Areej Le Dore New Releases – Atlantic Ambergris, Oud Picante, Flux de Fleur and Inverno Russo

Atlantic Ambergris, Oud Picante, Flux de Fleur and Inverno Russo

Areej Le Dore as four new releases –  Atlantic Ambergris, Oud Picante, Flux de Fleur and Inverno Russo.  I have them, I smelled them, and I am in love.  I love what  Russian Adam is doing here – limited batches… Continue Reading

By Kilian Black Phantom

By Kilian Black Phantom Memento Mori

By Kilian Black Phantom (Memento Mori) is the most recent release from Kilian.  And it’s a fun one.  Notes of rum, sugar cane, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, almond, heliotrope and sandalwood. Notes from the release “A ghostly pirate treasure-ship which… Continue Reading

Zoologist Civet Review

zoologist civet review

Zoologist Civet – yeah!  Weird how a brand I had not even heard of like a year ago become one of my faves. Shelley Waddington created Civet for Zoologist.  For a fragrance that released 10 days ago, there are already… 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

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

Gardenia Perfume – Guide to the Best Gardenia Perfumes

gardenia perfume best

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

Where did the term Skank come from in Perfume? Perfume History Lessons

If you’ve been around perfume and perfume blogs for any length of time, you’ve heard the term “skank” when referring to some of the  dirtier perfumes, ones that are a lot more animalic, usually hopped up on civet, musk, maybe… Continue Reading