Tag: Perfume
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Cologne Indelebile by Frederic Malle
Cologne Indelebile’s popularity came from its novelty, a lasting cologne. For many, the benefit of a lasting cologne derived from a more functional desire than a pleasurable one. Cologne is something I celebrate for its fleeting nature and its pick-me-up qualities like a black coffee. Doused onto the bare body and…
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Pour Un Homme by Caron
“Like tea or coffee, lavender is best served sole and black; treated with a light touch and in consideration of conformity.” Blogging never becomes an easy task. Instead, it seems to get harder. I am forced to make posts constantly engaging to attract an audience, with a clear and readily observable…
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Vie De Chateau Intense by Parfums de Nicolaï
The life for the rich should especially not be intense. It should be languid and calm as the rhythm of their life follow the slow paces of nature. The aristocratic are not rushed, nor are they temperamental. Nature seems to be overly kind for them as their life falls perfectly into place.…
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Vanilla Flash by Tauerville
Treat this as a follow up to my Rose Flash review. Andy Tauer is a sceptic. Perhaps not in reality, but in careful method. This method, which begins at a juncture where everything is taken and then hastily rejected (or rather, built up from and then upon) allows for the…
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Plum Japonais by Tom Ford
When smelling Plum Japonais, a magical occurrence takes place: I envisage location and taste. I love these moments in perfumery, namely because as someone that drives the ‘perfume is art’ dogma with a great passion, I feel that if scent evokes another sense, it satisfies one of the functions of art.…
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Misia by Chanel
Misia is an evocation of the stage underneath ballet dancer’s careful and feather-like feet. Misia too moves gracefully like a ballet dancer, with its oscillations between each movement perfectly and carefully fine tuned. When smelled, I am taken back to picturesque fantasies replaying in my head like pretty little vignettes.…
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Musc Ravageur for Frederic Malle
For me, Musc Ravageur is a fragrance that presents a lot of bark and unfortunately very little bite. Perhaps more relevantly, Musc Rav. failed to deliver the high standard I expected due to the ravings in the perfume community. Firstly, the implications of the term ‘Ravageur’ places the perfume, its…
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Poivre Samarcande by Hermes
Put simply, Poivre Samarcande takes an age old feature of mellow woods and tickles it in a way that bends it in a playful direction. Take the typical masculine wood note, energise it with spice, and then round it with an aromatic pungency. Poivre Samarcande curves around itself closely, wafting…
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A Moment with Andy Tauer (Tauer & Tauerville)
You can’t help but to just adore Andy Tauer. I will admit I am relatively new to his works, that is, I’ve only just moved beyond the stunningly beautiful L’Air Du Desert Marocain onto his other great works. Incense Rose is my current favourite! Andy is cordial and convivial – always. In a…
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Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie by Guerlain
Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie by Guerlain comes to me in stages – possibly one of the more dramatic perfumes in term of progression from some of the later Guerlain repertoire. Weddings are on Guerlain’s mind, and perhaps the brilliant purity of white too. This is a ‘white’ scent…
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