Fils de Joie Eau de Parfum by Serge Lutens Review

Collage of Fils de Joie Eau de Parfum by Serge Lutens, along with its notes: night blooming jasmine, honey, and ylang ylang.

Fils de Joie is blooming night jasmine and honey.That's it. Either you like jasmine and honey or you don't. If [...]

Santal Majuscule Eau de Parfum by Serge Lutens Review

Collage of Santal Majuscule and its notes, including tonka bean, chocolate, cocoa, rose, rosewood, and old books.

"Hop on the majuscule bus!" My boyfriend, who never seems to tire of this joke, every single time I wear this [...]

Mayan Chocolate Extrait de Parfum by Aether Arts Perfume Review

Collage of Mayan Chocolate perfume and its notes, including cocoa, chili pepper, paprika, incense, orchid, grass, and wood.

Ever since I was in first grade I've been fascinated by Xocoatl, the unsweetened chocolate drink of the ancient [...]

French Lilac Perfume by Pacifica Review

Collage of French Lilac by Pacifica and its notes, including lilac, ylang-ylang, heliotrope, hyacinth, and nectarine.

I'm not a florals person. Categorically.When I look for new scents to try, I don't tend to seek out and sample [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Olene Eau de Toilette by Diptyque Review

Collage of Diptyque's Olene and its notes including jasmine, honeysuckle, narcissus, wisteria, white flowers and green notes.

Olene is a faint, delicate bunch of flowers in a colored shot glass being used as a vase, on a windowsill, or [...]

By the Fireplace Eau de Toilette by Maison Martin Margiela Review

Collage of By the Fireplace and its notes, including vanilla, palo santo, cashmeran, cloves, pink pepper, and chestnut.

The smoky vanilla grandaddy of TikTok-viral perfumes beloved by Doc-Martens-wearing 20somethings far and wide, By [...]

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