Nomade Absolu de Parfum by Chloé Review

Collage of Nomade Absolu by Chloe and its notes, including oakmoss, davana, mirabelle plums, and cinnamon fruit pie.

"But I miss you most of all, my darling... when autumn leaves start to fall." "Autumn Leaves," a jazz standard [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A*Men Pure Havane Eau de Toilette by Mugler Review

Collage of Mugler's Pure Havane cologne and its notes including honey, tobacco, vanilla, patchouli, labdanum, and cacao.

Mugler's Pure Havane was a fragrance I loved and never fully understood. It was one of my very first favorite [...]

Un Jardin à Cythère Eau de Toilette by Hermès Review

Collage of Hermes' Un Jardin a Cythere and its notes of olive oil, pistachio ice cream, lemon sorbet, and salt.

At long last, a new Jardin has arrived. And oh, it is a delicious one.Hermès' Un Jardin à Cythère isn't [...]

Loukhoum Eau de Parfum by Keiko Mecheri Review

Collage of Keiko Mecheri's Loukhoum Eau de Parfum and its notes, including rose, honey, hawthorn, vanilla, almond, and musk.

Sometimes before fleshing out a review I wear a perfume and take terse, rather unimaginative notes on my phone. [...]

Hypnotic Poison Eau de Toilette by Dior Review

Collage of Dior's Hypnotic Poison and its notes, including vanilla, almond, plum, coconut, rosewood, sandalwood, and caraway.

Today I wore Hypnotic Poison and asked my boyfriend if he liked it."Sure.""Sure?""I mean, it's fine. [...]

Lira Eau de Parfum by Xerjoff Review

Collage of Lira by Xerjoff Casamorati and its notes, including vanilla, cinnamon, citruses, lavender, caramel, and licorice.

Cake.I smell like cake. But not as much as I thought I might.Perhaps the most popular offering of [...]

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