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. [...]

Bora Bora for Women Eau de Parfum by Liz Claiborne Review

Collage of Bora Bora Eau de Parfum and its notes, including tuberose, water lily, mandarin, orchid, sandalwood, and ginger.

Liz Claiborne's Bora Bora is a clean, soapy, tropical floral perfume. It feels a little aquatic, a little [...]

Fleurs de Citronnier Eau de Parfum by Serge Lutens Review

Collage of Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier and its notes including lemon, petitgrain, neroli, honey, iris, nutmeg and musk.

I have a major gripe with the fruit blossom perfume genre.It's one I've aired before. Most notably at Jo [...]

Shalimar Eau de Parfum by Guerlain Review

Collage of Shalimar by Guerlain and its notes, including incense, vanilla, lemon, cedar, chocolate, tonka, leather and civet.

Colonialist Orientalism really got the entire Western perfume world fawning over a bottle of two-dimensional [...]

Un Jardin sur le Nil Eau de Toilette by Hermès Review

A collage of Un Jardin Sur Le Nil by Hermes and its notes, including mango, lotus, iris, amber, orange, carrot, and hyacinth.

Here is an example of an exquisitely original, complex, and fascinating scent that is still pretty and fresh [...]

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