Perfume Education – don’t let that scary word “education” make you run away. We don’t believe in being serious taskmasters. Perfume is fun, and learning about it should be one of the most fun and exhilarating journeys you’ll take because you’ll find you at the end of it.
It’s been a while since this was posted, and I figured a new year and big mondo bottles of Diors that may need to be split,plus lots of new readers in the last year or two, it might come in… Continue Reading
Finding the Best Perfume leads to 5 stages of perfume addiction. We are in the midst of some long-overdue renovation here at El O World Headquarters. As usual His El O-ness has waited until it’s freezing cold outside to rip… Continue Reading
This post is dedicated to all of you, particularly those of you who own fragrances you find less than stellar due to an unsniffed purchase triggered by rave reviews. You know you’re a perfumista if: You’ve bought something unsniffed… Continue Reading
Welcome to Niche Perfume and Classic Fragrance for Intermediates – Perfume Education 201 – the intermediate/advanced list of suggestions for fragrances to smell, with input from our panel of experts (aka our blog commenters). You can tackle the fragrances on this… Continue Reading
I often get the question on how to sample perfume, especially from people new to niche perfumes. This question perplexes me only because how you sample depends on what kind of Perfumista you are. Which leads me to the point… Continue Reading
(Revised 2020) Once upon a time Patty and March were perfume virgins. We just didn’t know how to do it. Where to start, you know? The ladies tried to fix us up with mainstream perfumes like Lancome, and they tried… Continue Reading
There was some discussion in the comments section regarding Where to get Perfume Samples. Here´s my Two Cents, which you can skip if it´s not a topic that interests you: When I was a nascent scent slut, I started lurking… Continue Reading