Clik here to view.
Angel Muse Eau de Parfum by Mugler Review
Here’s the note on the opening of Angel Muse I dashed off last night before running out the door to meet an old friend for a walk of questionable legality through an abandoned cemetery: “Sharp green...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eau Duelle Eau de Toilette by Diptyque Review
What is Eau Duelle? Eau Duelle is a dream of rich foreign marshmallow candies and sun. It’s that perfect outdoor temperature in August that feels a little like you’re swimming, like the air is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heliotrope Eau de Toilette by Etro Review
This is the ultimate playdough vanilla. At first whiff, Etro’s iconic Heliotrope is all ice cream cherries. Anisaldehyde galore. Cherry, almond, an almost anise sort of situation, rich brown and red,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yesterday Haze Eau de Parfum by Imaginary Authors Review
Yesterday Haze is pink. Pale, dusty rose pink. It’s formed around a nondescript fruity note, pale pink, marketed as fig but not distinctly fig enough to recognize. Just a vague pink fruitiness. And a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orchidee Vanille Eau de Parfum by Van Cleef & Arpels Review
Vanilla cake, chocolate, orchid, lychee, and musk. Orchidee Vanille is Britney Spears’ Fantasy all grown up. The general themes are the same, but Fantasy is much more loud and pink, forever girlish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
cyBorg Queen Extrait de Parfum by Aether Arts Perfume Review
My boyfriend thinks this smells like the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I haven’t been to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum since I was three, but somehow, I can’t disagree. cyBorg Queen was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nomade Absolu de Parfum by Chloé Review
“But I miss you most of all, my darling… when autumn leaves start to fall.” “Autumn Leaves,” a jazz standard based on the French “Les Feuilles mortes” Forest glades and fallen leaves. Grass slicked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ink Eau de Parfum by Akro Review
This is ink with kink. Ink that winks. Ink that makes you think. Rich metallic ink with zinc. But is it ink that stinks? (Alright, I’m not going to pull a Matcha Meditation with this one. Too much...
View ArticleClik here to view.
L’Air de Rien Eau de Parfum by Miller Harris Review
I don’t understand Miller Harris’ L’Air de Rien. This isn’t spitty. I was led to expect spitty. I almost wanted spitty, dammit. Some people talk about L’Air de Rien like it’s the literal bottled...
View Article