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I tried it. I wanted it. I ordered it. I got it.  I'm absolutely happy at this moment, spraying the beautiful fragrance on my skin first time from the big bottle 🫛🍃 It feels sooo gooood! I must say, I never...

Inspired by Alice du Parq, a discussion was going around perfume-net a while back that invited fragrance enthusiasts to organize their taste into a “complete” wardrobe of precisely six categories. (du Parq’s post was a little more prescriptive—telling rather than asking.) I was immediately...

"Followed | Kerosene"  — the stuff of perfume legend and meme-worthy fear. This one’s got a reputation in the fragrance community — and not a dainty kind. No, people straight-up associate...

Read the introduction to this series hereAmouage was founded in 1983 at the behest of the Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman. Probably the closest thing to a benevolent dictator in recent...

While Seattle doesn’t have a big specialty niche fragrance shop a la Ministry of Scent, ZGO, the Marie Marie, Scent Bar, Stele, Scent Room, etc., there are a few notable things to check out there...

In the last couple of years, Amouage discontinued a number of fragrances from their lineup. It was not huge news when they first disappeared from the website, but since then, there has been a general furor...

There’s something endlessly intriguing about the leather accord found in many perfumes. I’ve always loved the scent of real, rugged leather - think new leather shoes, a well-worn leather jacket. Odd, when you consider it’s...

So on first spray: Papery, ever so SLIGHTLY sweet and floral. This sweetness very quickly fades within minutes. Its apple blossom I think? It disappears so quick. Apple blossom ghost?... Spooky. Once it settles, it blooms...