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When I first smelled "Bright Neroli" last summer, my first thought was that there is nothing 'bright' about it. I still have that thought, and now I had to consult a German-English translator to find out what the opposite of 'bright' is. And I was presented...

'Powdery'? Before this fragrance, I had a notion of what 'powdery' smells like - now I know. "Iris" by L'Erbolario is a scent that I can only describe in images. As soon as I applied it, I envisioned a little old lady with white curls, dressed in a dusty...

Either with my nose or with the fragrance. How do I come to that? I read the ingredient list and the comments and think this fragrance could appeal to me. Spices, cinnamon, patchouli, musk - what could go wrong? I order the fragrance - blind....

Let's be honest - the price isn't worth mentioning, and with the gold-yellow plastic sprayer, you can't win any awards. It just looks cheap, that thing. This makes the fragrance quite unattractive for some professionals. If you ignore the above...

Actually, I don't really need any more fragrances... But as it happens - next to my workplace is a perfumery, and they had some Acqua Colonia items on their special offer table yesterday. Unfortunately, there were only refreshment wipes left of the "Acqua...

"The game of seduction and surrender has begun. Dark, imaginative, and refined, Bitter Sweet excites the senses and inspires women to push their own boundaries. The daring fragrance teases with spicy black pepper, captivates...

..., that I can't warm up to this fragrance. The ingredient list sounds so good, the comments were so enthusiastic - and I can't discover any of that in me. No pear, no pink pepper, no pistachio ice cream. I remember musk and patchouli differently,...

A fragrance full of contradictions. Clear, but not cold - with a warmth that is neither 'sensual' nor even 'sexy'. Clean - but not a 'clean scent'. Woody-soft-spicy - but not cuddly. Adult - but not old. Noticeable - but not flashy or even...

This fragrance was a blind buy - and simply because the Italian wholesaler I discovered in my area did not have the desired Tessori d'Oriente scent "Marrakech Essenze e Spezie - Ambra e Zafferano" available. And since I was already there and the shop...

How can it be that the very fragrances that hurt your nose last so long? I find myself wondering this again after I first tested Elizabeth Arden's "Spiced Green Tea" and found it to be very good, although the longevity did not really satisfy me. Later,...

... Avon was much more present than it is today. A colleague at my training company always brought along those colorful brochures, which became my reading material during lunch breaks. It was always exciting to see what kind of original bottles and jars...

Aunt Elsa was not my grandmother, but she was like a grandmother to me. Aunt Elsa was my grandfather's sister, and since my 'real' grandmother (on my mother's side) died very early - shortly after my grandfather - Aunt Elsa became a substitute grandmother...