as the original, this time paired with sticky elemi resin. Smoky and powdery accords... More

advertizing. In our brain we always picture amber in the fossil form. True fossilized amber takes millions of years to be formed by Nature. That’s a long time for any type of organic matter to develop a scent... well at least an agreeable one! The amber we picturer is just some soft and sticky tree resin that got fossilised millions of years ago, and... More

I can definitely detect the sweetest notes of the yellow flowers, ylang-ylang, and orchid, mixed with the white flowers, which give off a waxy, vintage lipstick vibe. There is the slightly high-pitched whine of berries, rose and blackcurrant floating effortlessly over the top. And yet, it's never sticky-sweet. Instead, the carnation, and I swear some aldehydic... More

and the mood is generally brighter during summer. When it comes to fragrance, the idea that freshness becomes a part of our perpetual ode to the season is inevitable, and rightly so; lighter, airier and less heavy scents will give you that instant hit of holiday and carry you through the hot, sticky months ahead. Finding the one for you,... More

for it, but splendid does.What about the perfume? I'm so excited, I can barely type. It sits beside me in a plain, 2 oz. bottle. Packed and ready for mailing is a 1/2 oz bottle accompanied by a bar of the splendid soap. Yes, it's for my daughter, but let's be reasonable. (Normally, I'm not stingy. I tip waiters just for smiling. You'll understand the 1/2 oz when... More

catalysts for the creation of my project. I actually felt a bit out of myself when I told him he was my idol in person. I think he felt a bit awkward, too when he heard that. How do you think would one of the animals respond to Zoologist’s interpretation of it? The natural odour of musks and stinks are very complex and I think a real beaver... More

21 perfumes in this category--possibly more. Though each is different, it's their white floral accords that appeal—indolic Jasmine and Tuberose with orange blossom or Neroli, counterpointed by Hyacinth, Narcissus, and/or Lily-of-the-Valley. Mishandled, this latter trio can throw off an ungodly stink, but in the right hands they elevate.I... More

oud and thought the notes sounded wonderful. The notes include vanilla, honey, oud and labdanum. There are others listed but I do not smell anything else. Though the perfume is high quality, is it not terribly complex and reminds me a lot of my favorite Oajan. It has that same sweet and sticky honey note with wet spices but Oajan is much more cloying and wet. Honey Oud does... More