Manly, Yes, But I like it too: Neil Morris Flowers for Men Lilac, Gardenia, and Rose.

Now I had heard about Neil Morris for years but for some reason I never ended up ordering any samples from him. I rectified this earlier and even ended up buying a couple of his scents which if course meant… Continue Reading →

Gardenia Monday: What are your favorites?

Don’t you just love it when you get an unexpected fragrant treat? Looking out the back door of my office the other day, I was thrilled to see that three of the four gardenia bushes at the edge of the… Continue Reading →

Hermes Jour d’Hermes Gardenia

Hermes Jour d’Hermes Gardenia is the newest release from Hermes, a flanker to Jour d’Hermes. Never ready to like flankers, but since I loved Jour d’Hermes so much, I gave this a spin.  It’s great.  It’s that sophisticated, elegant floral… Continue Reading →

Narciso Perfume 2014 by Narciso Rodriguez (New Release)

Narciso perfume released in September 2014, an update on the original For Her released in 2003.  Notes of gardenia, rose, musk, vetiver, and cedar.  Narciso said of his new creation “I wanted to create an extremely sexy fragrance that would turn… Continue Reading →

Le Labo Perfume Review – Lys 41 and Le Labo Ylang 49

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If it’s summer, the sun is bright, you are sweltering in the shade with your fresh-squeezed lemonade and vodka.  That means it’s big freaking white floral perfume season! Le Labo Lys 41 has notes of lily, jasmine, tuberose absolute, woods, Madagascar… Continue Reading →

Gardenia Perfume Redux – Arquiste Boutonniere & Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire & winners

I have so missed gardenia perfumes, and we have two more to add to the gardenia perfume list – Arquiste Boutonniere and Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire.   We also have the winners of the Best Perfumes for Fall, the… Continue Reading →

Gardenia Perfume – Guide to the Best Gardenia Perfumes

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Gardenia Perfume. Let’s just all give a huge sigh before we start.   Those of you that hate gardenia perfume or thought you hated them, have hope!  I used to hate gardenia perfume, and I have some old posts/reviews to… Continue Reading →