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

white floral perfume - le labo lys and le labo ylang

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

Iris Perfume – Comprehensive Guide to the Best Iris Perfumes

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We happily arrive at my favorite – iris perfume.   Now, the thing you have to understand about Iris Perfume or What the Underpants are Hiding, they can’t capture the bloom’s smell except through headspace technology, and even that is pretty… Continue Reading

By Kilian Musk Oud – Perfume Review

Kilian’s Oud perfumes from the Arabian Nights series have become a big favorite of mine, despite my not exactly big fandom of oud scents in general.  They have introduced the next in the series, By Kilian Musk Oud. Created by… Continue Reading

L’Artisan Caligna, Diptyque eau Moheli and Olivier Durbano Heliotrope

I’ve got a weird conglomeration of scents this week, but I often struggle to find more than a paragraph to say about scents I really love, so I’m going to move back more to random testing.  Especially today – it’s… Continue Reading

Wedding Perfume – What did the Bride Wear?

This is where I’ve been!  My gorgeous niece got married in Kansas last weekend, and this is the first look picture her photographer posted. It was a great wedding for two really special people that are really perfect for each… Continue Reading

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