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I recently got into fragrances when a friend of mine purchased a bottle of Pineapple Vintage Intense for me November 2022. After I received that bottle I was getting so many compliments and it took me back to when I was 13 and my friends...

These two eau de parfum are almost identical. Ombre Nomade was launched in 2018 by Louis Vuitton. Haramain Amber musk was launched in 2021 by Al Haramain. Their notes are almost identical:Ombre Nomade notes : olibanum, oud wood. amber wood, rose, raspberry, birch, saffron,geranium...

For a long time, I've been trying to find a perfume-equivalent of the Pink Lilac & Vanilla candle from Bath & Body Works. It's sweet, soft, creamy, and cozy - but most lilac-forward perfumes I've come...

1. Fragrance World Shalina Royal Essence + Ajmal Musk Silk Supreme: In this combination, I prioritised three accords- the pink rosiness of peonies, a feeling of clean...

Down the Rabbit Hole of Arabian Perfumes I go.Three new ones, Narjis (Al Haramain - purple urn), Yaluli (Swiss Arabian - purple flower), Twin Flower (Al Haramain - pink).  Apparently Twin Flower is the same perfume as Wardia although elsewhere I have seen them listed as different perfumes with different...

Wearing VIP Club Addictive Oriental, Alberto Morallis. What drew me to this scent was paradisone. I like hedione as a note because it has been scientifically proven to do what cologne wearers wear a scent for. I like pardisone because it is basically hedione on steroids. As I clean the kitty litter I note...

I come across lots of folks in the fragrance community who confuse fragrance ingredients (aromachemicals), notes in the note pyramid, and accords. I wanted to write about my take on these three after learning a bit about perfumery and looking at formulas; hopefully...

I am writing this article for personal reasons.I lost my mother three years ago at the age of 84 and still remember her young and well dressed and her perfume. She loved heavy florals like madame Rochas or vanilla musky like Jovan. I had done a trip to Morocco in 2017 October...