L’eau par Kenzo Review (Oliver Cresp) 1996– The sensory deprivation tank
L’Eau par Kenzo evokes floating on an imaginary forest lake, surrounded by impossibly perfect waterlilies, ripe fluffy peaches, frozen in time
Caron Parfum Sacre Review (Jean-Pierre Béthouart)1990 ~The Sacred and the Profane
In Caron Parfum Sacre there is the aromas of warm dunes, the spice market with fruit baskets spilled over spices. In chiaroscuro, we see a perfect rose
Christian Dior Pure Poison Review (Olivier Polge, Dominque Ropion and Carlos Benaim) 2004
The beauty of Christian Dior Pure Poison comes from a note of sandalwood, gasping for air, alive under the bark underneath the layer of white poisoned snow.
Vintage Cabochard de Gres Review (Bernard Chant) 1959: Embracing the Warrior
Cabochard de Gres reads as perfect for anyone who loves the impossibly dry elegance of a leathery tobacco-laden no-nonsense chypre.
Vintage Perfume Review: Coty Jasmin de Corse (Francois Coty)
My bottle of vintage Coty Jasmin de Corse is dwindling. Soon, it will go the way of all perfumes past, becoming its own ghost.
Guerlain Mitsouko Centennial 1919-2019: The Scented Skein
This year is the centennial of the iconic Guerlain Mitsouko created in 1919 by Jacques Guerlain. She is equal parts Bête Noire and Holy Grail