38 days ago by deeHowe

When Laurie offered to send a sample of her newest fragrance along with my purchase of 2011′s Fig Tree, I (of course) accepted the gracious offer. While I don’t categorize myself as a vintage-fragrance lover, I most certainly categorize myself as a die-hard SSS fan (one bottle of each fragrance in m ...

43 days ago by Victoria

“ Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.” – Francis Bacon Harsh. My toasts are not curses, but I’ve always enjoyed the quote. And I do want champagne for my friends (and myself) and this includes perfumes inspired by festive, bubbly champagne. Let’s celebrate the new year with ...

56 days ago by Somerville Metro Man

As we enter the last few days of 2011 I begin to look back over the year for trends and the things I learned while exploring the new fragrances. One of those things that fall in the latter category, for me, this year is how an eau de parfum or extrait formulation can allow me to find something entir ...

58 days ago by Patty

Crap, sorry guys! I got busy on another project this afternoon that kept going and going and going, I just looked up to see that it’s 11, and I got, well, really, nothing. I have to say, working with graphics on a Mac can really suck you in. My major new find that I’m playing [...]

66 days ago by avionick

Carbon mon?xide s?fety tips Carbon ?onoxide is really a colorless, odorless, tasteless g?s w?ich ?s formed when carbon-based fuel?, for ?xample k?rosene, gasoline, ?ropane, gas , oil, ch?rcoal ?r wood, ar? burned with inadequate ?evels ?f ?xygen, making a conditi?n referred to as incomplete combusti ...

75 days ago by Normand Cardella

Created by : Henri Giboulet Date : 1955 Genre : Aldehydic animalic Concentration : Eau de parfum What used to be called Eau de Joy has since been renamed Joy eau de parfum and as far as I’m concerned, it’s false advertising. It should be called Joy eau de civet. I mean I knew that the eau de parfum ...

89 days ago by Normand Cardella

Recognizing the presence of aldehydes in perfume is not easy for me. In fact, I bought White Linen by Estée Lauder as a reference scent just to be able to practice. But the aldehydes in White Linen are easy to identify because they are overdosed and they are the kind that really sting. Generally, th ...

104 days ago by liquidshadow

Violet Blonde Violet Blonde’s lively, citrusy opening includes mandarin orange and lime. Green violet-leaf tonalities intertwine with light waves of aldehydes. The more floral and powdery heart welcomes violet, iris and jasmine. The musky trail combines vetiver, cedar and benzoin. Violet Blonde

106 days ago by Kay

Chanel Sycamore is a member of the Chanel Les Exclusifs line where the fragrance house tends to get a bit artsier than their mainstream releases. Sycomore In Bottle: Sycamore is vetiver, first and moremost. This dewy kind of vetiver instead of the dry grass that I usually get. It’s also a bit woodsy ...

121 days ago by Jo Fairley

This latest in a trio of aptly-named Sensuous fragrances from Estée Lauder has rather tickled The Scent Critic’s fancy. And her nostrils. Really and truly tickled her nostrils. Because at first spritz, this is like putting your nose inside a bag of sherbet-y sweets. Flying saucers, maybe. Or the hea ...