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2015
22 Jun 2015
SHE’S SO DEMURE………..PARADIS PARADIS by ATELIER FLOU ( 2010 ) + OPARDU by PUREDISTANCE ( 2012 )original ↗
21 Jun 2015
THE NEW SUMMER FLOWERS: A LA ROSE by MAISON KURKDJIAN (20I4) + L’ISLE AU THE by ANNICK GOUTAL (20I5)original ↗
19 Jun 2015
BEAUTIFUL POISONS: FOUR PERFUMES FROM THE EARLY 90’s : Allure, Cabotine, Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme + Tendre Poisonoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2015
TWO WILDLY DIFFERING ORANGE BLOSSOMS : : APOM HOMME by MAISON KURKDJIAN (2009 ) + NEROLI by ANNICK GOUTAL (20I3)original ↗
13 Jun 2015
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME: THE NEW ROMANTICS IN PERFUME (PART 1) : POUR FEMME by ARMANI (1982) + CLANDESTINE by GUY LAROCHE (1985)original ↗
6 Jun 2015
2 Jun 2015
29 May 2015
27 May 2015
24 May 2015
23 May 2015
17 May 2015
Cherryade and the fluff: G de ROMEO GIGLI (1994) + DIAMONDS AND RUBIES by ELIZABETH TAYLOR (1993)original ↗
16 May 2015
15 May 2015
10 May 2015
5 May 2015
30 Apr 2015
The wisteria tree at the station smells so bloody gorgeous, like a phenomenal hit of stargazer lilies; stocks; lilacs and purple jasmine that I swear it just made my pupils dilateoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2015
BELA LUGOSI’S DEAD: D’HUMEUR A RIEN by L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR (1994) and BLACK AMBER by AGONIST (2011)original ↗
28 Apr 2015
FIVE SWEET INDULGENCES: ANIMA DULCIS by ARQUISTE (20I2) + L’HISTOIRE CHARNELLE by CREATIONS HUBERT MAES (2007)+ CARA by FARMACIA SS ANNUNZIATA + GOTHIC II by LOREE RODKIN (20I3) + NOIR TROPICAL by MARIA CANDIDA GENTILE (20I3)original ↗
27 Apr 2015
FELL IN LOVE WITH A MANGO…..BOMBAY BLING by Neela Vermeire Creations (2011) + MANGO MANGA by Montale (2005)original ↗
21 Apr 2015
17 Apr 2015
15 Apr 2015
13 Apr 2015
ON MARRIAGE, AND GUERLAIN’S wedding fragrances LE PLUS BEAU JOUR DE MA VIE + LE BOUQUET DE LA MARIEE (20I5)original ↗
9 Apr 2015
‘American woman’ : RATTAN GARDENIA, IKAT JASMINE, EVENING ROSE, LILAC PATH & AMBER MUSK by AERIN (2013)original ↗
8 Apr 2015
Three recent perfumes by Hermès : ROSE AMAZONE (20I4), CUIR D’ANGE (20I4) + LE JARDIN DE MONSIEUR LI (20I5)original ↗
4 Apr 2015
OH MY GOD I LOVE, LOVE THIS !! ( that mutually fantastic moment when you find a person their perfect, soul-tailored, made-to-measure perfume…..)original ↗
3 Apr 2015
2 Apr 2015
SOME CARNATIONS………..GAROFANO by SANTA MARIA NOVELLA (1828) + BELLODGIA by CARON (1927) + MALMAISON by FLORIS (1830)+ GAROFANO by LORENZO VILLORESI (1995) + OEILLET SAUVAGE by L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR (2000) + DIANTHUS by ETRO (2006) + SACREBLEU by PARFUMS NICOLAI (1993) + GAROFANO by BORSARI (1930)+ METALLICA by GUERLAIN (2000)+ SOIE ROUGE by MAITRE PARFUMEUR ET GANTIER (1988) + CARNATION by COMME DES GARCONS (2001)original ↗
31 Mar 2015
28 Mar 2015
27 Mar 2015
BOTANICA OSCURA: : : THREE GREEN NATURAL PERFUMES by PARFUMS LALUN : : PHENOMENE VERTE + BLANCHE DE BOIS (20I2) + PHENOMENE VERTE II (20I4)original ↗
18 Mar 2015
16 Mar 2015
Mon serpent, mon cygne…………… D’HUMEUR JALOUSE by L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR (1994) + L’OMBRE DANS L’EAU by DIPTYQUE (1983) + EAU DE CAMPAGNE by SISLEY (1974)original ↗
13 Mar 2015
12 Mar 2015
KILLED BY PERFUME – a tale of Japan, earthquakes, and my potentially toppling, lethal, perfume cabinetsoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2015
6 Mar 2015
LOVELY DAY: featuring MANDARINE TOUT SIMPLEMENT by L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR (2006), ORANGE SANGUINE by ATELIER COLOGNE (20I0), OYEDO by DIPTYQUE (2000), ORANGE CHOCOLATE by GALIMARD (2009), EAU D’ORANGE VERTE by HERMES (I979), MANDARIN BASILIC by GUERLAIN (2007), MANDARINO D’AMALFI by TOM FORD (20I4)+ EAU DE MANDARINE AMBREE by HERMES (20I3)original ↗
5 Mar 2015
1 Mar 2015
28 Feb 2015
SIX PERFUMES I LIKED IN SHINJUKU ISETAN : JACINTHE BLANCHE (2008) + GINGER OSMO by IL PROFUMO (20II); IMMORTELLE BLANCHE by ATELIER COLOGNE (20I4); VENT DE FOLIE by ANNICK GOUTAL (20I4); IRIS NAZARENA (20I3) + OEILLET BENGALE by AEDES VENUSTES (20I4)original ↗
24 Feb 2015
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING…………TWO ORANGE BLOSSOM PERFUMES BY GUERLAIN: : : MADEMOISELLE GUERLAIN (20I4) + LE PETIT GUERLAIN (20I4)original ↗
20 Feb 2015
18 Feb 2015
FEMALE SEXUALITY AND SUBVERSION: : : ANNE FONTAINE’S ‘TWO MOTHERS’ ( 20I3 ), SAM TAYLOR JOHNSON’S ‘FIFTY SHADES OF GREY’ (20I5), & THE NATION OF JAPAN AS AN INTRINSIC S+M CULTURE ( part one)original ↗
17 Feb 2015
13 Feb 2015
THE UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED INFLUENCE OF THE UNFAIRLY MALIGNED CHANEL GARDENIA + eight more examples of this exquisite, luscious floweroriginal ↗
10 Feb 2015
10 Feb 2015
THE HALL OF MIRRORS……….Parfum d’Hermès parfum (1984) and the matchless attraction of extraits.original ↗
6 Feb 2015
1 Feb 2015
1 Feb 2015
31 Jan 2015