Sophie, Author at The Scentaur

Wow.Perry Ellis does it again.Just like Perry Man, here's another fragrance full of notes I'm usually [...]

Released in 2012 to viral bookworm fanfare, Wallpaper * Steidl's Paper Passion was actually the first fragrance [...]

I recently took a two-week break from the blog to move house.Truth be told, while decluttering, packing, [...]

Oh, how one's opinions can change over time.When I first tried Philosykos EdP, I was enormously disappointed. [...]

The concept of "bedtime fragrances" has always made me giggle. It's such a brilliant way to market a linear scent [...]

This is not the perfume I expected it to be.Curve Chill doesn't strike me as chill. It isn't cool or laid back [...]

Set in sixteenth-century France, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer follows a horrible little creep called [...]

Vetiver is not some sort of vetiver quasi-soliflor, but, rather, a well-balanced and ingenious flourish, filled [...]

Despite the marketing, there is nothing here that feels particularly British or modern or traditional or clever. [...]