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Sticky Fingers was my first purchase from the house of Francesca Bianchi, and has remained a favorite ever since. The main character is the big patchouli of the opening — damp, herbal, moldy, and borderline boozy — with every facet beautifully...

It’s hard not to get emotional when writing about one of the greatest perfumes of all time, Guerlain’s 1912 L’Heure Bleue. Words aren’t enough to describe the beauty of this creation, as pivotal in the history of perfumery as Monet’s...