L’Air de Rien Eau de Parfum by Miller Harris Review

Collage of L'Air de Rien by Miller Harris and its notes, including neroli, patchouli, oakmoss, vanilla, amber, and musk.

I don't understand Miller Harris' L'Air de Rien.This isn't spitty. I was led to expect spitty. I almost wanted [...]

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 [...]

Scent One: Hinoki Eau de Toilette by Comme des Garçons Review

Collage of Hinoki Eau de Toilette by Comme des Garcons and its notes including cedar, vetiver, camphor, oakmoss, and cypress.

This is genuine hinoki wood, amplified in all of its corners, from the cool morning freshness of camphor to the [...]

Matcha Meditation Eau de Toilette by Maison Martin Margiela Review

Collage of Matcha Meditation by Maison Martin Margiela and its notes, including white chocolate, matcha, neroli, and oakmoss.

Time for some Matcha Cogitation about Matcha Meditation, a fragrance of great Matcha Delectation. My Matcha [...]

Mitsouko Eau de Toilette by Guerlain Review

Collage of Mitsouko and its notes, including peach, rose, oakmoss, spices, vetiver, lilac, amber, ylang ylang, and jasmine.

It's so hard to write about our favorites, isn't it?Though I now favor the Eau de Parfum, the Eau de Toilette [...]

Umé Eau de Parfum by Keiko Mecheri Review

Collage of Ume by Keiko Mecheri and its notes, including plum, camellia, wisteria, may rose, persimmon, hinoki, and almond.

The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown:The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town.Some gave them [...]

Aventus Eau de Parfum by Creed Review

Collage of Aventus by Creed and its notes, including pineapple, birch, vanilla, bergamot, patchouli, ambergris, and apple.

One of the biggest memes of the fragrance world and most coveted releases of the 2010s, Aventus by Creed is [...]

Paloma Picasso Eau de Parfum by Paloma Picasso Review

Collage of Paloma Picasso perfume and its notes, including carnation, rose, mimosa, castoreum, lemon, amber, and civet.

Paloma reminds me of a stanza from one of my favorite poems, T. S. Eliot's "Rhapsody on a Windy Night":"The [...]

Vanille Insensée Cologne Absolue by Atelier Cologne Review

Collage of Vanille Incensee and its notes: citron, lime, vanilla, oak, coriander, oakmoss, vetiver, amber, and jasmine.

Ah, the most divisive and controversial of woody vanillas.Dusty and sweet, Vanille Insensée is a woody [...]

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