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A different kind of Green fragrance. That is how Mal-Aimé feels to me. It strikes me as a bone-dry, herbaceous, earthy perfume rather than your standard vegetal green. It feels like the juice dried up inside the shrubs. It also...

I decided to write a review, or at least my take on this fragrance, as I feel it doesn't get enough credit (albeit it seems very popular). In my opinion, it is one of Duchaufour's best creations, a top material 3 in my books, and I love almost...

Sepia-tone bottled. The smell of old photographs with worn edges, books with pages yellowed by time, antique furniture, and garments. A full ashtray left on the table with a dirty, half-full glass of whisky next to it, the smell still lingering...

Here's for the most delicate musk blend, one as graceful and tenacious as Snowdrops. A solid statement of what proper aging can do to quality musk (Kasturi) and sandalwood (vintage Mysore). You'd have a difficult time calling it a musk in sandal maceration....

“The tsar is dead, long live the tsarina!” I can't say I knew Catherine the Great. I can, however, attest to the indecency of this perfume. From the scent itself to the decorative box it comes in. I will further add that this is the most...

EO No 2 Parfum. This is one of the best smells, not perfumes, but smells ever for me. Curious how I never made a dedicated post about it. Granted, I have lost track of all the various iterations and such, I can only speak of the early versions that I own and am familiar...

Jeux de Peau from Serge Lutens, composed by Christopher Sheldrake. Undisputedly my all-time favorite gourmand perfume. Not a fragrance family I gravitate toward, but there is a handful of them that manage to offer that savory/gourmand olfactory...

Senyokô Paris Hora de la Verdad Sombra, or, what happens when the bull wins in the arena. First, I want to apologize for not taking the proper time with this perfume upon my initial encounter and giving it a mediocre rating. I tried...

Ensar Oud Santal Sultan Pure Parfum. Review based on the Original release. One of my favorite perfume compositions from the house and one that has satisfied my quest for the perfect Sandalwood-centered blend and rendered all the others I owned redundant....

Game Palace Of Hell Master Night from the house of Ys-Uzac. A difficult composition to wrap your head around and a chronological continuation of its predecessor, Dawn. I feel that my understanding of it was attributed...

Here is one that I don't see mentioned often, and yet I feel it is the best Amouage creation to date. I also find it curious that they decided to discontinue so many more "palatable" perfumes, yet this one is still around. Because I feel it is one of the most...

Nuit de Bakelite from Naomi Goodsir, created by Isabelle Doyen. After unearthing my sample again, I could not help but wonder why I didn't own this perfume yet. It's not just that I love the fragrance, but I see it as a real olfactory piece of art that...