Best Lily of the Valley Perfume – Muguet Guide

Many, many years ago, when I first was paying attention to notes in perfume and had some awareness of lily of the valley as a note, my immediate hatred cemented.  I used to call it Satan’s Flower.  My, how things… Continue Reading

Top 10 Spring Perfumes

It looks like Spring is finally here, and that means time to pick the best spring perfumes for 2013! I (Musette) am excited to be a Perfume Foregone Conclusion, wearing light, springy florals and rooty irises as well as my… Continue Reading

I Want to Find a New Perfume that Smells Like…

How do I Find a New Perfume? … is one of the most common questions I hear over and over, phrased in a thousand different ways.  It can vary from – “I used to wear Giorgio, but it smells like Mule… Continue Reading

Ramon Monegal Entre Naranjos

It’s a balmy 30 degrees and, literally, 18″ of snow outside my window.  But inside, on my wrist, it’s July, in Seville.  And I am Entre Naranjos – Among the Oranges (or, if you’re really feeling silly, Between Oranges.  Either… Continue Reading

Meh

Maybe it’s just me. I’ve been sitting here looking at the By Kilian samples that I received by signing up on Facebook for them. They’re from his In the Garden of Good and Evil collection and called Forbidden Games, Good… Continue Reading

Best Perfumes for Winter 2013

Well, it’s Winter.  Still.  Icy sidewalks and bone-chilling temps.  Unless you live Down Under, where it’s 107F in the shade.  But I don’t live there, so I sit HERE, shivering.  But even I, Musette, Winter Hater Extraordinaire, admits there is… Continue Reading

Best Perfumes Not Enough People Know About

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The perfume industry has its own publicity machine, and everyone knows the best-selling perfumes from the mainstream icons – Chanel, Dior, Hermes, etc.  Niche perfume lines also have their own “best perfumes” pecking order, with people quickly being sent to… Continue Reading