tonka bean Archives — The Scentaur

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

You know when you covet a purchase so intensely you spend every spare minute ogling it online, comparing reviews, [...]

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

This smells like most expensive cherry chapstick ever to exist. And then it is gone.Tom Ford's Lost Cherry is [...]

Even after several wears, I'm still figuring out my feelings about this one.My first thought upon sampling was [...]

I spent a long while deliberating between trying this one and some spin-off like Parfums de Marly's Oajan or House [...]

I'll admit I ordered this sample entirely for the zephyr note.Yes, reader, I am aware that zephyrs are a [...]

Vetiver is not some sort of vetiver quasi-soliflor, but, rather, a well-balanced and ingenious flourish, filled [...]

Despite the marketing, there is nothing here that feels particularly British or modern or traditional or clever. [...]