En Passant Eau de Parfum by Frédéric Malle Review
En Passant: it's everyone's least favorite pre-game chess quibble, and also a pretty, pensive aquatic lilac [...]
Is Being Left Out in the Cold Bad for Perfume?
A month and a half ago I was waiting anxiously on a little box of samples in the mail. It was days before I had [...]
Whispers of the Library Eau de Toilette by Maison Martin Margiela Review
This isn't the literal smell of a book. Not even close. But it is a lovely academic sort of aromatic [...]
Encre Noire Eau de Toilette by Lalique Review
This is synthetic shadows and disposable pen ink on a bed of Iso E Super, minty cypress, and oozing [...]
Un Jardin en Méditerranée Eau de Toilette by Hermès Review
On me, this is soapy like a bar of scented milled hand soap you absentmindedly take a whiff of in the cashier line [...]
Looking Back: 10 Top Fragrance Trends of 2022
2022 was quite a year in the fragrance world. Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are [...]
Burberry Brit Sheer Eau de Toilette by Burberry Review
I'm learning there's more than one kind of soapy scent.There's fragrances that smell like bar soap, vintage, [...]
Baraonda Extrait de Parfum by Nasomatto Review
Do you folks remember that John Mulaney bit about drinking perfume because you thought it was whiskey?Here's [...]
Very Sexy Eau de Parfum by Victoria’s Secret Review
Before I had the vocabulary to describe scents, I'd simply describe this as perfume-y. You sniff it and respond: [...]