Every Barbie from the Barbie Movie as a Perfume

Collage of a red stiletto high heel shoe and a number of foods and flowers, like almonds, chocolate, honey, tea, and jasmine.

As perpetually late to the party and awful with kairos as I am, I have only just watched Greta Gerwig's Barbie [...]

cyBorg Queen Extrait de Parfum by Aether Arts Perfume Review

Collage of CyBorg Queen Extrait de Parfum by Aether Arts and its notes, including almond, jasmine, plastic, metal, and musk.

My boyfriend thinks this smells like the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I haven't been to the Smithsonian Air [...]

Orchidee Vanille Eau de Parfum by Van Cleef & Arpels Review

Collage of Orchidee Vanille by Van Cleef & Arpels and its notes, including vanilla, chocolate, almond, violet, and tonka.

Vanilla cake, chocolate, orchid, lychee, and musk. Orchidee Vanille is Britney Spears' Fantasy all grown [...]

Yesterday Haze Eau de Parfum by Imaginary Authors Review

Collage of Imaginary Authors' Yesterday Haze and its notes, including figs, fruit, wood, tonka bean, iris, and walnuts.

Yesterday Haze is pink. Pale, dusty rose pink. It's formed around a nondescript fruity note, pale pink, marketed [...]

What Does Acetyl Pyrazine Smell Like?

Collage of a variety of nuts and seeds, like chestnuts and walnuts, as well as bread, coffee, popcorn, chocolate, and cacao.

Finally, I'm writing one of these about an aromachemical rather than a natural material!Acetyl pyrazine (or [...]

Heliotrope Eau de Toilette by Etro Review

Collage of Etro's Heliotrope and its notes, including vanilla, rose, iris, tonka bean, jasmine, ylang, bergamot, and almond.

This is the ultimate playdough vanilla.At first whiff, Etro's iconic Heliotrope is all ice cream cherries. [...]

Eau Duelle Eau de Toilette by Diptyque Review

Collage of Diptyque's Eau Duelle and its notes, including vanilla, black tea, saffron, juniper, bergamot, elemi and cardamom.

What is Eau Duelle?Eau Duelle is a dream of rich foreign marshmallow candies and sun.It's that perfect [...]

Angel Muse Eau de Parfum by Mugler Review

Collage of Mugler's Angel Muse and its notes, including chocolate hazelnut spread, pink pepper, patchouli, and grapefruit.

Here's the note on the opening of Angel Muse I dashed off last night before running out the door to meet an old [...]

What Does Almond Smell Like?

Collage of a white bowl full of almonds, a red cherry fruit, and a jar of white sugar cubes with a pile of sugar beside it.

Almond. It's a classic sweet gourmand note reminiscent of marzipan, amaretto, baking, and cherries. It's a simple [...]

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