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 [...]

Saltus Eau de Parfum by Liquides Imaginaires Review

Collage of Saltus by Liquides Imaginaires and its notes, including camphor, eucalyptus, incense, styrax, patchouli and tonka.

My first thoughts on smelling Saltus, in approximate order:Oh, that's camphor.A lot of camphor.Wow, [...]

Rouge Eau de Parfum by Comme des Garçons Review

Collage of Rouge by Eau des Garcons and its notes: mint, beets, ginger, pink pepper, labdanum, patchouli, and incense.

Comme des Garçons' Rouge is ginger through and through. Not a dry, powdered ginger you might bake with, or a [...]

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 [...]

Introducing The Scentaur Blogroll

Collage of large round bread roll, made of white wheat bread dusted with flour surrounded by red, pink, and white flowers.

The Scentaur has a blogroll now.But this isn't just any blogroll. It's a comprehensive directory of all the [...]

Five O’Clock Au Gingembre Eau de Parfum by Serge Lutens Review

Collage of Five O'Clock Au Gingembre by Serge Lutens and its notes, including cinnamon, ginger, cinnamon, bergamot, and tea.

Five O'Clock Au Gingembre is delicious without being gourmand, woody without being wooden, and down-to-earth [...]

Curve Crush for Women Eau de Toilette by Liz Claiborne Review

Collage of Curve Crush for Women and its notes, including milk, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, cherry, tea, vanilla, and cardamom.

This one makes me think of that nursery rhyme:"What are little girls made of?What are little girls made [...]

Memoirs of a Trespasser Eau de Parfum by Imaginary Authors Review

Collage of Memoirs of a Trespasser by Imaginary Authors and its notes, including palo santo, clay, vanilla, and bourbon.

Now this is Bourbon vanilla with a capital B.Upon first getting a whiff of my sample vial, I thought I smelled [...]

7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Find Your First Fragrance

Collage of a question mark and a number of scent notes including coconut, coffee, orange, tea, bread, mint, salt, and peach.

Every time a friend of mine decides they want to find a perfume or cologne they like, I'm incredibly excited to [...]

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