Category: A – F
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Déclaration by Cartier
As a self-confessed Jean-Claude Ellena tragic, it is interesting to smell what is considered some of his earlier works, especially observing his transparent style as it grows and develops with confidence – becoming more and more obviously transparent in nature. It becomes apparent that there is a lot of self-referencing to be found: noticing…
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Comme des Garçons by Comme des Garçons
It’s remarkably difficult as a reviewer to not only find new and worthy scents, but also approaching new angles within these reviews. It is easy to report to blog readers and offer a running commentary of how a perfume smells at each stage, but it is a newfound difficulty when…
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Eau de Protection by Etat Libre d’Orange
Eau de Protection is Etat Libre d’Orange at its audacious finest. It is a floral on edge – before climax and the intense emotional charge in preparation of good and exciting news. It is the risqué and sensuality of a woman in provocative attire, and the risqué and sensuality of a man…
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Charogne by Etat Libre d’Orange
Some flowers, like the lily, smell the most intensely rich when they approach death. As the lily flowers progressively decomposes, it loses its vibrant hue and starts to wilt limply. From something bleak comes something beautiful – the buttery intensity with its sweet floralcy moves between unctuous yellow and radiant white,…
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No. 18 by Chanel
Chanel’s No. 18 takes a glance into the past; from modern to yesteryear. Acting in retrospect is a very Chanel thing to do. To take something modern, and project it in a unique realm worthy of veneration. This is a modern vintage. A study of the degrees of animalics in…
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Eau de Cologne by Chanel
On Olfactics, the Eau de Cologne needs no introduction. I am tantalised by its ephemerality. I am left chasing and chasing – applying minutes apart for lively refreshment and cooling. One questions why you’d persist with such a short-lived wonder, and it certainly took time for me to develop an…
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Pour Monsieur by Chanel
The classic Chypre is a fragrance of great drama. A scent of sublime equipoise and symmetry. It gives as much welcoming pull as it does exciting push, and hence it is best described as infinite intersections that form phenomenal contrast. The Chypre is akin to a musical chord, and within this idea, it is a…
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Sables by Annick Goutal
Sables is a scent of exotic promise; an accurate study of the amplitude of the immortelle flower. It is the scent of dry put through muslin cloth, with the immortelle flower captured, tweaked, and given an inflection in a sterner direction. However, given the distinctive and unaligned nature of the immortelle flower…
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Secretions Magnifiques by Etat Libre d’Orange: A Social Experiment.
In clear methodical style, reviewing Secretions Magnifiques differs totally from any other review I’ve done. Without obfuscation – Secretions Magnifiques is an absolutely appalling scent, reserved for those who derive pleasure from the most lurid and unpleasant experiences. But in saying this, Secretions Magnifiques is a magnificent work coming from concept;…
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A Moment with Carlos Huber (Arquiste)
It’s my pleasure to introduce Carlos Huber to Olfactics, Creative Director and founder of Arquiste. I had the delight of sitting down with Mr. Huber to discuss all things scent related, and to smell his new fragrance NANBAN, which just recently launched in Australia. Arquiste is a brand I have…
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