Iceblocks

It's hard for me to review this one objectively, because every time I spray it, I'm thrown back to a very specific memory: Orange slices on the beach. Not a resort beach. Not a beach somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, nor a beach...

I normally pay essentially zero attention to a scent's marketing or packaging (we all like a nice bottle, but at the end of the day, it's what's inside that counts). But I do have to give props to this group - when they committed to their retro-80's-aesthetic,...

This one is such a weirdo to me, because there are absolutely zero situations where I'd want to wear it in public. It's too realistic - it smells quite literally like powdered sherbet (e.g. wizz fizz). It's a scent...

This is light, delicate, soft - a clean pale yellow blanket of a fragrance, appropriate for the soaps and other bathroom products that this was originally conceived for. Not a powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination, but an easy...

Loudly, unapologetically, fresh-vegetal-green. Zero sugar. Almost a photorealistic scent of crushing Delosperma plants underfoot, staining the concrete green as the sun belts down in the high dry afternoon. This almost isn't a fragrance so much as it is a snapshot...

It's hard to capture this one in words, partially because of how layered it is. I could describe it aspect by aspect, but it's a little like the story of the three blind men and the elephant - I could describe an elephant's leg and compare...

I love the original Eau Rose so I jumped on this as soon as it was released. Diptyque also stated at the time that it was a limited edition, so there may or may not have been a hint of FOMO in that purchase...

My nose is picking up a significant backbone of ambroxan in this fragrance. I might be wrong, but if I'm right, it'd explain some of the mixed reviews (elsewhere) - many people are anosmic to that note, and it seems to be the main event...

The 4160 Tuesdays website calls this an "art deco ice cream parlour". I'd mentally filed the phrase under simple marketing copy, but once I spritzed it, I was like - oh. I get it now. It absolutely /is/. It's definitely more the parlour than...

It's a light-touch, diaphanous thing, for all that it starts with a smoky leather. It's a transparent, gauzy wisp of clean woods and leather, with a hint of apricot buried within, truly reminiscent of the tea it's recalling. No harsh edges - it's...

I find myself a little surprised that Essential Parfums haven't received more attention. Surprised, because I've been consistently impressed at their ethos, approach, and offerings. The focus on having the perfumer's name up front and showcased,...

To answer some of the questions that were elsewhere posed for the EDP - no, this isn't Delina. Delina is sweet, a concoction of fluffy rose cream and syrup-like-lychee. A parfait dessert...