Comprehensive Guide to gardenia perfume, rose perfume, niche perfume, French perfume, jasmine perfume, vanilla perfume, gourmand perfume, and more! This category will just keep growing as long as my nose and fingers hold out.
From the big, black, smoke and tar-chuffing tea perfumes like Annick Goutal Eau de Fier to the more delicate tea stylings of Atelier Oolang Infini, tea perfumes have long been a favorite go-to note when flora, vetiver, musk and other… Continue Reading
Once you are past Thanksgiving, it is officially Christmas, yes? Close enough. That must make it time to talk about frankincense and myrrh perfumes – two of my favorite incense notes and ones we will all need desperately over the… Continue Reading
Hate musk perfumes? Convinced you will never wear one? There is one out there for you, trust me. Have I ever lied to steered you wrong? Well, okay, maybe once or twice, but I promise never again probably not this… Continue Reading
Amber perfume is difficult for me. There is so much I love about this note – its warmth, the husky voice it speaks with. It’s like Jane Russell in the years after Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and before she did Playtex… Continue Reading
Orange blossom perfume – Noooow we are talking! Talking about Orange blossom perfume is like My Birthday and Christmas all rolled up into one. Orange blossom, when done right, is joyous, like a ray of sunshine that is almost… Continue Reading
What is the best Vanilla Perfume? It strikes fear into my black – anything but vanilla – little heart just thinking about doing all the sniffing research necessary to classify these into best vanilla, most gourmand vanilla, kinda sucky vanilla.… Continue Reading
Jasmine perfume – skanky, indolic, sensual… poopy. Whoa, whoa, puuuump the brakes, Ethel. If you’ve been around perfume and this rather quirky perfume crowd for any length of time, you probably already know about the more, fecal aspects… Continue Reading